cupped

adjective

Definition of cuppednext
as in concave

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  1. concave
  2. hollow
  3. recurved
  4. cavernous
  5. alveolar
  6. sunken
Adjective
  • Use the domed brush for concave bath tubs and sinks, or the pointed brush for corners and groutlines.
    Clara McMahon, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, centrifugal force beckons the balls to the dip in the concave disc’s center.
    Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of concave
Adjective
  • The statement is hollow so long as people still can stake their dollars on the calamities befalling everyday Angelenos.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • But that rang terribly hollow, because Schoen and Daboll aren’t being held accountable in any way to that bottom line.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of hollow
Adjective
  • Jordan competes in the recurved bow category, which has limbs at the top and bottom of the bow that curve away from the archer.
    Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 29 July 2024
  • Martill notes that the short length of the tail in relation to the body, structure of the pelvis, impressions of body scales, recurved teeth, high vertebral count and the shape of the vertebrae all make Tetrapodophis a snake.
    Christie Wilcox, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2015
Definition of recurved
Adjective
  • Carter is to be remembered Thursday at a state funeral inside the cavernous Washington National Cathedral.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
  • There were few in the sharply dressed and cavernous Palm Springs Convention Center who dressed down.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Jan. 2025
Definition of cavernous
Adjective
  • Getting a tooth pulled carries a risk of experiencing a dry socket, also known as alveolar osteitis.
    Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Doctors diagnosed Anderson with stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, in 2018.
    Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of alveolar
Adjective
  • Even with all that to choose from, Don’s penthouse apartment from season five, with its sunken living room, wood-paneling, and floor-to-ceiling windows, takes the cake.
    Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 24 Dec. 2024
  • After the long dinner, wives and sisters-in-law gathered in the kitchen, helping clean up and doing their best to connect in different languages, while the rest of the party moved into the sunken living room.
    Carolynn Carreño, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of sunken
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