Shapes: English Vocabulary List

(of a surface) continuing in a straight line with no raised or low parts

"The table is flat."

"The desert landscape stretched out before them, a vast and incredibly flat expanse of sand and rock."

having a circular shape, often spherical in appearance

"The plate is round."

"He admired the perfectly round moon hanging in the clear night sky, a luminous disc of light."

having four even sides and four right angles, forming a shape resembling a regular square

"The window is square."

"The carpenter cut a piece of wood into a perfect square, ensuring all four sides were equal and all angles were ninety degrees."

having a shape like a circle

"The table is circular."

"The circular table in the center of the room was covered with a white cloth."

rounded in shape but wider in one direction, such as the shape of an egg

"The picture frame is oval."

"She admired the smooth, oval shape of the polished stone she had found on the beach."

continuing in a direct line without deviation or curvature

"His hair is straight."

"The straight road led directly to the beach so we did not need to use the GPS at all."