Shape & features Flashcards
Jagged
A knife
Adjective
Having rough, sharp points protruding: Sharp, with jagged teeth
A mountain
Steep, with a pointed peak.
Undulating
Agricultural countryside
Adjective
Having a smoothly rising and falling form or outline:
Rolling, with undulating wheat fields
A banana
Curved, with a smooth surface.
An application form
Thin and flat, with words and dotted lines.
Spiky
Somebody’s hair
Adjective
Having many spikes or sharp projecting points: Wavy, with a few spiky bits sticking up.
Meandering
A slow-moving river
Adjective
Following a winding course: Meandering, with a calm surface.
A country road in very poor condition.
Winding and bumpy, with deep potholes.
Hollow
A very old tree
Adjective
Having a hole or empty space inside.
Hollow, with a rough surface.
A brick
Thick, solid and heavy, with straight edges.
A crescent
Noun
The curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon: The moon was a slender crescent.
A thing that has has the shape of a single curve, especially one that is broad in the center and tapers to a point at each end; A three-mile crescent of golden sand
A circle
Noun
A round plane figure whose boundary (the circumference) consists of points equidistant from a fixed point (the center).
A cone
Noun
A solid or hollow object which tapers from a circular or roughly circular base to a point.
A cube
Noun
A symmetrical three-dimensional shape, either solid or hollow, contained by six equal squares.
A cylinder
Noun
A solid geometric figure with straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross section.