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oblong

adjective as in elongated and rounded

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There’s something rather whimsical about eating the oblong fruit.

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The smallest of its windowless chambers was an irregular oblong box which was commonly referred to as "the Coffin", and was believed to be Robert Burns' favoured seat in the Tavern.

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Unlike table grapes, which tend to be oblong, muscadines are round, with particularly shiny flesh.

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Belts had oblong buckles resembling a vehicle grating.

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For now, it's an oblong shell with builders soldering, plastering and hammering, every way you turn.

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

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