variants or less commonly conelike
: resembling a cone
a cone-like shape
conelike flowers

Examples of cone-like in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The brush is tapered and cone-like to coat every hair without too much effort on your part—delivering a more natural look for the brow minimalists out there. Sarah Han, Allure, 5 Sep. 2024 Keratoconus: This progressive eye disease causes the cornea to thin and bulge into a cone-like shape, causing blurry vision and sensitivity to light. Lindsay Curtis, Health, 4 Sep. 2024 True to its name, the Temperature area featured a mountain of pillows and throws on an oversized bed, as well as comforters that were hung to look like icebergs and a lighting fixture made of blue cone-like forms that resembled icicles. Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Aug. 2024 Pipe a small cone-like shape in center of top of cake to create a rosebud. Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 30 May 2024 This tree sheds leaves and slender twigs annually and grows in a cone-like shape. Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 25 July 2023 In winter, the leathery leaves are adorned with cone-like seed pods that are popular in flower arrangements. Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 21 July 2023 Also known as the Flaming Sword Plant, the dramatic and non-toxic houseplant adds a pop of color to any space with its cone-like red and yellow spikes. Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 22 Apr. 2023 As a result of these disproportional changes, a cone-like formation appears near the legs on the backside of the robot’s body. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 11 Mar. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cone-like was in 1665

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“Cone-like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cone-like. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.

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