OVOID
What does "OVOID" mean?
Egg-shaped, as a three-dimensional solid.
Meanings
- Having the solid, rounded form of an egg. The sculpture was a smooth ovoid stone balanced on its narrow end.
- An egg-shaped object or solid. The artist carved a perfect ovoid from white marble.
Word origin
From Latin 'ovum' meaning egg plus the Greek-derived suffix '-oid' meaning 'resembling'; literally 'egg-like'.
Remember it
OVOID = 'OVum' + '-oid', literally 'egg-resembling'; the double O even looks like two eggs.
A little poem
Ovoid, the smooth stone-
no edge for the wind to grip,
so it rolls toward sleep.
haiku
What it teaches
The ovoid has no corner to defend; smoothness, too, is a kind of strength.
Quick facts
What does OVOID mean?
Egg-shaped, as a three-dimensional solid.
Is OVOID a valid word?
Yes — OVOID is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is OVOID?
OVOID has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does OVOID come from?
From Latin 'ovum' meaning egg plus the Greek-derived suffix '-oid' meaning 'resembling'; literally 'egg-like'.
What can OVOID teach us?
The ovoid has no corner to defend; smoothness, too, is a kind of strength.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.