mushroom-shaped

Broad cap atop

Mushroom-shaped describes something with the form of a mushroom—typically a rounded top on a narrow stem or base.

The term applies to clouds, lamps, buttons, handles, and famously to the billowing column produced by nuclear explosions: The mushroom-shaped cloud rose miles into the sky.

fungal

cap

Covering for top

chanterelle · shiitake · portobello · agaric · pileus · gills · spores · domed · convex · fleshy

explosive

cloud

Atmospheric water vapor mass

bomb · detonation · blast · plume · shockwave · fallout · radiation · thermonuclear · hydrogen bomb · ground zero

Categories
Opposites
geometric form

mushroom-shapedcylindrical

Circular in cross-section

tubular · cone-shaped · rod-shaped · conical · columnar

top-heavy vs bottom-heavy profile

mushroom-shapedfunnel-shaped

Tapering to a point

cone-shaped · conical · inverted · bottom-heavy · tapered

Family

shape, mushroom, reshape, shapely, shapeless, mushrooms, mushrooming, mushroomed, mushroomy

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G