SHAPING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the fabrication of something in a particular shape
   Synonym(s)
   • formation (what does formation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shaping is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • fabrication (what does fabrication mean?)
   • manufacture (what does manufacture mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • filing (what does filing mean?)
   • forging (what does forging mean?)
   • metalworking (what does metalworking mean?)
   • metalwork (what does metalwork mean?)
   • granulation (what does granulation mean?)
   • grooving (what does grooving mean?)
   • rifling (what does rifling mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • 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?)
   • 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?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
2. Meaning
   • any process serving to define the shape of something
   Synonym(s)
   • defining (what does defining mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) shaping is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • process (what does process mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • define (what does define mean?)
   • delineate (what does delineate 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?)

SHAPING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • forming or capable of forming or molding
   Synonym(s)
   • formative (what does formative mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a formative influence
   • a formative experience
   Similar To
   • constructive (what does constructive mean?)