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Cuspidated

Having a sharp end, like the point of a spear; terminating in a hard point; as, a cuspidate leaf.

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Angular 84% connected

Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.

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Angular 84% connected

Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered; pointed; as, an angular figure.

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Angulate 84% connected

Alt. of Angulated

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Angulate 84% connected

Alt. of Angulated

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Cuspated 92% connected

Ending in a point.

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Cusped 92% connected

of Cusp

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Cuspidal 92% connected

Ending in a point.

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Cuspidate 92% connected

To make pointed or sharp.

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Acerose adjective · 78% connection

Needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf of the pine.

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Acumination noun · 78% connection

A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.

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Acute adjective · 78% connection

Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; -- opposed to blunt or obtuse; as, an acute angle; an acute leaf.

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Aim verb · 78% connection

The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow, in the line of direction with the object intended to be struck; the line of f…

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Barb noun · 78% connection

The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook, etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence: Anything which stands ou…

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Bristle-pointed adjective · 78% connection

Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some leaves.

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Cone noun · 78% connection

A solid of the form described by the revolution of a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to the right angle; -- call…

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Copland noun · 78% connection

A piece of ground terminating in a point or acute angle.

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Doryphoros noun · 78% connection

A spear bearer; a statue of a man holding a spear or in the attitude of a spear bearer. Several important sculptures of this subject e…

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Drop verb · 78% connection

To fall or be depressed; to lower; as, the point of the spear dropped a little.

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East noun · 78% connection

The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise at the equinox, or the corresponding point on the earth; that one of the four c…

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Edge verb · 78% connection

Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.

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Focus noun · 78% connection

A point so related to a conic section and certain straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the distace between any point o…

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Gad noun · 78% connection

The point of a spear, or an arrowhead.

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Hard superl. · 78% connection

Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive; distressing; unjust; grasping…

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Hardpan noun · 78% connection

The hard substratum. Same as Hard pan, under Hard, a.

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Hastate adjective · 78% connection

(of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base

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Head noun · 78% connection

The uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to resemble the head of an an…

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