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[ oh-vuhl ] / ˈoʊ vəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR oval ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivehaving the general form, shape, or outline of an egg; egg-shaped. ellipsoidal or elliptical. nounan object of oval shape. a body or plane figure that is oval in shape or outline. an elliptical field or a field on which an elliptical track is laid out, as for athletic contests. Informal. a football. Origin of oval1560–70; <New Latin ōvālis, equivalent to Latin ōv(um) egg1 + -ālis-al1 OTHER WORDS FROM ovalo·val·ly, adverbo·val·ness, nounhalf-oval, adjective, nounpseu·do·o·val, adjective pseu·do·o·val·ly, adverbsem·i·o·val, adjectivesem·i·o·val·ly, adverbsem·i·o·val·ness, noun Words nearby ovaloutyear, ouzel, ouzo, ov-, ova, oval, oval amputation, ovalbumin, oval foramen, oval fossa, ovality Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ovalA daring plan for downsizing would mean the end of the global empire of old, but it could ensure that the blue oval survives on what Ford does best. Ford, just admit it: You’re a truckmaker now|Shawn Tully|September 21, 2020|Fortune The blue oval shows the ring of auroras that continually surround Jupiter’s north pole. These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Corey S. Powell|August 26, 2020|Nautilus Then we move forward to take on the sad excuse for a president now occupying the oval office. Biden-Harris a historic, winning ticket|Peter Rosenstein|August 12, 2020|Washington Blade His Oval Office radio addresses were famously labeled “Fireside Chats” and he called listening citizens “my friends.” FDR: King of All Media|John Avlon|September 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Do Americans prefer a stressed out president — no fun, no sun, no life outside of the Oval Office or the Situation Room? Yes, Obama Was Right to Golf After Foley|Daniel G. Hill|August 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST These terms still apply even when the other guy is in the Oval Office. The Absurd Impeachment Feedback Loop|John Avlon|July 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST A two-year-long campaign will be difficult; an eight-year stint in the Oval Office almost unimaginably so. Hillary Clinton Supporters Are Divided Over Her Potential 2016 Run|David Freedlander|June 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST One of the pictures showed Vice President Dick Cheney outside the Oval Office, hands cupped in front of his groin. Yes, Lincoln Would Have Done ‘Between Two Ferns’|Jeff Greenfield|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST On each side is an emblematic figure enclosed in an oval; the figures are different, but their surroundings are alike. English Embroidered Bookbindings|Cyril James Humphries Davenport Bracelets were mostly formed of bands of velvet with oval clasps. Jewellery|H. Clifford Smith, Palpi, oval, outer and inner margins nearly alike, thickly clothed with spines. A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 1 of 2)|Charles Darwin The oval, tear-swept face was dangerously close to his now, and set his blood racing again in all the quick, hot madness of youth. The Ebbing Of The Tide|Louis Becke Some claim that there is a little dot to the left of the oval frame, but this is probably only a transfer guide. Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895|Various
British Dictionary definitions for oval (1 of 2)
adjectivehaving the shape of an ellipse or ellipsoid nounanything that is oval in shape, such as a sports ground Derived forms of ovalovally, adverbovalness or ovality (əʊˈvælɪtɪ), nounWord Origin for ovalC16: from Medieval Latin ōvālis, from Latin ōvum egg British Dictionary definitions for oval (2 of 2)
nounthe Oval a cricket ground in south London, in the borough of Lambeth 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 Words related to ovalelliptical, ovoid, oblong, egg-shaped, ovate, oviform, ellipsoidal, elliptic |