cone-shaped

Like a funnel

Cone-shaped describes something that tapers from a circular base to a point, like an ice cream cone or a party hat: cone-shaped mountains, a cone-shaped roof.

The taper may go either direction—wide at top or bottom.

tapered

funnel

Cone directing flow

streamlined · slender · elongated · tapering · gradual · diminishing · contracting · thinning · penciled · whittled

pointed

spike

Sharp rise or point

  • tipEnd or gratuity
  • apexUppermost point or culmination
  • peakUtmost height attained

summit · pinnacle · spire · needle · thorn · spur · prick · sharp · piercing · acuminate

natural

pinecone

Woody seed-bearing structure

stalactite · stalagmite · horn · tusk · beak · fang · claw · beehive · barnacle · mollusk

functional

funnel

Cone directing flow

lampshade · rocket · warhead · auger · strainer · filter · colander · torch · beacon · lighthouse

geometric

vertex

Point where edges converge

  • apexUppermost point or culmination
  • baseSupporting bottom structure
  • circularForming a closed curve

radius · volume · three-dimensional · solid · axis · symmetry · height · slant · geometry · mathematics

Categories
Opposites
geometric form

cone-shapedcylindrical

Circular in cross-section

spherical · rectangular · flat · tubular · disc-shaped

surface profile

cone-shapedflat

Lacking vertical variation

level · blunt · flat-topped · even · planar

Family

shape, shaped, cone, shapely, shapeless, conical, conically, cone-bearing

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G