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shapes

shape
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sheyp]
    • /ʃeɪp/
    • /ʃeɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sheyp]
    • /ʃeɪp/

Definitions of shapes word

  • noun shapes Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe. 1
  • verb with object shapes to give definite form, shape, organization, or character to; fashion or form. 1
  • verb with object shapes to couch or express in words: to shape a statement. 1
  • verb with object shapes to adjust; adapt: He shaped everything to suit his taste. 1
  • verb with object shapes to direct (one's course, future, etc.). 1
  • verb with object shapes to file the teeth of (a saw) to uniform width after jointing. 1

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Origin of shapes

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English; Old English gesceapu (plural); replacing dial. shap, Middle English; Old English gesceap (singular); cognate with Old Norse skap state, mood; (v.) Middle English; Old English sceapen (past participle); replacing Middle English sheppe, shippe, Old English sceppan, scyppan; cognate with German schaffen, Old Norse skepja, Gothic -skapjan to make

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shapes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shapes popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".

shapes usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for shapes

verb shapes

  • affects — Plural form of affect.
  • arches — Obsolete. a person who is preeminent; a chief.
  • beats — Plural form of beat.
  • cambers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of camber.
  • chisels — Plural form of chisel.

noun shapes

Top questions with shapes

  • how the states got their shapes?
  • how to determine face shapes?
  • how to draw 3d shapes?
  • what are the main shapes in a painting?
  • what are positive shapes?
  • your body language shapes who you are?

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