shape / SHAPE > 11 sensesNOUN | 1 | shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation | Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) |
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2 | shape, form | The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance |
3 | shape, human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh | Alternative names for the body of a human being |
4 | shape, embodiment | A concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept |
5 | shape, form, cast | The visual appearance of something or someone |
6 | shape, condition | The state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape') |
7 | SHAPE, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe | The supremem headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe |
8 | shape, form, pattern | A perceptual structure |
VERB | 1 | shape, determine, mold, influence, regulate | Shape or influence |
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2 | shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge | Make something, usually for a specific function |
3 | shape, form | Give a shape or form to |
shape > noun 1, attributeMeaning | Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline). |
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Examples | "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" |
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Synonyms | form, configuration, contour, conformation |
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Attributes | straight; crooked |
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Narrower | sharpness, keenness; dullness, dulness, bluntness; topography; lobularity; concavity, concaveness; convexity, convexness; angularity; narrowing; curvature, curve; roundness; straightness; crookedness; stratification |
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Broader | spatial property, spatiality |
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Verbs | shape |
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shape > noun 3, bodyMeaning | Alternative names for the body of a human being. |
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Synonyms | human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh |
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Part of | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul; homo, man, human being, human |
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Narrower | person; juvenile body; adult body; male body; female body |
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Broader | body, organic structure, physical structure |
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shape > verb 2, creationMeaning | Make something, usually for a specific function. |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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Examples | "shape a figure" |
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Synonyms | form, work, mold, mould, forge |
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Narrower | carve; swage, upset; chip; machine; stamp; puddle; beat; preform; preform; mound; hill; roughcast; reshape, remold; sinter; cast, mold, mould; throw; handbuild, hand-build, coil; sculpt, sculpture; model, mold, mould |
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Broader | create from raw material, create from raw stuff |
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Similar to | work, work on, process |
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Nouns | shaper; shaping; shape |
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