curve
noun
a continuously bending line, without angles.
curved
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past participleof curve.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof curve.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
curvenouna continuously bending line, without angles.
Example Sentences
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Even the chisels -- straight, curved or zigzag, depending on the motif -- are made here.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Using SpaceX rocket technology, the angular sports car climbed a curved ramp and hurled itself to a controlled landing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
About the size of a large tiger and armed with enormous curved claws, the animal roamed what is now Britain approximately 120 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
Megaraptorans were closely related to tyrannosaurs including Tyrannosaurus rex but had slender heads and attacked prey with their large arms and giant curved claws instead of their jaws.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
She curved her hands in front of her chest as though they were tiny paws.
From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene
