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Overview of noun curve

      »   The noun curve has 5 meanings (first 3 from tagged texts)

• curve, Curved1.) Swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right")
  
  2.) Wind, twist, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest")
  
  curved shape -- (the Trace1.) Trace, hint, suggestion -- (a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent")
  
  2.) Trace, vestige, tincture, shadow -- (an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension")
  
  trace of a Point1.) Point -- (a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates")
  
  2.) Point -- (the precise location of something; a spatially limited location; "she walked to a point where she could survey the whole street")
  
  point whose Direction1.) Direction, way -- (a line leading to a place or point; "he looked the other direction"; "didn't know the way home")
  
  2.) Direction -- (the spatial relation between something and the course along which it points or moves; "he checked the direction and velocity of the wind")
  
  direction of Motion1.) Movement, motion -- (a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something)
  
  2.) Gesture, motion -- (the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals)
  
  motion changes)

• curve -- (a Line1.) Line -- (a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call")
  
  2.) Line -- (a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart")
  
  line on a Graph1.) Graph, graphical record -- (a visual representation of the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes)
  
  1.) Graph, chart -- (represent by means of a graph; "chart the data")
  
  graph representing data)

• curve, curve Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  ball, breaking Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")
  
  2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")
  
  ball, bender -- (a Pitch1.) Pitch -- (the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration)
  
  2.) Pitch, delivery -- ((baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter)
  
  pitch of a Baseball1.) Baseball, baseball game -- (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!")
  
  2.) Baseball -- (a ball used in playing baseball)
  
  baseball that is Thrown1.) Throw -- (project through the air; "throw a frisbee")
  
  2.) Throw -- (move violently, energetically, or carelessly; "She threw herself forwards")
  
  thrown with Spin1.) Spin -- (a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile))
  
  2.) Spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl -- (the act of rotating rapidly; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting")
  
  spin so that its Path1.) Way, path, way of life -- (a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path")
  
  2.) Path -- (a way especially designed for a particular use)
  
  path curves as it Approach1.) Approach, attack, plan of attack -- (ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation; "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided")
  
  2.) Approach, approaching, coming -- (the act of drawing spatially closer to something; "the hunter's approach scattered the geese")
  
  approach the batter)

• curvature, curve -- (the Property1.) Place, property -- (any area set aside for a particular purpose; "who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House")
  
  2.) Property, belongings, holding, material possession -- (something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";)
  
  property possessed by the Curving1.) Swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right")
  
  2.) Wind, twist, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest")
  
  curving of a Line1.) Line -- (a formation of people or things one beside another; "the line of soldiers advanced with their bayonets fixed"; "they were arrayed in line of battle"; "the cast stood in line for the curtain call")
  
  2.) Line -- (a mark that is long relative to its width; "He drew a line on the chart")
  
  line or surface)

• bend, curve -- (Curved1.) Swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right")
  
  2.) Wind, twist, curve -- (extend in curves and turns; "The road winds around the lake"; "the path twisted through the forest")
  
  curved segment (of a Road1.) Road, route -- (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
  
  2.) Road -- (a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame")
  
  road or River1.) River -- (a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles")
  
  river or Railroad1.) Railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system -- (line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight)
  
  2.) Railroad track, railroad, railway -- (a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track")
  
  railroad track etc.))

Overview of verb curve
      »   The verb curve has 5 meanings (first 3 from tagged texts)

• swerve, Sheer1.) Swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right")
  
  2.) Sheer -- (cause to sheer; "She sheered her car around the obstacle")
  
  sheer, curve, Trend1.) Tendency, trend -- (a general direction in which something tends to move; "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market")
  
  2.) Course, trend -- (general line of orientation; "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast")
  
  trend, veer, Slue1.) Swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut -- (turn sharply; change direction abruptly; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right")
  
  2.) Skid, slip, slue, slew, slide -- (move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; "the wheels skidded against the sidewalk")
  
  slue, slew, Cut1.) Cut -- (the act of reducing the amount or number; "the mayor proposed extensive cuts in the city budget")
  
  2.) Cut, gash, slash, slice -- (a wound made by cutting; "he put a bandage over the cut")
  
  cut -- (Turn1.) Bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
  
  2.) Turn, turning -- (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right")
  
  turn sharply; Change1.) Change, alteration, modification -- (an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another; "the change was intended to increase sales"; "this storm is certainly a change for the worse"; "the neighborhood had undergone few modifications since his last visit years ago")
  
  2.) Change -- (a relational difference between states; especially between states before and after some event; "he attributed the change to their marriage")
  
  change direction Abruptly1.) Abruptly, suddenly, short, dead -- (quickly and without warning; "he stopped suddenly")
  
  abruptly; "The Car1.) Car, auto, automobile, machine, motorcar -- (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work")
  
  2.) Car, railcar, railway car, railroad car -- (a wheeled vehicle adapted to the rails of railroad; "three cars had jumped the rails")
  
  car cut to the Left1.) Left -- (location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east; "she stood on the left")
  
  2.) Left, left wing -- (those who support varying degrees of social or political or economic change designed to promote the public welfare)
  
  left at the intersection"; "The Motorbike1.) Minibike, motorbike -- (small motorcycle with a low frame and small wheels and elevated handlebars)
  
  1.) Motorbike, motorcycle, cycle -- (ride a motorcycle)
  
  motorbike veered to the right")

• wind, Twist1.) Turn, turn of events, twist -- (an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn")
  
  2.) Construction, twist -- (an interpretation of a text or action; "they put an unsympathetic construction on his conduct")
  
  twist, curve -- (Extend1.) Widen, broaden, extend -- (extend in scope or range or area; "The law was extended to all citizens"; "widen the range of applications"; "broaden your horizon"; "Extend your backyard")
  
  2.) Run, go, pass, lead, extend -- (stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point; "Service runs all the way to Cranbury"; "His knowledge doesn't go very far"; "My memory extends back to my fourth year of life"; "The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets")
  
  extend in Curves1.) Curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
  
  2.) Curve -- (a line on a graph representing data)
  
  curves and Turns1.) Bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
  
  2.) Turn, turning -- (the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right")
  
  turns; "The Road1.) Road, route -- (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
  
  2.) Road -- (a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame")
  
  road winds Around1.) About, around -- (in the area or vicinity; "a few spectators standing about"; "hanging around"; "waited around for the next flight")
  
  2.) Around -- (by a circular or circuitous route; "He came all the way around the base"; "the road goes around the pond")
  
  around the lake"; "the Path1.) Way, path, way of life -- (a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path")
  
  2.) Path -- (a way especially designed for a particular use)
  
  path twisted through the forest")

• arch, curve, Arc1.) Discharge, spark, arc, electric arc, electric discharge -- (electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field)
  
  2.) Arc -- (a continuous portion of a circle)
  
  arc -- (Form1.) Form, word form, signifier, descriptor -- (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached")
  
  2.) Kind, sort, form, variety -- (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?")
  
  form an Arch1.) Arch -- (a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening)
  
  2.) Arch -- (a curved bony structure supporting or enclosing organs (especially the inner sides of the feet))
  
  arch or curve; "her Back1.) Back, dorsum -- (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine; "his back was nicely tanned")
  
  2.) Rear, back -- (the side that goes last or is not normally seen; "he wrote the date on the back of the photograph")
  
  back arches"; "her Hips1.) Hip -- (either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh)
  
  2.) Pelvis, pelvic girdle, pelvic arch, hip -- (the structure of the vertebrate skeleton supporting the lower limbs in humans and the hind limbs or corresponding parts in other vertebrates)
  
  hips curve nicely")

• crook, curve -- (Bend1.) Bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
  
  2.) Bending, bend -- (movement that causes the formation of a curve)
  
  bend or Cause1.) Cause -- (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash")
  
  2.) Cause, reason, grounds -- (a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice")
  
  cause to Bend1.) Bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
  
  2.) Bending, bend -- (movement that causes the formation of a curve)
  
  bend; "He Crooked1.) Crook, curve -- (bend or cause to bend; "He crooked his index finger"; "the road curved sharply")
  
  1.) Crooked -- (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned; "crooked country roads"; "crooked teeth")
  
  crooked his Index1.) Index -- (a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number)
  
  2.) Index, index number, indicant, indicator -- (a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts; can reveal relative changes as a function of time)
  
  index finger"; "the Road1.) Road, route -- (an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation)
  
  2.) Road -- (a way or means to achieve something; "the road to fame")
  
  road curved sharply")

• curl, curve, Kink1.) Crick, kink, rick, wrick -- (a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British))
  
  2.) Kink, twist, twirl -- (a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight)
  
  kink -- (Form1.) Form, word form, signifier, descriptor -- (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached")
  
  2.) Kind, sort, form, variety -- (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?")
  
  form a Curl1.) Coil, whorl, roll, curl, curlicue, ringlet, gyre, scroll -- (a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals))
  
  2.) Curl, Robert Curl, Robert F. Curl, Robert Floyd Curl Jr. -- (American chemist who with Richard Smalley and Harold Kroto discovered fullerenes and opened a new branch of chemistry (born in 1933))
  
  curl, curve, or Kink1.) Crick, kink, rick, wrick -- (a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British))
  
  2.) Kink, twist, twirl -- (a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight)
  
  kink; "the Cigar1.) Cigar -- (a roll of tobacco for smoking)
  
  cigar smoke Curled1.) Curl, curve, kink -- (form a curl, curve, or kink; "the cigar smoke curled up at the ceiling")
  
  2.) Curl up, curl, draw in -- (shape one's body into a curl; "She curled farther down under the covers"; "She fell and drew in")
  
  curled up at the ceiling")

Related Terms - "Curve"

Meaning 1 of Curvecurve, Curve1.) Curve, Curve1.) Curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)

2.) Curve -- (a line on a graph representing data)

Curve - The trace of a point whose direction of motion changesd shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)

2.) Curve -- (a line on a graph representing data)

Curve - The trace of a point whose direction of motion changesd shape line

• curve - no definition found

• Curve1.) Curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
  
  2.) Curve -- (a line on a graph representing data)
  
  Curve, Curved shape1.) Curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
  
  Curved shape - The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

• Straight line1.) Straight line -- (a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a Straight line1.) Straight line -- (a line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line")
  
  Straight line - A line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line"")
  
  Straight line - A line traced by a point traveling in a constant direction; a line of zero curvature; "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line"

• Geodesic1.) Geodesic, geodesic line -- ((mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere))
  
  1.) Geodesic -- (of or resembling a geodesic dome)
  
  Geodesic, Geodesic line1.) Geodesic, geodesic line -- ((mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere))
  
  Geodesic line - (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)

• Perimeter1.) Margin, border, Perimeter1.) Margin, border, perimeter -- (the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary)
  
  2.) Perimeter -- (a line enclosing a plane areas)
  
  Perimeter - The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary -- (the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary)
  
  2.) Perimeter -- (a line enclosing a plane areas)
  
  Perimeter - The boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

• Centerline1.) Centerline, center line -- (a line that bisects a plane figure)
  
  Centerline, Center line1.) Centerline, center line -- (a line that bisects a plane figure)
  
  Center line - A line that bisects a plane figure

• Boundary1.) Boundary, bound, bounds -- (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)
  
  2.) Boundary, edge, bound -- (a line determining the limits of an area)
  
  Boundary, Edge1.) Edge, border -- (the boundary of a surface)
  
  2.) Edge -- (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box")
  
  Edge, Bound1.) Boundary, edge, bound -- (a line determining the limits of an area)
  
  2.) Boundary, bound, bounds -- (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)
  
  Bound - The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

Meaning 2 of Curvecurve line

• curve - no definition found

• Curve1.) Curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
  
  2.) Curve -- (a line on a graph representing data)
  
  Curve, Curved shape1.) Curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
  
  Curved shape - The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

• straight line - no definition found

• Geodesic1.) Geodesic, geodesic line -- ((mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere))
  
  1.) Geodesic -- (of or resembling a geodesic dome)
  
  Geodesic, Geodesic line1.) Geodesic, geodesic line -- ((mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere))
  
  Geodesic line - (mathematics) the shortest line between two points on a mathematically defined surface (as a straight line on a plane or an arc of a great circle on a sphere)

• perimeter - no definition found

• Centerline1.) Centerline, center line -- (a line that bisects a plane figure)
  
  Centerline, Center line1.) Centerline, center line -- (a line that bisects a plane figure)
  
  Center line - A line that bisects a plane figure

• Boundary1.) Boundary, bound, bounds -- (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)
  
  2.) Boundary, edge, bound -- (a line determining the limits of an area)
  
  Boundary, Edge1.) Edge, border -- (the boundary of a surface)
  
  2.) Edge -- (a sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object; "he rounded the edges of the box")
  
  Edge, Bound1.) Boundary, edge, bound -- (a line determining the limits of an area)
  
  2.) Boundary, bound, bounds -- (the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something)
  
  Bound - The line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

Meaning 3 of Curvecurve, curve Ball1.) Ball -- (round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket")

2.) Musket ball, ball -- (a solid projectile that is shot by a musket; "they had to carry a ramrod as well as powder and ball")

Ball - Round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games; "the ball travelled 90 mph on his serve"; "the mayor threw out the first ball"; "the ball rolled into the corner pocket", breaking ball, bender pitch, delivery

• Balk1.) Balk, baulk -- (the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk")
  
  2.) Hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap -- (something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress)
  
  Balk - The area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

• ball - no definition found

• Beanball1.) Beanball, beaner -- (a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head)
  
  Beanball, Beaner1.) Beanball, beaner -- (a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head)
  
  Beaner - A baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head

• Change-up1.) Change-up, change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, off-speed pitch -- (a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball)
  
  Change-up, Change-of-pace1.) Change-up, change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, off-speed pitch -- (a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball)
  
  Change-of-pace, Change-of-pace ball1.) Change-up, change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, off-speed pitch -- (a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball)
  
  Change-of-pace ball, Off-speed pitch1.) Change-up, change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, off-speed pitch -- (a baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball)
  
  Off-speed pitch - A baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball

• Curve1.) Curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
  
  2.) Curve -- (a line on a graph representing data)
  
  Curve, Curve ball1.) Curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender -- (a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter)
  
  Curve ball, Breaking ball1.) Curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender -- (a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approach the batter)
  
  Breaking ball, Bender1.) Bender -- (a tool for bending; "he used pliers as a bender")
  
  2.) Carouse, carousal, bender, toot, booze-up -- (revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party)
  
  Bender - The trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

• Duster1.) Dust storm, duster, sandstorm, sirocco -- (a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years")
  
  2.) Duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust coat -- (a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles)
  
  Duster - A windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"

• Fastball1.) Fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet -- ((baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke")
  
  Fastball, Heater1.) Heater, warmer -- (device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room)
  
  2.) Fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet -- ((baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke")
  
  Heater, Smoke1.) Smoke, fume -- (a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas)
  
  2.) Smoke, smoking -- (a hot vapor containing fine particles of carbon being produced by combustion; "the fire produced a tower of black smoke that could be seen for miles")
  
  Smoke, Hummer1.) Hummer -- (a singer who produces a tune without opening the lips or forming words)
  
  2.) Fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet -- ((baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke")
  
  Hummer, Bullet1.) Bullet, slug -- (a projectile that is fired from a gun)
  
  2.) Bullet train, bullet -- (a high-speed passenger train)
  
  Bullet - (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"

• Knuckleball1.) Knuckleball, knuckler -- (a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin)
  
  Knuckleball, Knuckler1.) Knuckleball, knuckler -- (a baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin)
  
  Knuckler - A baseball pitch thrown with little speed or spin

• Overhand pitch1.) Overhand pitch -- (a baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder)
  
  Overhand pitch - A baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder

• Passed ball1.) Passed ball -- (a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base)
  
  Passed ball - A pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base

• Screwball1.) Crackpot, crank, nut, nut case, nutcase, fruitcake, screwball -- (a whimsically eccentric person)
  
  2.) Screwball -- (a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown)
  
  Screwball - A whimsically eccentric person

• Sinker1.) Doughnut, donut, sinker -- (a small ring-shaped friedcake)
  
  2.) Sinker -- (a weight that sinks (as to hold nets or fishing lines under water))
  
  Sinker - A small ring-shaped friedcake

• Spitball1.) Spitball -- (a projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere)
  
  2.) Spitball, spitter -- (an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it)
  
  Spitball, Spitter1.) Spitter, expectorator -- (a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth))
  
  2.) Spitball, spitter -- (an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it)
  
  Spitter - A projectile made by chewing a piece of paper and shaping it into a sphere

• Strike1.) Strike, work stoppage -- (a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled")
  
  2.) Strike -- (an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective; "the strike was scheduled to begin at dawn")
  
  Strike - A group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions; "the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled"

• Submarine ball1.) Submarine ball, submarine pitch -- (a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead)
  
  Submarine ball, Submarine pitch1.) Submarine ball, submarine pitch -- (a pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead)
  
  Submarine pitch - A pitch thrown sidearm instead of overhead

• Wild pitch1.) Wild pitch -- (an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base)
  
  Wild pitch - An errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base

Meaning 4 of Curvecurvature, curve shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation

• Sharpness1.) Acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness -- (a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind")
  
  2.) Edge, sharpness -- (the attribute of urgency; "his voice had an edge to it")
  
  Sharpness, Keenness1.) Acuteness, acuity, sharpness, keenness -- (a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind")
  
  2.) Eagerness, avidity, avidness, keenness -- (a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something)
  
  Keenness - A quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"

• Dullness1.) Dullness, obtuseness -- (the quality of being slow to understand)
  
  2.) Dullness -- (the quality of lacking interestingness; "the stories were of a dullness to bring a buffalo to its knees")
  
  Dullness, Bluntness1.) Bluntness -- (the quality of being direct and outspoken; "the bluntness of a Yorkshireman")
  
  2.) Dullness, bluntness -- (without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible")
  
  Bluntness - The quality of being slow to understand

• Topography1.) Topography -- (the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features)
  
  2.) Topography -- (precise detailed study of the surface features of a region)
  
  Topography - The configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features

• Lobularity1.) Lobularity -- (the property of having lobules)
  
  Lobularity - The property of having lobules

• Concavity1.) Concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature -- (a shape that curves or bends inward)
  
  2.) Concavity, concaveness -- (the property possessed by a concave shape)
  
  Concavity, Concaveness1.) Concavity, concaveness -- (the property possessed by a concave shape)
  
  Concaveness - A shape that curves or bends inward

• Convexity1.) Convexity, convexness -- (the property possessed by a convex shape)
  
  2.) Convex shape, convexity -- (a shape that curves or bulges outward)
  
  Convexity, Convexness1.) Convexity, convexness -- (the property possessed by a convex shape)
  
  Convexness - The property possessed by a convex shape

• Angularity1.) Angular shape, angularity -- (a shape having one or more sharp angles)
  
  2.) Angularity -- (the property possessed by a shape that has angles)
  
  Angularity - A shape having one or more sharp angles

• Narrowing1.) Narrowing -- (an instance of becoming narrow)
  
  2.) Narrowing -- (a decrease in width)
  
  Narrowing - An instance of becoming narrow

• Curvature1.) Curvature -- ((medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine")
  
  2.) Curvature -- (the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve)
  
  Curvature, Curve1.) Curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
  
  2.) Curve -- (a line on a graph representing data)
  
  Curve - (medicine) a curving or bending; often abnormal; "curvature of the spine"

• Roundness1.) Roundness, rotundity -- (the fullness of a tone of voice; "there is a musky roundness to his wordiness")
  
  2.) Roundness -- (the quality of being round numbers; "he gave us the results in round numbers, but their roundness didn't affect the point he was making")
  
  Roundness - The fullness of a tone of voice; "there is a musky roundness to his wordiness"

• Straightness1.) Straightness -- (of hair: lack of a tendency to curl)
  
  2.) Straightness -- (freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles)
  
  Straightness - Of hair: lack of a tendency to curl

• Crookedness1.) Tortuosity, tortuousness, torsion, contortion, crookedness -- (a tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions")
  
  2.) Crookedness -- (having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles)
  
  Crookedness - A tortuous and twisted shape or position; "they built a tree house in the tortuosities of its boughs"; "the acrobat performed incredible contortions"

• Stratification1.) Stratification -- (the act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata)
  
  2.) Stratification, social stratification -- (the condition of being arranged in social strata or classes within a group)
  
  Stratification - The act or process or arranging persons into classes or social strata

Meaning 5 of Curvebend, curve section, segment

• Bend1.) Bend, crook, twist, turn -- (a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path")
  
  2.) Bending, bend -- (movement that causes the formation of a curve)
  
  Bend, Curve1.) Curve, curved shape -- (the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes)
  
  2.) Curve -- (a line on a graph representing data)
  
  Curve - A circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"

• Dado1.) Wainscot, dado -- (panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall)
  
  2.) Dado -- (the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase)
  
  Dado - Panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall

• Leaf1.) Leaf, leafage, foliage -- (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)
  
  2.) Leaf, folio -- (a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book))
  
  Leaf - The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

• Length1.) Length -- (the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet")
  
  2.) Duration, length -- (continuance in time; "the ceremony was of short duration"; "he complained about the length of time required")
  
  Length - The linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest horizontal dimension of something that is fixed in place; "the length of the table was 5 feet"

• Straightaway1.) Straightaway, straight -- (a straight segment of a roadway or racecourse)
  
  1.) Immediate, prompt, quick, straightaway -- (performed with little or no delay; "an immediate reply to my letter"; "prompt obedience"; "was quick to respond"; "a straightaway denial")
  
  Straightaway, Straight1.) Heterosexual, heterosexual person, straight person, straight -- (a heterosexual person; someone having a sexual orientation to persons of the opposite sex)
  
  2.) Straight -- (a poker hand with 5 consecutive cards (regardless of suit))
  
  Straight - A straight segment of a roadway or racecourse

• Subsection1.) Subsection, subdivision -- (a section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided)
  
  Subsection, Subdivision1.) Subdivision -- (an area composed of subdivided lots)
  
  2.) Subdivision -- (the act of subdividing; division of something previously divided)
  
  Subdivision - A section of a section; a part of a part; i.e., a part of something already divided