SHAPE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
   Synonym(s)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • geometry is the mathematical science of shape
   Hypernyms(s) shape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attribute (what does attribute mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • solid (what does solid mean?)
   • plane (what does plane mean?)
   • sheet (what does sheet mean?)
   • natural shape (what does natural shape mean?)
   • flare (what does flare mean?)
   • flair (what does flair mean?)
   • figure (what does figure mean?)
   • line (what does line mean?)
   • angular shape (what does angular shape mean?)
   • angularity (what does angularity mean?)
   • round shape (what does round shape mean?)
   • distorted shape (what does distorted shape mean?)
   • distortion (what does distortion mean?)
   • amorphous shape (what does amorphous shape mean?)
   • connection (what does connection mean?)
   • connexion (what does connexion mean?)
   • link (what does link mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • square (what does square mean?)
   • triangle (what does triangle mean?)
   • column (what does column mean?)
   • tower (what does tower mean?)
   • pillar (what does pillar mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the visual appearance of something or someone
   Synonym(s)
   • cast (what does cast mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the delicate cast of his features
   Hypernyms(s) shape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • appearance (what does appearance mean?)
   • visual aspect (what does visual aspect mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • mould (what does mould mean?)
   • forge (what does forge mean?)
3. Meaning
   • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
   Synonym(s)
   • configuration (what does configuration mean?)
   • conformation (what does conformation mean?)
   • contour (what does contour mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke
   Hypernyms(s) shape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • spatial property (what does spatial property mean?)
   • spatiality (what does spatiality mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sharpness (what does sharpness mean?)
   • keenness (what does keenness mean?)
   • dullness (what does dullness mean?)
   • dulness (what does dulness mean?)
   • bluntness (what does bluntness mean?)
   • topography (what does topography mean?)
   • lobularity (what does lobularity mean?)
   • concavity (what does concavity mean?)
   • concaveness (what does concaveness mean?)
   • convexity (what does convexity mean?)
   • convexness (what does convexness mean?)
   • angularity (what does angularity mean?)
   • narrowing (what does narrowing mean?)
   • curvature (what does curvature mean?)
   • curve (what does curve mean?)
   • roundness (what does roundness mean?)
   • straightness (what does straightness mean?)
   • crookedness (what does crookedness mean?)
   • stratification (what does stratification mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • straight (what does straight mean?)
   • crooked (what does crooked mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • contour (what does contour mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
4. Meaning
   • alternative names for the body of a human being
   Synonym(s)
   • anatomy (what does anatomy mean?)
   • bod (what does bod mean?)
   • build (what does build mean?)
   • chassis (what does chassis mean?)
   • figure (what does figure mean?)
   • flesh (what does flesh mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • frame (what does frame mean?)
   • human body (what does human body mean?)
   • material body (what does material body mean?)
   • physical body (what does physical body mean?)
   • physique (what does physique mean?)
   • soma (what does soma mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Leonardo studied the human body
   • he has a strong physique
   • the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
   Hypernyms(s) shape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • body (what does body mean?)
   • organic structure (what does organic structure mean?)
   • physical structure (what does physical structure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • person (what does person mean?)
   • juvenile body (what does juvenile body mean?)
   • adult body (what does adult body mean?)
   • male body (what does male body mean?)
   • female body (what does female body mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a perceptual structure
   Synonym(s)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • pattern (what does pattern mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the composition presents problems for students of musical form
   • a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
   Hypernyms(s) shape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fractal (what does fractal mean?)
   • gestalt (what does gestalt mean?)
   • mosaic (what does mosaic mean?)
   • strand (what does strand mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pattern (what does pattern mean?)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • influence (what does influence mean?)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
   Synonym(s)
   • embodiment (what does embodiment mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life
   Hypernyms(s) shape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • concretism (what does concretism mean?)
   • concrete representation (what does concrete representation mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • embody (what does embody mean?)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • influence (what does influence mean?)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)
7. Meaning
   • the supremem headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe
   Synonym(s)
   • Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (what does Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) SHAPE is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • high command (what does high command mean?)
   • supreme headquarters (what does supreme headquarters mean?)
8. Meaning
   • the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition” or `in shape” or `out of condition” or `out of shape”)
   Synonym(s)
   • condition (what does condition mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • good health (what does good health mean?)
   • healthiness (what does healthiness mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fitness (what does fitness mean?)
   • physical fitness (what does physical fitness mean?)
   • good shape (what does good shape mean?)
   • good condition (what does good condition mean?)

SHAPE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • give a shape or form to
   Synonym(s)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • shape the dough
   Hypernyms(s) shape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • individuate (what does individuate mean?)
   • tie (what does tie mean?)
   • terrace (what does terrace mean?)
   • fork (what does fork mean?)
   • tabulate (what does tabulate mean?)
   • dimension (what does dimension mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • draw (what does draw mean?)
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   • crystallize (what does crystallize mean?)
   • crystallise (what does crystallise mean?)
   • crystalise (what does crystalise mean?)
   • crystalize (what does crystalize mean?)
   • twist (what does twist mean?)
   • culminate (what does culminate mean?)
   • granulate (what does granulate mean?)
   • grain (what does grain mean?)
   • sliver (what does sliver mean?)
   • ridge (what does ridge mean?)
   • plume (what does plume mean?)
   • round (what does round mean?)
   • round out (what does round out mean?)
   • round off (what does round off mean?)
   • scallop (what does scallop mean?)
   • scollop (what does scollop mean?)
   • square (what does square mean?)
   • square up (what does square up mean?)
   • dish (what does dish mean?)
   • fit (what does fit mean?)
   • flatten (what does flatten mean?)
   • deform (what does deform mean?)
   • distort (what does distort mean?)
   • strain (what does strain mean?)
   • blow (what does blow mean?)
   • block (what does block mean?)
   • block (what does block mean?)
   • cup (what does cup mean?)
   • encircle (what does encircle mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • pattern (what does pattern mean?)
   • formation (what does formation mean?)
   • formation (what does formation mean?)
   • shaping (what does shaping mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • configuration (what does configuration mean?)
   • contour (what does contour mean?)
   • conformation (what does conformation mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • cast (what does cast mean?)
   • maker (what does maker mean?)
   • shaper (what does shaper mean?)
   • shaper (what does shaper mean?)
   • shaping machine (what does shaping machine mean?)
2. Meaning
   • shape or influence
   • give direction to
   Synonym(s)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • influence (what does influence mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • experience often determines ability
   • mold public opinion
   Hypernyms(s) shape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cause (what does cause mean?)
   • do (what does do mean?)
   • make (what does make mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dispose (what does dispose mean?)
   • incline (what does incline mean?)
   • indispose (what does indispose mean?)
   • disincline (what does disincline mean?)
   • miscreate (what does miscreate mean?)
   • carry weight (what does carry weight mean?)
   • decide (what does decide mean?)
   • reshape (what does reshape mean?)
   • time (what does time mean?)
   • index (what does index mean?)
   • pace (what does pace mean?)
   • predetermine (what does predetermine mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • regulation (what does regulation mean?)
   • regulating (what does regulating mean?)
   • influence (what does influence mean?)
   • influence (what does influence mean?)
   • influence (what does influence mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • pattern (what does pattern mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • embodiment (what does embodiment mean?)
   • shaping (what does shaping mean?)
   • defining (what does defining mean?)
   • determinant (what does determinant mean?)
   • determiner (what does determiner mean?)
   • determinative (what does determinative mean?)
   • determining factor (what does determining factor mean?)
   • causal factor (what does causal factor mean?)
3. Meaning
   • make something, usually for a specific function
   Synonym(s)
   • forge (what does forge mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • mould (what does mould mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She molded the riceballs carefully
   • Form cylinders from the dough
   • shape a figure
   • Work the metal into a sword
   Hypernyms(s) shape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • create from raw material (what does create from raw material mean?)
   • create from raw stuff (what does create from raw stuff mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • carve (what does carve mean?)
   • swage (what does swage mean?)
   • upset (what does upset mean?)
   • chip (what does chip mean?)
   • machine (what does machine mean?)
   • stamp (what does stamp mean?)
   • puddle (what does puddle mean?)
   • beat (what does beat mean?)
   • preform (what does preform mean?)
   • preform (what does preform mean?)
   • mound (what does mound mean?)
   • hill (what does hill mean?)
   • roughcast (what does roughcast mean?)
   • reshape (what does reshape mean?)
   • remold (what does remold mean?)
   • sinter (what does sinter mean?)
   • cast (what does cast mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • mould (what does mould mean?)
   • throw (what does throw mean?)
   • handbuild (what does handbuild mean?)
   • hand-build (what does hand-build mean?)
   • coil (what does coil mean?)
   • sculpt (what does sculpt mean?)
   • sculpture (what does sculpture mean?)
   • model (what does model mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • mould (what does mould mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • cast (what does cast mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • stamp (what does stamp mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • formation (what does formation mean?)
   • constitution (what does constitution mean?)
   • establishment (what does establishment mean?)
   • formation (what does formation mean?)
   • organization (what does organization mean?)
   • organisation (what does organisation mean?)
   • formation (what does formation mean?)
   • shaping (what does shaping mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • cast (what does cast mean?)
   • maker (what does maker mean?)
   • shaper (what does shaper mean?)
   • formation (what does formation mean?)
   • shaping (what does shaping mean?)