Shapes: English Vocabulary List

denoting the shape of the new moon

"The moon is crescent."

"The artist painted a beautiful landscape featuring a delicate crescent moon in the twilight sky."

having an elongated shape as an oval

"This is an oblong shape."

"She carefully placed the oblong mirror on the wall above the mantelpiece, its elongated shape fitting the space perfectly."

consisting of four straight sides

"The shape is quadrilateral."

"The quadrilateral shape had four sides of different lengths and the students had to calculate its perimeter and area for their math homework."

resembling a slanted or tilted rectangle

"The shape is rhomboid."

"The rhomboid muscle in the upper back helps with shoulder movement and it can become strained from poor posture or heavy lifting."