| arc |
any curved line; anything shaped like a bow or curve. |
| arch1 |
a curved structure made out of stone or brick and used to span an open space such as a door. [1/4 definitions] |
| banana |
a long, curved fruit that has a thick yellow skin. It grows in bunches on a tall tropical plant. |
| bassoon |
a large woodwind instrument. The bassoon has a long wooden body attached to a curved, metal tube with a mouthpiece at its end. |
| beak |
the hard, curved mouth parts of a bird; bill. |
| bend |
to cause to take on a curved or angled form, or a different form. [3/5 definitions] |
| bighorn |
a wild sheep found in the Rocky Mountains of North America. The male has large, curved horns; the female has short, straight horns. They are also called Rocky Mountain sheep. |
| bison |
a very large mammal with a large head, humped shoulders, and short curved horns. Bison used to roam the plains of North America in large herds, but they were hunted until they were almost extinct. North American bison are also called buffalo, but they are not related to the true buffalo of Africa and Asia. Bison have hooves and are closely related to cattle. Bison eat only plants and chew their cud. [1/2 definitions] |
| boomerang |
a curved wooden stick that can be thrown so that it will return to the thrower. Boomerangs are used as hunting weapons by Australian aborigines. |
| bow2 |
a weapon used for shooting arrows. A bow is made of a curved strip of wood or other material with a cord stretched tight between the two ends. [1/4 definitions] |
| bucket |
an open container with round sides, a flat bottom, and a curved handle attached to the top; pail. |
| cashew |
a curved nut of this tree, which is eaten after roasting. [1/2 definitions] |
| claw |
a thin, sharp, curved nail on the foot of an animal. [1/4 definitions] |
| concave |
curved inward like the inside of a bowl. (Compare with "convex.") |
| cone |
a solid figure with a flat base in the shape of a circle and one curved face that narrows into a point. [1/3 definitions] |
| covered wagon |
a large wagon with a high, curved, canvas cover. American pioneers rode west in covered wagons. |
| crook |
something bent, curved, or hooked. [1/4 definitions] |
| crooked |
bent, curved, or twisting. [1/2 definitions] |
| curl |
to become curved at an edge. [1/6 definitions] |
| cutlass |
a short, thick sword with one cutting edge and a curved blade. |