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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: shapely words #59958 03/08/02 12:09 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US F Flatlander addict Flatlander addict F Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US One of my favorite shape words is torus which is a doughnut-shaped solid. Based on the examples of dolabrate and lemniscate, I'll wager the adjective is toruscate. [Homer]Mmmmm...torus[/Homer] EDIT: Seems the preferred adjective is toroidal, toroid being an alternate noun for the same shape. Thanks to our Chicagoland correspondent, Mr. K, for that info. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted shapely words Keiva 03/06/02 09:29 PM pear-shaped plutarch 03/06/02 10:01 PM Re: pear-shaped NicholasW 03/06/02 10:56 PM Re: shapely words TheFallibleFiend 03/06/02 10:56 PM Re: shapely words Keiva 03/07/02 07:19 PM Re: shapely words TheFallibleFiend 03/07/02 07:21 PM Re: shapely words Capital Kiwi 03/07/02 07:44 PM Re: shapely words Wordwind 03/07/02 07:48 PM Re: shapely words Flatlander 03/08/02 12:09 PM Re: shapely words tsuwm 03/08/02 04:06 PM Re: shapely words of troy 03/08/02 04:13 PM Re: shapely words wwh 03/08/02 04:22 PM Re: shapely words tsuwm 03/08/02 04:32 PM Re: shapely words Angel 03/08/02 08:57 PM Re: shapely words Wordwind 03/08/02 04:29 PM Re: shapely words wwh 03/08/02 04:49 PM Re: shapely words Wordwind 03/08/02 04:52 PM Re: shapely words wwh 03/08/02 05:10 PM Re: shapely words tsuwm 03/08/02 05:26 PM Re: shapely words wwh 03/08/02 07:25 PM Re: shapely words tsuwm 03/08/02 07:38 PM Re: shapely words Rapunzel 03/08/02 07:56 PM Re: shapely words tsuwm 03/08/02 09:06 PM Re: shapely words Bean 03/08/02 04:06 PM Re: shapely words Keiva 03/08/02 06:19 PM Re: shapely words TEd Remington 03/08/02 09:01 PM Re: shapely words Capital Kiwi 03/08/02 09:13 PM Re: shapely words Keiva 03/08/02 11:13 PM Re: shapely words wwh 03/08/02 11:28 PM Re: shapely words Wordwind 03/09/02 10:26 AM obrogating my responsiblity wofahulicodoc 03/10/02 02:46 AM Re: shapely words Jackie 03/10/02 06:44 PM Re: shapely words Keiva 03/12/02 10:23 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,994 Members9,198 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members testawad, Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish 9,198 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 969 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 15 LukeJavan8 5 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,957 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,955 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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