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   Shape

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   noun

   • 1. the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something: "she liked the shape of his nose" Similar formappearanceconfigurationformationstructurefigurebuildphysiquebodycontourslinesoutlinesilhouetteprofiledesignformatcutpatternmold
   • ▪ a person or thing that is difficult to see and identify clearly: "he saw a shape through the mist"
   • ▪ a specific form or guise assumed by someone or something: "a fiend in human shape" Similar guiselikenesssemblanceformappearanceimageaspect
   • 2. a geometric figure such as a square, triangle, or rectangle.
   • ▪ a piece of material, paper, etc., made or cut in a particular form: "stick paper shapes on for the puppet's eyes and nose"
   • 3. the correct or original form or contours of something: "her skirt had lost its shape long ago"
   • ▪ definite or orderly arrangement: "check that your structure will give shape to your essay"
   • 4. the specified condition or state of someone or something: "most economists think the economy is in good shape" Similar conditionstatehealthstate of healthtrimfettleorderrepairinformal:nick
   • ▪ the distinctive nature or qualities of something: "the future shape and direction of the country"

   verb

   • 1. give a particular shape or form to: "most caves are shaped by the flow of water through limestone" Similar formfashionmakecreatemoldmodelcastframesculptsculptureblockcarvecuthewwhittle
   • ▪ make (something) fit the form of something else: "suits have been shaped to fit so snugly that no curve is undefined" Similar formfashionmakecreatemoldmodelcastframesculptsculptureblockcarvecuthewwhittle
   • ▪ determine the nature of; have a great influence on: "his childhood was shaped by a loving relationship with his elder brother" Similar determinecreateproduceformfashionmolddefinedevelopbuildconstructinfluenceaffect
   • ▪ develop in a particular way; progress: "the yacht was shaping well in trials"
   • ▪ form or produce (a sound or words).

   Word Origin Old Englishgesceap ‘external form’, also ‘creation’, sceppan ‘create’, of Germanic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. shapable adjective
   • 2. shaper noun

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   How do you define a shape?

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   What is the difference between form and shape?

   • Form and shape may also be applied to abstractions: the shape or form of the future. Form is applied to physical objects, mental images, methods of procedure, etc.; it is a more inclusive term than either shape or figure: the form of a cross, of a ceremony, of a poem.

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   Definitions of shape. noun. a perceptual structure. synonyms: form, pattern. see more. noun. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance. “geometry is the mathematical science of shape ” synonyms: form. see more. noun. a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept. synonyms: embodiment. see more. noun.

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    noun. the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure. this quality as found in some individual object or body form: This lake has a peculiar shape. something seen in outline, as in silhouette: A vague shape appeared through the mist. an imaginary form; phantom.