Definition of SHAPE

shape

Plural: shapes

Noun

  • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
    • "he could barely make out their shapes"
  • the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
    • "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
  • alternative names for the body of a human being
  • a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
  • the visual appearance of something or someone
  • the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
  • the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe
  • a perceptual structure
  • The status or condition of something
  • Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
  • A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.
  • Form; formation.
  • A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
  • A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
  • A mould for making blancmange, jelly, etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape.
  • A loaded die.
  • In the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type.

Verb

Verb Forms: shaped, shapen, shaping, shapes

  • To give a particular form or outline to something.
  • shape or influence; give direction to
  • make something, usually for a specific function
    • "shape a figure"
  • give shape or form to
    • "shape the dough"
  • To create or make.
  • To give something a shape and definition.
  • To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
  • To give influence to.
  • To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
  • To imagine; to conceive.

Examples

  • Earth was shapen by God for God's folk.
  • He tried to SHAPE his rack into a valid seven-letter word, but it remained elusive.
  • Shape the dough into a pretzel. For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl.
  • 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?

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English shap, schape, from Old English ġesceap (“shape, form, created being, creature, creation, dispensation, fate, condition, sex, gender, genitalia”), from Proto-West Germanic *ga- + *skap, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”).
The verb is from Middle English shapen, schapen, from Old English scieppan (“to shape, form, make, create, assign, arrange, destine, order, adjudge”), from Proto-West Germanic *skappjan, from Proto-Germanic *skapjaną (“to create”), from the noun.
The noun is cognate with Middle Dutch schap (“form”), Middle High German geschaf (“creature”), Icelandic skap (“state, condition, temper, mood”). The verb is cognate with Dutch scheppen, German schaffen, Swedish skapa (“create, make”), Norwegian Bokmål skape (“create”). Doublet of -ship.

Synonyms

anatomy, bod, build, cast, chassis, condition, configuration, conformation, contour, determine, embodiment, figure, flesh, forge, form, frame, human body, influence, material body, mold, mould, pattern, physical body, physique, regulate, soma, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, work, Gestalt, gestalt, shape, shapen

Scrabble Score: 10

shape: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
shape: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
shape: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

shape: valid Words With Friends Word