All shape synonyms
shape
S s verb shape
- camber β A camber is a gradual downward slope from the centre of a road to each side of it.
- grow into β to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- acclimatise β Standard spelling of from=Non-Oxford British spelling.
- chisel β A chisel is a tool that has a long metal blade with a sharp edge at the end. It is used for cutting and shaping wood and stone.
- create β To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- configure β If you configure a piece of computer equipment, you set it up so that it is ready for use.
- frame β a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
- malleate β to beat or shape with a hammer, as in metalworking.
- cambering β a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- organise β to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- authored β a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- machined β Simple past tense and past participle of machine.
- adapt β If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
- whittle β to cut, trim, or shape (a stick, piece of wood, etc.) by carving off bits with a knife.
- cataloging β Make a systematic list of (items of the same type).
- crafted β an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill: the craft of a mason.
- line up β a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- whorled β having a whorl or whorls.
- hackles β one of the long, slender feathers on the neck or saddle of certain birds, as the domestic rooster, much used in making artificial flies for anglers.
- make over β to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- hackling β Present participle of hackle.
- work β Henry Clay, 1832β84, U.S. songwriter.
- craft β You can refer to a boat, a spacecraft, or an aircraft as a craft.
- manicure β a cosmetic treatment of the hands and fingernails, including trimming and polishing of the nails and removing cuticles.
- fit β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- hacked β to place (something) on a hack, as for drying or feeding.
- make ready β the state or condition of being ready.
- change β If there is a change in something, it becomes different.
- dictate β If you dictate something, you say or read it aloud for someone else to write down.
- dash off β If you dash off to a place, you go there very quickly.
noun shape
- cutout β A cardboard cutout is a shape that has been cut from cardboard.
- fettle β state; condition: in fine fettle.
- format β the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- womb β the uterus of the human female and certain higher mammals.
- configuration β A configuration is an arrangement of a group of things.
- makeup β facial cosmetics, as eye shadow or lipstick.
- wellbeing β a good or satisfactory condition of existence; a state characterized by health, happiness, and prosperity; welfare: to influence the well-being of the nation and its people.
- corporeality β the state or quality of being corporeal; bodily existence
- lineation β an act or instance of marking with or tracing by lines.
- apercus β a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- body β Your body is all your physical parts, including your head, arms, and legs.
- build β If you build something, you make it by joining things together.
- character β The character of a person or place consists of all the qualities they have that make them distinct from other people or places.
- health β the general condition of the body or mind with reference to soundness and vigor: good health; poor health.
- constellation β A constellation is a group of stars which form a pattern and have a name.
- coordination β Coordination means organizing the activities of two or more groups so that they work together efficiently and know what the others are doing.
- healthfulness β conducive to health; wholesome or salutary: a healthful diet.
- form β external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- lustiness β The property of having or experiencing lust, of being lusty.