Definition of OVATE

ovate

Meanings

Plural: ovates

Adjective Satellite

  • of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
  • rounded like an egg

Adj

  • Shaped like an egg.
  • With the broadest extremity near the base.

Noun

  • An egg-shaped hand axe.
  • An Irish bard.
  • A member at a certain grade of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids, a neo-druidism order based in England.
  • A modern-day bard of a gorsedd, especially one acknowledged at an eisteddfod.

Origin / Etymology

oval + -ate, from Latin ovatus.

Synonyms

egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval, oval-shaped, oviform, ovoid, prolate

Scrabble Score: 8

ovate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ovate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ovate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

ovate is a valid Words With Friends word