barrel-shaped
Like a cask
Barrel-shaped describes something wide and rounded in the middle, tapering slightly at the ends—like a barrel.
Most often applied to body types: a barrel-shaped man with a booming laugh.
Also describes objects with that characteristic bulging cylindrical form: barrel-shaped vases, a barrel-shaped cactus.
Short and solidly built
- stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage
- rotundRound and plump
- portlyHeavyset, especially around waist
- squatCrouching on bent legs
tubby · heavyset · corpulent · thickset · dumpy · paunchy · pot-bellied · chunky
Wooden storage barrel
- kegSmall beverage barrel
- drumStruck percussion cylinder
- cylinderCircular-based solid form
- vatLarge liquid container
tun · hogshead · container · cooper · stave · bung · rounded · bulging
Secure storage chamber
- ceilingRoom's upper surface
- archCurved spanning structure
- naveChurch's main interior
- groinHip-thigh junction
tunnel · apse · cloister · cathedral · basilica · masonry · stone · span
Twisting from original state
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- wide-angleEncompassing broad vistas
- fisheyeHemispherical camera lens
- pincushionPadded needle storage
aberration · curvature · bulge · convex · photography · optics · perspective · warping
stocky
Short and solidly built
squat · tubby · heavyset · corpulent · thickset · dumpy · paunchy · pot-bellied · chunky · plump
cask
Wooden storage barrel
vat · tun · hogshead · container · cooper · stave · bung · rounded · bulging · convex
vault
Secure storage chamber
groin · tunnel · apse · cloister · cathedral · basilica · masonry · stone · span · ribbed
distortion
Twisting from original state
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- wide-angleEncompassing broad vistas
- fisheyeHemispherical camera lens
pincushion · aberration · curvature · bulge · convex · photography · optics · perspective · warping · bowing
barrel-shapedslender
Thin and graceful
willowy · svelte · lean · thin · wasp-waisted
barrel-shapedangular
Sharp-edged or rawboned
boxy · square · rectangular · cubic · wedge-shaped
barrel-shapedhourglass-shaped
Tapering to center, then widening
wasp-waisted · pinched · tapered · cinched · concave
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