单词 | sinuate |
释义 | sinuate[ adjective sin-yoo-it, -eyt, verb sin-yoo-eyt ] / adjective ˈsɪn yu ɪt, -ˌeɪt, verb ˈsɪn yuˌeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sinuate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Also sin·u·at·ed.bent in and out; winding; sinuous. Botany. having the margin strongly or distinctly wavy, as a leaf. verb (used without object), sin·u·at·ed, sin·u·at·ing.to curve or wind in and out; creep in a winding path: a snake sinuating along the ground. Origin of sinuateFirst recorded in 1680–90; from Latin sinuātus, past participle of sinuāre “to bend, curve”; see sinus, -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM sinuatesin·u·ate·ly, adverbun·sin·u·ate, adjectiveun·sin·u·ate·ly, adverbun·sin·u·at·ed, adjectiveWords nearby sinuatesinsyne, sin tax, sinter, Sint Maarten, Sintra, sinuate, sinuation, Sinuiju, sinumbra lamp, sinuosity, sinuous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sinuateBritish Dictionary definitions for sinuatesinuate sinuated/ (ˈsɪnjʊɪt, -ˌeɪt) / adjectiveAlso: sinuous (of leaves) having a strongly waved margin another word for sinuous Derived forms of sinuatesinuately, adverbWord Origin for sinuateC17: from Latin sinuātus curved; see sinus, -ate 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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