PEAR-SHAPED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pear-shaped mean? 

• PEAR-SHAPED (adjective)
  The adjective PEAR-SHAPED has 2 senses:

1. having a round shape tapered at one end

2. (of sounds) full and rich

  Familiarity information: PEAR-SHAPED used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PEAR-SHAPED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a round shape tapered at one end

Similar:

circular; round (having the shape or form of a circle)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of sounds) full and rich

Synonyms:

orotund; pear-shaped; rotund; round

Context example:

pear-shaped vowels

Similar:

full ((of sound) having marked deepness and body)

 Context examples 

Your gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ under your liver.

(Gallbladder Cancer, NIH: National Cancer Institute)

Inside the uterus (the small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman’s pelvis in which a fetus develops).

(Intrauterine, NCI Dictionary)

A small, plastic T-shaped device that is placed inside the uterus (the small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman’s pelvis in which a fetus develops) to prevent pregnancy.

(Intrauterine device, NCI Dictionary)

The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ below the liver that collects and stores bile (a fluid made by the liver to digest fat).

(Gallbladder Cancer, NCI Dictionary)

A pear-shaped organ located under the liver that stores and concentrates bile secreted by the liver.

(Gallbladder, NCI Thesaurus)

Cancer that forms in the tissue lining the uterus (the small, hollow, pear-shaped organ in a woman's pelvis in which a fetus develops).

(Endometrial cancer, NCI Dictionary)

The dog is pear-shaped, with the shoulders wider than the tail area.

(French Bulldog, NCI Thesaurus)

The pear-shaped organ found below the liver.

(Gallbladder, NCI Dictionary)

The Bedlington Terrier has a pear-shaped head, arched back and a thick, curly double coat that comes in a blue, liver, or sandy color.

(Bedlington Terrier, NCI Thesaurus)