hook-shaped

1. 1.

   shaped in the form of a hook

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Questions about hook-shaped

What does hook-shaped mean?

hook-shaped means "shaped in the form of a hook".

How many syllables are in hook-shaped?

hook-shaped has 2 syllables: hook--shaped. The stress falls on "hook-".

Is hook-shaped a common word?

hook-shaped is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.