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fusiform

/ˈfjuːzɪˌfɔːrm/ /ˈfjuːsɪˌfɔːrm/

Meanings
adjective
Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.

Examples :

"Fusobacteria are fusiform bacilli (spindled rods)."
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Related Words

Illustration spun

spun verb

/ˈspʌn/

To rotate, revolve, gyrate (usually quickly); to partially or completely rotate to face another direction.

"I spun myself around a few times."

Illustration tapering

tapering verb

/ˈteɪpərɪŋ/ /ˈteɪprɪŋ/

To make thinner or narrower at one end.

"The candle was tapering toward the top, making it easy to fit in the holder. "

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having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

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with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

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section noun

/ˈsɛkʃən/

A cutting; a part cut out from the rest of something.

"The carpenter carefully cut a section from the large log to use for the firewood. "

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bacilli noun

/bəˈsɪlaɪ/ /bæˈsɪlaɪ/

Any of various rod-shaped, spore-forming aerobic bacteria in the genus Bacillus, some of which cause disease.

"The lab technician identified the bacteria in the soil sample as bacilli due to their rod-like shape under the microscope. "

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cross noun

/kɹɑs/ /kɹɒs/ /kɹɔs/

A geometrical figure consisting of two straight lines or bars intersecting each other such that at least one of them is bisected by the other.

"Put a cross for a wrong answer and a tick for a right one."

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like noun

/laɪk/

(usually in the plural) Something that a person likes (prefers).

"Tell me your likes and dislikes."

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shaped verb

/ʃeɪpt/

To create or make.

"The potter shaped the clay into a beautiful vase. "

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round adverb

/ˈɹaʊnd/

So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.

"High above, vultures circled around."

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yarn noun

/jɑːn/ /jɑɹn/

A twisted strand of fiber used for knitting or weaving.

"My grandmother used colorful yarn to knit a cozy scarf for me. "

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spindle noun

/ˈspɪndəl/

(spinning) A rod used for spinning and then winding natural fibres (especially wool), usually consisting of a shaft and a circular whorl positioned at either the upper or lower end of the shaft when suspended vertically from the forming thread.

"The museum exhibit showed a woman using a spindle to twist wool fibers into yarn. "