spindle-shaped

1. 1.

   tapering at each end

   Synonymsfusiformcigar-shaped

   Similarpointed

Questions about spindle-shaped

What does spindle-shaped mean?

spindle-shaped means "tapering at each end".

How many syllables are in spindle-shaped?

spindle-shaped has 3 syllables and divides as spind-le--shaped under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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