kidney-shaped

[ kid-nee-sheypt ]

adjective

1. having the general shape of a long oval indented at one side; reniform:

   a kidney-shaped swimming pool.

kidney-shaped

adjective

1. shaped like an oval with an inward curve at one side

Word History and Origins

Origin of kidney-shaped¹

First recorded in 1750–60

Example Sentences

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