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| adj. | 1. molded, shaped, wrought | shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort).; "a shaped handgrip"; "the molded steel plates"; "the wrought silver bracelet" |
| ~ formed | having or given a form or shape. |
| adj. (pertain) | 2. shaped | having the shape of.; "a square shaped playing field" |
| shape | | |
| n. (attribute) | 1. configuration, conformation, contour, form, shape | any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline).; "he could barely make out their shapes" |
| ~ keenness, sharpness | thinness of edge or fineness of point. |
| ~ bluntness, dullness | without sharpness or clearness of edge or point.; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible" |
| ~ spatial property, spatiality | any property relating to or occupying space. |
| ~ topography | the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features. |
| ~ lobularity | the property of having lobules. |
| ~ concaveness, concavity | the property possessed by a concave shape. |
| ~ convexity, convexness | the property possessed by a convex shape. |
| ~ angularity | the property possessed by a shape that has angles. |
| ~ narrowing | an instance of becoming narrow. |
| ~ curvature, curve | the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface. |
| ~ roundness | the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular. |
| ~ straightness | freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles. |
| ~ crookedness | having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles. |
| ~ stratification | a layered configuration. |
| n. (tops) | 2. form, shape | the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance.; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" |
| ~ attribute | an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity. |
| ~ solid | a three-dimensional shape. |
| ~ plane, sheet | (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape.; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane" |
| ~ natural shape | a shape created by natural forces; not man-made. |
| ~ flare, flair | a shape that spreads outward.; "the skirt had a wide flare" |
| ~ figure | a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape. |
| ~ line | a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point. |
| ~ angular shape, angularity | a shape having one or more sharp angles. |
| ~ round shape | a shape that is curved and without sharp angles. |
| ~ distorted shape, distortion | a shape resulting from distortion. |
| ~ amorphous shape | an ill-defined or arbitrary shape. |
| ~ connexion, link, connection | a connecting shape. |
| ~ circle | something approximating the shape of a circle.; "the chairs were arranged in a circle" |
| ~ square | something approximating the shape of a square. |
| ~ triangle | something approximating the shape of a triangle.; "the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle" |
| ~ pillar, tower, column | anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower.; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite" |
| ~ plume | anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness.; "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes" |
| n. (body) | 3. anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma | alternative names for the body of a human being.; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" |
| ~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | a human being.; "there was too much for one person to do" |
| ~ human, human being, homo, man | any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage. |
| ~ body, organic structure, physical structure | the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being).; "he felt as if his whole body were on fire" |
| ~ person | a human body (usually including the clothing).; "a weapon was hidden on his person" |
| ~ juvenile body | the body of a young person. |
| ~ adult body | the body of an adult human being. |
| ~ male body | the body of a male human being. |
| ~ female body | the body of a female human being. |
| n. (cognition) | 4. embodiment, shape | a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept.; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life" |
| ~ concrete representation, concretism | a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms. |
| n. (attribute) | 5. cast, form, shape | the visual appearance of something or someone.; "the delicate cast of his features" |
| ~ appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. |
| n. (state) | 6. condition, shape | the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape'). |
| ~ good health, healthiness | the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease. |
| ~ physical fitness, fitness | good physical condition; being in shape or in condition. |
| n. (group) | 7. shape, supreme headquarters allied powers europe | the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe. |
| ~ nato, north atlantic treaty organization | an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security. |
| ~ high command, supreme headquarters | the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military). |
| n. (cognition) | 8. form, pattern, shape | a perceptual structure.; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" |
| ~ structure | the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations.; "his lectures have no structure" |
| ~ percept, perception, perceptual experience | the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept. |
| ~ fractal | (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry. |
| ~ gestalt | a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts. |
| ~ grid | a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines. |
| ~ kaleidoscope | a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes. |
| ~ mosaic | a pattern resembling a mosaic. |
| ~ strand | a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole.; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously" |
| v. (cognition) | 9. determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape | shape or influence; give direction to.; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" |
| ~ dispose, incline | make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief.; "Their language inclines us to believe them" |
| ~ disincline, indispose | make unwilling. |
| ~ miscreate | shape or form or make badly.; "Our miscreated fantasies" |
| ~ carry weight | have influence to a specified degree.; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight" |
| ~ decide | influence or determine.; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election" |
| ~ reshape | shape anew or differently.; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country" |
| ~ time | set the speed, duration, or execution of.; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely" |
| ~ index | adjust through indexation.; "The government indexes wages and prices" |
| ~ pace | regulate or set the pace of.; "Pace your efforts" |
| ~ predetermine | determine beforehand. |
| ~ cause, do, make | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally.; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident" |
| v. (creation) | 10. forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work | make something, usually for a specific function.; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" |
| ~ carve | form by carving.; "Carve a flower from the ice" |
| ~ swage, upset | form metals with a swage. |
| ~ chip | form by chipping.; "They chipped their names in the stone" |
| ~ layer | make or form a layer.; "layer the different colored sands" |
| ~ cut out | form and create by cutting out.; "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper" |
| ~ machine | turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery. |
| ~ grind | shape or form by grinding.; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras" |
| ~ stamp | form or cut out with a mold, form, or die.; "stamp needles" |
| ~ puddle | subject to puddling or form by puddling.; "puddle iron" |
| ~ beat | shape by beating.; "beat swords into ploughshares" |
| ~ create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch. |
| ~ preform | form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand. |
| ~ preform | form into a shape resembling the final, desired one. |
| ~ mound | form into a rounded elevation.; "mound earth" |
| ~ hill | form into a hill. |
| ~ roughcast | shape roughly. |
| ~ remold, reshape | shape again or shape differently. |
| ~ sinter | cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting. |
| ~ mould, mold, cast | form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold.; "cast a bronze sculpture" |
| ~ throw | make on a potter's wheel.; "she threw a beautiful teapot" |
| ~ hand-build, handbuild, coil | make without a potter's wheel.; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels" |
| ~ work on, work, process | shape, form, or improve a material.; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal" |
| ~ sculpt, sculpture | create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material.; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice" |
| ~ mold, mould, model | form in clay, wax, etc.; "model a head with clay" |
| v. (change) | 11. form, shape | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ individuate | give individual shape or form to.; "Language that individuates his memories" |
| ~ tie | form a knot or bow in.; "tie a necktie" |
| ~ terrace | make into terraces as for cultivation.; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land" |
| ~ fork | shape like a fork.; "She forked her fingers" |
| ~ tabulate | shape or cut with a flat surface. |
| ~ dimension | shape or form to required dimensions. |
| ~ roll | shape by rolling.; "roll a cigarette" |
| ~ draw | flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching.; "draw steel" |
| ~ strike | cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp.; "strike an arc" |
| ~ crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize | cause to take on a definite and clear shape.; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts" |
| ~ twist | form into twists.; "Twist the strips of dough" |
| ~ sliver | form into slivers.; "sliver wood" |
| ~ ridge | form into a ridge. |
| ~ plume | form a plume.; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke" |
| ~ round off, round, round out | make round.; "round the edges" |
| ~ scollop, scallop | shape or cut in scallops.; "scallop the hem of the dress" |
| ~ square, square up | make square.; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file" |
| ~ dish | make concave; shape like a dish. |
| ~ fit | make fit.; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out" |
| ~ flatten | make flat or flatter.; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises" |
| ~ deform, distort, strain | alter the shape of (something) by stress.; "His body was deformed by leprosy" |
| ~ blow | shape by blowing.; "Blow a glass vase" |
| ~ block | shape into a block or blocks.; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" |
| ~ block | shape by using a block.; "Block a hat"; "block a garment" |
| ~ cup | form into the shape of a cup.; "She cupped her hands" |
| ~ encircle, circle | form a circle around.; "encircle the errors" |
| ~ turn | shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel.; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel" |
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