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View definitions for needle-shaped

needle-shaped

adjective as in acicular

adjective as in aciculate

adjective as in aciculated

adjective as in acute

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Example Sentences

Sulphur trioxide forms thin needle-shaped crystals, arranged in feathery groups.

Acicular, as-ik′ū-lar, adj. needle-shaped; slender and sharp-pointed.

Half-hidden among trees rose a slender spire, needle-shaped, tall as a tower, but unwindowed.

So through the jungle Nazim ran to the needle-shaped hill, and there was Kidsadita, the pink-flowering tree.

The genus Anceryx also belongs to the Sphingin, and these caterpillars, as far as known, live on trees with needle-shaped leaves.

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On this page you'll find 60 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to needle-shaped, such as: acerate, acerose, acerous, aciculated, acuminate, and acute.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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