shape
Meaning of shape
noun
- the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.
she liked the shape of his nose
houseplants come in all shapes and sizes
the stones are irregular in shape
- a geometric figure such as a square, triangle, or rectangle.
- the correct or original form or contours of something.
her skirt had lost its shape long ago
- the specified condition or state of someone or something.
the company came through a difficult period in excellent financial shape
most economists think the economy is in good shape
he was in no shape to drive
- give a particular shape or form to.
most caves are shaped by the flow of water through limestone
shape the dough into two-inch balls
- (of a sports player or athlete) take up a stance or set oneself to perform a particular action.
I had plenty of time and shaped to kick to the near touchline
Old English gesceap ‘external form’, also ‘creation’, sceppan ‘create’, of Germanic origin.
abbreviation, singular proper noun
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe.
Information about shape
- The plural form of shape is: shapes.
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Hyphenation of shape
shape
- It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
- shape is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
shape synonyms
Meaning form:
form, configuration, contour, conformation, cast, pattern, work, mold, forge
Meaning human body:
soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
Meaning embodiment:
Meaning condition:
Meaning determine:
determine, mold, influence, regulate
Meaning the way that someone or something looks:
Meaning the action of forming or process of being formed:
Meaning the arrangement of and relations between the parts or elements of something complex:
Meaning the physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal:
Meaning an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something:
Meaning a contour or outline considered as a feature of design or composition:
Meaning a line or set of lines enclosing or indicating the shape of an object in a sketch or diagram:
Meaning the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible in restricted light against a brighter background:
Meaning an outline of something, especially a person's face, as seen from one side:
Meaning a decorative pattern:
Meaning the shape, size, and presentation of a book or periodical:
Meaning a stroke or blow given by a sharp-edged implement or by a whip or cane:
Meaning a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material when it cools and hardens:
Meaning the particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time:
Meaning the state of being free from illness or injury:
Meaning additional decoration, typically along the edges of something and in contrasting colour or material:
Meaning the overall state or condition of something:
Meaning the relative physical condition of an object:
Meaning a small cut or notch:
Meaning make into a particular form:
Meaning form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create:
Meaning bring (something) into existence:
Meaning fashion or shape (a three-dimensional figure or object) in a malleable material such as clay or wax:
Meaning create or represent (something) by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques:
Meaning make or represent (a form) by carving, casting, or other shaping techniques:
Meaning make the movement or flow in (a passage, pipe, road, etc.) difficult or impossible:
Meaning cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription:
Meaning make or shape (something) by cutting or chopping a material such as wood or stone:
Meaning carve (wood) into an object by repeatedly cutting small slices from it:
Translation of shape
- German: Form, Gestalt
- French: forme
- Italian: forma, struttura, configurazione, conformation, creare, plasmare, foggiare, fucinare
- Spanish: forma, configuración, conformación, forjar, moldear, plasmar
- Portuguese: forma
Anagrams of shape
ephas, Heaps, heaps, Pesah, pesah, phase
Words that rhyme with shape
achape, chape, hiphape, Shape, foreshape, forshape, misshape, outshape, preshape, reshape, shipshape, transhape, transshape, unshape, unshipshape, wanshape, waveshape, awhape
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