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noun ADJ. gentle, graceful, slight, smooth | sharp, tight The road went round in a tight curve. | wide | sensual, voluptuous the voluptuous curve of her hips | downward, upward VERB + CURVE form, make The seats were arranged to form a curve. PREP. in a ~ The road follows the coast in a wide curve., verb ADV. gently, slightly a gently curving stream | away, down, up The path curved down towards the village. PREP. around/round, towards, etc. The road curved away round the back of the hill.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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curve
adjectives
a smooth curve
• He drew a line on the paper in a smooth curve.
a gentle curve
(= one that turns gradually in another direction )
• the river's gentle curves
a sharp/tight curve
(= one that turns suddenly in another direction )
• There's a tight curve in the road up ahead.
an upward/downward curve
• She stood watching the upward curve of the bird's flight.
a sweeping curve
(= wide and gentle )
• the sweeping curve of the bay
a graceful curve
• Her arm arched over her head in a graceful curve.
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