Word "OBLATE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
Synonyms:
pumpkin-shaped

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life

Crossword Clues for OBLATE

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Flattened at the poles like Earth The Times Concise 28 Aug 2025
Associate of monastery is not quite spherical (6) The Guardian Cryptic 31 Jul 2025
Being dedicated, Leo picks up the tab (6)
A person dedicated to a monastic or religious life
Dedicated person, once The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 24 Oct 2024
Flattened at my being so dedicated?
Somewhat flattened round table needs repair
Not perfectly round LA Times Daily 08 Jul 2024
Round table worked with person who's dedicated (6)
Flat at the poles, as a sphere
Being dedicated, the French go by boat to see it
A dedicated person, Leo picks up the tab (6)
Flattened at the poles, as Earth LA Times Daily 04 Dec 2023
Almost spherical in shape New York Times 22 Oct 2023
Not quite spherical LA Times Daily 08 Jan 2023
Flattened at the extremes, as Earth Newsday 02 Dec 2022
Old boy, recent monastic dedicatee The Times Cryptic 28 Nov 2022
Flower is behind schedule and while round in shape, it's a bit squashed Irish Times Crosaire 13 Dec 2021
Flower is behind schedule and while round in size, flattened at the ends Irish Times Crosaire 17 Sep 2021
The Earth is a example of this type of spheroid The Times Specialist Sunday 12 Sep 2021
Religious person giving description of our earthy sphere
Old boy behind layperson in monastery 
Shaped like a clementine New York Times 09 May 2020
Earth is the best-known example of this type of spheroid The Times Specialist Sunday 17 Nov 2019
Monastery resident twice dead
Pumpkin shaped Canadiana 21 Oct 2019
Not perfectly round New York Times 01 Oct 2019
Like earth, flattened at the poles The Times Concise 27 Jun 2019
Not quite spherical Universal 28 Apr 2019
Not perfectly round
Not quite spherical
Religious person died recently
Not quite spherical LA Times Daily 12 Dec 2018
Not quite spherical The Washington Post 12 Dec 2018
Religious devotee died but not in time
Flattened at the poles Wall Street Journal 19 Sep 2018
One dedicated old boy no longer with us
Flattened at the poles
Not quite spherical
Like Earth New York Times 30 Dec 2017
Religious devotee, twice deceased
Old bishop recently seen as dedicated person The Telegraph Toughie 28 Feb 2017
Religious type delayed by old bishop The Telegraph Cryptic 18 Jan 2017
Like Earth
Church member, old bishop, passed on
Flattened at the poles New York Times 04 Sep 2016
Flattened at the poles The Washington Post 06 Jun 2016
Like a slightly deflated sphere, perhaps The Washington Post 09 May 2016
Shaped like the earth, but able to change
Shaped like Saturn New York Times 16 Jan 2016
Shaped like Saturn
Flattened at the poles
No more down river, like the earth
One brought in to convene maybe departed twice?
Flat at the poles USA Today 01 Sep 2015
Flattened at the poles Premier Sunday 26 Jul 2015
Shaped like Skittles New York Times 25 Jul 2015
Offered up as a spheroid The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Jun 2015
Flattened at the poles
Flat at the poles
Shaped like Skittles
Earth-shaped
Flattened at the poles
Depressed at the poles
Like some spheroids
Like M&M's
Flattened at the poles
Like a flattened O
Like Earth's shape
Squeezed at the ends, as leaves
Flattened at the poles
Monastery resident
Pumpkin-shaped
Not quite spherical
Squished at the poles
Monastic auxiliary
Layperson in a monastery
Flattened at the poles
Spheroidal
Tangerine-shaped
Flattened, like the Earth
Certain monastery resident
Flattened at the poles
Flattened at the poles
Layperson
Monastery resident
Flattened
Monastic auxiliary
Certain monastery resident
Layman in a monastery
Earth-shaped
One dedicated to the religious life
Like the Earth's shape
Depressed, in a way
Secular person
Child dedicated to religious life
Like a flattened ball
Shaped like a football
Leaf shape
___ spheroid (football, to sports writers)
Flattened at the poles, as the earth is.
One devoted to monastic life.
Devoted to a religious life.
Person dedicated to religious life.
Monastery dweller.
Secular member of a monastery.
Monastic.
Flattened at the poles, as a spheroid.
Flattened at the poles, as Earth.
Flattened at the poles.
Dweller in a monastery.
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