U-shaped
Like a horseshoe
U-shaped describes something curved like the letter U—a smooth arc with two parallel sides and a rounded bottom.
A U-shaped valley was carved by glaciers.
A U-shaped kitchen has counters along three walls.
In economics, a U-shaped recovery shows decline, a flat period, then gradual return to previous levels.
Curve or flex
- turnRotational movement
- arcCurved line segment
- hairpinU-shaped fastener for tresses
- switchbackReversing mountain path
loop · hook · crescent · semicircle · parabola · horseshoe · meander · oxbow
Of frozen rivers
- troughOpen container for animal feed
- canyonDeep river-cut gorge
- gorgeDeep, narrow valley
- cirqueGlacier-carved mountain basin
moraine · fjord · hanging valley · alpine · erosion · glacier · carved · flat-bottomed
Device for catching animals
- plumbingWater and waste infrastructure
- drainChannel for wastewater
- siphonLiquid transfer tube
- bendCurve or flex
fitting · tube · conduit · channel · elbow · joint · connector · PVC
Curved iron attractor
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- attractionPull toward something
- fieldArea of specialty
- ironElement twenty-six
steel · pickup · electromagnetic · ferromagnetic · keeper · armature · flux · induction
bend
Curve or flex
switchback · loop · hook · crescent · semicircle · parabola · horseshoe · meander · oxbow · trajectory
glacial
Of frozen rivers
cirque · moraine · fjord · hanging valley · alpine · erosion · glacier · carved · flat-bottomed · Yosemite
trap
Device for catching animals
bend · fitting · tube · conduit · channel · elbow · joint · connector · PVC · coupling
horseshoe magnet
Curved iron attractor
- polesLong sticks or extremities
- attractionPull toward something
- fieldArea of specialty
iron · steel · pickup · electromagnetic · ferromagnetic · keeper · armature · flux · induction · permanent magnet
- model railroadsbenchwork, mainline, siding, spur, turnout
- sectional sofa partscorner piece, modular unit
- interior designdecor, furniture, color schemes, color scheme, floor plans
- floor plansfloor plan, floorplan, layout, open plan, blueprint
U-shapedcircular
Forming a closed curve
O-shaped · closed · closed-loop · ring-shaped · enclosed