"needle-shaped" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more needle-shaped [comparative], most needle-shaped [superlative]
Etymology: needle + shaped Etymology templates: {{compound|en|needle|shaped}} needle + shaped Head templates: {{en-adj}} needle-shaped (comparative more needle-shaped, superlative most needle-shaped)
  1. shaped like a needle Categories (topical): Shapes Related terms: almond-shaped · banana-shaped · bell-shaped · brickshaped · cone-shaped · cross-shaped · cup-shaped · domeshaped · egg-shaped · funnelshaped · heart-shaped · hourglass-shaped · leaf-shaped · mushroom-shaped · needle-shaped · pear-shaped · ring-shaped · rod-shaped · spindle-shaped · top-shaped · wedge-shaped Translations (shaped like a needle): βελονοειδής (belonoeidḗs) (Ancient Greek), neulamainen (Finnish), βελονοειδής (velonoeidís) (Greek), βελονωτός (velonotós) (Greek), иглест (iglest) (Macedonian)

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