Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [shey-per]
- /ˈʃeɪ pər/
- /ˈʃeɪpə /
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [shey-per]
- /ˈʃeɪ pər/
Definitions of shaper word
- noun shaper a person or thing that shapes. 1
- noun shaper a machine tool for forming flat surfaces, consisting of a frame, usually horizontal, on which the work is held while a cutting tool moves along it with a reciprocating motion. Compare planer (def 2). 1
- noun shaper (in woodworking) a stationary power tool driving a vertical spindle to which cutters are locked, used in joinery and for forming decorative edges. 1
- noun shaper woodwork: shaping tool 1
Information block about the term
Origin of shaper
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300; See origin at shape, -er1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Shaper
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shaper popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shaper usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shaper
noun shaper
- borer — a machine or hand tool for boring holes
- grinder — a person or thing that grinds.
- lathe — a machine for use in working wood, metal, etc., that holds the material and rotates it about a horizontal axis against a tool that shapes it.
- machine tool — a power-operated machine, as a lathe, used for general cutting and shaping of metal and other substances.
Top questions with shaper
- how to use eyebrow shaper?
- how to use a bun shaper?
- what is a shaper used for in woodworking?
- how to use eyebrow shaper razor?
- how to shape eyebrows with eyebrow shaper?
- what does a wood shaper do?
- what is shaper?
- what is a shaper used for?
- what is a waist shaper?
- what is the best body shaper?
- what does a shaper do?
- what is a shaper?
- how to use an eyebrow shaper?
- how to use a doughnut bun shaper?
- what body shaper works best?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with s
- Words starting with sh
- Words starting with sha
- Words starting with shap
- Words starting with shape
- Words starting with shaper