Associations to the word «Acuminate»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
ACUMINATE, adjective. Tapering to a point; pointed.
ACUMINATE, adjective. (botany) (mycology) Tapering to a long point at its apex.
ACUMINATE, verb. (transitive) To render sharp or keen; to sharpen.
ACUMINATE, verb. (intransitive) To end in or come to a sharp point.
Dictionary definition
ACUMINATE, verb. Make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a point.
ACUMINATE, adjective. (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point.
Wise words
Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe.
Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with
things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.