oval
(oʊvəl )
Word forms: ovals
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2
Oval things have a shape that is like a circle but is wider in one direction than the other.
He was a man in his late thirties, with fine, dark hair and a pale oval face.
...the small oval framed picture of a little boy.
Oval is also a noun.
Using 2 spoons, mould the cheese into small balls or ovals.
Image of oval
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Collocations:
oval face oval shape oval table oval track
Lyndsey's sharp features, small chin, high cheekbones, did not remotely resemble Emma's aquiline nose and oval face.
HIDING FROM THE LIGHT (2002)
A brunette with big expressive brown eyes, set in an oval face, she wore a floor length bridal gown.
GOODBYE CURATE
She was a thin little sprite with an oval face and deep set blue-grey eyes fringed by abundant dark lashes.
NOBLE BEGINNNINGS
I like them just because one has an almost entirely oval face.
The Sun (2011)
Flatten each on a lightly oiled chopping board to make an oval shape about 3mm thick.
Times, Sunday Times
Divide the dough into 30g sizes and make each into an oval shape.
Times, Sunday Times
Trace around the contours of your eyes in an oval shape, mapping out with dots and dashes first.
The Sun
Spoon the rest of the meringue onto the paper and, using the back of your spoon, swirl it into a large oval shape.
The Sun
Take a small ball of the potato mash and flatten into an oval shape in the palm of your hand.
The Sun
We are sitting around a long cloth-covered oval table in one half of an open-plan kitchen-diner shaped around a wide chimneystack.
Times,Sunday Times
In the dining area, an oval table inherited from an aunt sits in front of the original cast- iron stove.
Times, Sunday Times
Back in the basement, our oval table has been relaid.
Times, Sunday Times
The couple bought an oval table for the kitchen.
Times, Sunday Times
Within seconds, seven of the editors, writers and cartoonists around the large oval table in the meeting room were dead.
Times, Sunday Times
It was a 500-mile oval track and took three hours and 15 minutes.
Times, Sunday Times
This train set includes a steam engine, coach, three wagons, oval track and two buildings.
The Sun
Wearing quad skates, teams of five aim to best the opposition on an oval track, 'jammers' scoring points by lapping the opposition while 'blockers' try to stop them.
Times, Sunday Times
I'm predicting that they'll have gone for an oval track layout, as usual, but you never know — someone might have come up with something more sustainable.
Times, Sunday Times
One hundred and sixty laps were competed on a dirt oval track spanning.625 mi.
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Translations:
Chinese: 椭圆的
Japanese: 卵形の