shape
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4.1
- noun
- /ʃeɪp/
:
forma
- The final section examines the shape, depth, and texture of the newspapers' coverage of the story.
- take shape
- give shape to
Desire also the shape of a torso between breaths.
- Desire also the shape of a torso between breaths.
- And he says they they all appear as shapes of consciousness.
- But the somehow the politics, the the shape of power had been switched.
- My true name is you, vowed, and my true shape is this shape.
Examples
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She drew a shape that represented her feelings about freedom.
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Your body is in the shape of a letter.
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Like something in the shape of a present.
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I mean, it truly changes the shape of your nose and your face bones.
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To me, that has the shape of an octopus.
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As I could see now, the objects were ovoidal in shape and appeared to be transparent.
Fiction book (1991) -
Amalia's dreams begin to take tangible shape in her writing by the end of the project.
Academic text (2015) -
Dresses were often cut on the bias, creating a narrow although fluid shape that highlighted women's bodies.
Academic text (2015) -
The sculpture has a unique shape that captures the essence of movement.
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The map of the country clearly shows the shape of its borders.
Synonyms
839
1.3
The visible shape or structure of something
234
3.1
The shape of a person's body
117
3.9
A picture that represents a person, thing, or idea
74
3.5
A picture or model that shows what something looks like
38
5.5
A person or thing that shows an idea, quality and feeling
1
4.4
A clear, simple example that helps you see an idea that is hard to imagine
1
9.9
The shape or outer appearance of something
A person or object that stands for an idea with deeper meaning
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
1
9.3
A morning way of choosing dock workers who gather and are picked for daily jobs
1
2.3
A shape with a round base that narrows to a single point at the top like an ice cream cone
- Specialized
A smooth bell-shaped curve that shows how values spread around the average
- Specialized
Seeing a solid object like a door as the same form from different angles
How Concrete
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word shape comes from the old English sceapian ('to form' or 'make'), so people often used a visible form to show an idea. That's why a simple shape, like a key or a triangle, can stand for an abstract meaning.