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Shape

/ʃeɪp/ · noun

Meaning

The status or condition of something.

Definitions by Sense

  1. The status or condition of something
  2. Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
  3. A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.
  4. Form; formation.
  5. (geometry) A geometric figure defined by its surfaces, lines, and angles, existing in 2D or 3D
  6. (iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
  7. (iron manufacture) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
  8. (cooking, now rare) A mould for making blancmange, jelly, etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape.

Example Sentences

The used bookshop wouldn’t offer much due to the poor shape of the book.
The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.
We exercise to keep in good physical shape.
What shape shall we use for the cookies? Stars, circles, or diamonds?
No design right can exist in features of appearance of a product which are solely dictated by the product's technical function (see Dyson Ltd v Vax Ltd [2010] EWHC 1923 (Pat) which held the shape of the Dyson vacuum cleaner to be unregisterable as it was purely functional) [...]
Your head is a funny shape, rather oblong.
What if God's plans and actions do mold the shape of human events?
A formal feature indicating a pre-Roman origin is word-final i, which is rare in the inherited nominal and adjectival lexicon. On the basis of this we may conclude that ispéli is likely the original shape of this word.

Synonyms for shape

shapeformGestaltgestaltmoldshapencastsomainfluencephysiquebuildframedeterminefigurefleshforgeconditionpatternchassisembodimentconfigurationregulatecontouranatomy

Antonyms for shape

Related Words

formdeterminepatternembodimentinfluenceframeconfigurationbuildregulateconditionbodfigurephysiquecontourcastfleshmoldmouldchassisforge

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does shape mean?

Shape means The status or condition of something.

What is a synonym for shape?

Common synonyms include shape, form, Gestalt, gestalt.

What is the opposite of shape?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use shape in a sentence?

The used bookshop wouldn’t offer much due to the poor shape of the book.

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