| cutlass |
a short, thick sword with one cutting edge and a curved blade. |
| cylinder |
a solid figure with a shape similar to that of a can, a round flat cake, or a round tube with closed ends. A cylinder has parallel circular faces joined by one curved face. |
| derby |
a hard hat made of felt with a round top and a curved, narrow brim. [1/2 definitions] |
| eagle |
a large bird with a strong, curved beak and very good eyesight. Eagles hunt and eat small animals and fish. They are related to hawks but are usually larger. |
| elephant |
an enormous mammal with a very long nose called a trunk. Elephants have curved tusks, huge, floppy ears, and four long, thick legs. Elephants use their trunks to pick up food, drink water, or lift things. They use their tusks to dig roots. Elephants travel in herds, eating tons of plants every day. African elephants are the largest mammals that live on land. Indian elephants are smaller and can be trained to work with people. |
| gazelle |
a kind of antelope found in Africa and Asia. Gazelles are mammals with hooves and long legs. They are graceful runners. Their horns are slightly curved and have dark rings. |
| gondola |
a long, narrow boat with a flat bottom and high curved ends, propelled by a person standing at the stern using a long pole. Gondolas are used for carrying passengers on the canals of Venice, Italy. [1/2 definitions] |
| hairpin |
sharply curved. [1/2 definitions] |
| handlebar |
(usually plural) a curved bar with handles used for steering a bicycle, scooter, or other vehicle with two wheels. |
| hawk1 |
a bird with a short hooked beak and curved claws. Hawks catch and eat small animals. |
| hook |
a curved piece of metal or plastic that is used for holding, hanging, or pulling things. [1/10 definitions] |
| hooked |
curved or shaped like a hook. |
| impala |
an African antelope with long legs and reddish brown fur. Male impalas have long, curved horns. Impalas can jump up to ten feet in the air, higher than any other kind of antelope. |
| instep |
the curved middle section of the foot between the ankle and the toes. [1/2 definitions] |
| jigsaw |
a saw that can be used to cut sharp corners or curved designs. Jigsaws are usually powered by electricity. |
| lens |
a piece of clear material such as glass that bends light rays passing through it. The surface of a lens is curved to bend light rays toward or away from a central point. [1/3 definitions] |
| macaroni |
dried noodles made from flour and water, often shaped into curved, hollow tubes. |
| macaroni and cheese |
a popular lunch or dinner dish made with noodles combined with a cheese sauce. The noodles are called macaroni, and they have the shape of short, curved tubes. Macaroni and cheese is served hot, either as an entree or a side dish. |
| mammoth |
a very large extinct mammal closely related to elephants. Mammoths were much bigger than elephants, and had shaggy black fur and long tusks that curved upward. Several kinds of mammoths lived in the Northern Hemisphere until the end of the last Ice Age. [1/2 definitions] |
| orbit |
the curved path in which a planet, satellite, or spacecraft moves in a circle around another body. [1/3 definitions] |
| pagoda |
a religious temple of Asia that has curved roof lines at each of its many stories. |