SCUTELLATED Synonyms

• having a ridge or shaped like a ridge or suggesting the keel of a ship

• curving or bulging outward

• used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

• abounding in small stones

• rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf

• having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles

• of animals or fruits that have a shell

• a small inlet

• small or narrow cave in the side of a cliff or mountain

• (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

• a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

• a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

• dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

• the quantity contained in a plate

• a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

• the thin under portion of the forequarter

• a main course served on a plate

• any flat platelike body structure or part

• the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

• a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

• structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

• a shallow receptacle for collection in church

• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

• a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

• coat with a layer of metal