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Definition: (adjective) Denoting a faulty posture characterized by drooping shoulders and a slight forward bending of the back.
Synonyms: hunched, stooped, crooked.
Usage: I remember those girls merely as faces in the schoolroom,...cut off below the shoulders...by the ink-smeared tops of the high desks that were surely put there to make us round-shouldered and hollow-chested....

Definition: (noun) A benign epithelial tumor forming a rounded mass.
Synonyms: villoma.
Usage: Though your papilloma is not cancerous, it is still prudent to have it examined by a medical professional.

Definition: (noun) A four-sided polygon.
Synonyms: tetragon.
Usage: Our geometry teacher drew several shapes on the chalkboard, including triangles, circles, and quadrilaterals.

Definition: (adjective) Abusing vocally; expressing contempt or ridicule.
Synonyms: gibelike, jeering, mocking, taunting.
Usage: Dirk Stroeve was one of those persons whom…you cannot think of without derisive laughter or an embarrassed shrug of the shoulders....