out-of-round
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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And even though I cut the cookies precisely — I mark the logs with a ruler — and give the logs a quarter turn now and then, so I don’t flatten them, I seem to always have a couple of out-of-round cookies.
From New York Times
The larger the pearl the more out-of-round they tend to get - they start looking lumpy.
From BBC
If your funnel gets out-of-round, it can be put back into a circular shape by attaching a rope or string between opposite sides which need to be brought closer together.
From Project Gutenberg
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