shape S₁H₄A₁P₃E₁

Noun 4 meanings

1. The status or condition of something

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

2. Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.

   “The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.”

3. A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.

   “What shape shall we use for the cookies? Stars, circles, or diamonds?”

4. Form; formation.

   “Your head is a funny shape, rather oblong.”

Verb 4 meanings

1. To give something a shape and definition.

   “Shape the dough into a pretzel. For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl.”

2. To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.

3. To give influence to.

4. To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.

Similar and opposite words

• ESCAPE₁₀
• TAPE₆
• LANDSCAPE₁₄
• CAPE₈
• GRAPE₈
• SCRAPE₁₀
• MIXTAPE₁₈
• VAPE₉
• VIDEOTAPE₁₅
• RESHAPE₁₂
• DRAPE₈
• SCAPE₉

• SHARE₈
• SHAME₁₀
• SHAKE₁₂
• SHADE₉
• SHAVE₁₁
• SHALE₈
• SCAPE₉
• SHOPE₁₀
• CHAPE₁₂
• SHAPS₁₀