kidney-shaped
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of kidney-shaped
First recorded in 1750–60
Example Sentences
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When the California drought took hold in the 1970s, many of these kidney-shaped pools were empty, making them ideal playgrounds for freestyle skateboarders in the LA area.
From Science Daily
Outdoors, lush lawns surrounded a brick patio and a kidney-shaped swimming pool.
From Los Angeles Times
She and her 3-year-old golden retriever, Chief, spent hours in the small, kidney-shaped pool Shute had put in out back before she retired from her job putting together vacation packages for American Airlines.
From Los Angeles Times
The kidney-shaped leaves of cyclamen flowers — white, pink or lavender — have popped up between raised crypts.
From New York Times
He deals in every type of pool: kidney-shaped installations behind a bungalow and extravagant oases with grottos and fountains in the hills.
From Los Angeles Times
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