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shaped

shaped

3 2.2
A thing made by bending or pressing soft material to fit another thing
  • adjective
  • /ʃeɪpt/
: moldeado
  • She bought a chair that was beautifully shaped to provide comfort.

Oh my gosh, are they shaped like little bears?

Examples

  • They're kind of Oval shaped or oblate like this, right?

  • Our fondant logs are ready now, shaped into a rainbow.

  • It's round and flat pill shaped, right.

  • Oh my gosh, are they shaped like little bears?

  • And this is the Tarte shaped tape in fair.

  • Oh this brush is like perfectly shaped for my eyeballs.

  • Versailles containers, beautifully cut and shaped grass right there.

  • The cookies were shaped into stars before baking them.

  • The sculpture was carefully shaped from clay to depict a dancer.

Synonyms

formed
vsshaped
33 1.5

Having a clear shape

is made to fit by working pliable material rather than merely having an outline
wrought
vsshaped
  • Specialized
20 8.1

Shaped by hammering or careful work

is produced to fit by altering soft material rather than by hammering metal
sculpted
vsshaped
13 3.9

Shaped or carved to have clear, smooth lines

is made to fit by altering soft material rather than by cutting
molded
vsshaped
  • US
11 4.2

Shaped to fit by pressing soft material into a hard form

is made to fit by altering soft material rather than using fixed hollow form
sculptured
vsshaped
2 5.7

Carved or shaped with careful design and fine detail

is used for making a part fit practically rather than for decorative appearance
preshaped
vsshaped
  • Specialized
1 4.4

Made before use so it already has the right outline

is formed to fit at the final stage rather than before use

Antonyms

amorphous
  • Specialized
5 7.3

Not having a clear shape or regular structure

5 5.4

Not fully developed or given a clear shape

Compounds

An oval shape with slightly pointed ends like an almond

Having four equal sides and four corners

2 3.8

Having a flat, round shape like a coin

2 4.4

Long and thin with both ends narrower, like a cigar

A shape with a narrow middle and wider top and bottom

Shaped like an oval with rounded ends similar to a football

bell-shaped curve
  • Specialized
1 4.2

A curve shaped like a bell that shows most values near the average

1 2.3

Shaped like a ball or nearly round

A thing that has the shape of a guitar

Having a round shape that is wider in the middle like a drum

pumpkin-shaped
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A wide round shape that is flattened at the top and bottom

1 4.3

A body or object with a round top and a narrower bottom like an apple

1 3.3

Having the form of a bird's wing

A large cloud shaped like a mushroom that rises after a powerful explosion

1 4.3

With a round bottom and a pointed top like an acorn

1 5.1

With a long, thin body like an eel

Long and narrow like a cucumber

1 5.2

Having a wide middle and narrow ends like a fig fruit

Longer from top to bottom than wide, like a watermelon

lancet-shaped
  • Specialized
7.5

Narrow and pointed at both ends, like a long thin leaf

A small metal lock shaped like a heart that couples attach to bridges

9.9

A poisonous mushroom with a saddle-shaped dull yellow or brown cap

7.4

A person with broad skills and deep knowledge in one area

star-shaped fortress
  • Specialized
9.9

A fortress with pointed outer walls like a star so defenders can fire on attackers from many directions

A coffin with three arms that meet at one end to form a Y shape

How Shaped

finished
  • Specialized
33 1.0
molded
  • US
11 4.2
shaped
3 2.2
rough
62 2.8
unformed
5 5.4

Surface Forms

shaped positive

Morphology

shaped = shape (transparent) = shape + ed

The adjective is the regular past-participle/adjectival use of the verb 'shape' formed with the productive suffix '-ed', so the meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Shaped comes from the old English word shape, which meant 'form' or 'to make'. Think of a potter shaping clay: the material is worked or molded until it fits a design, so shaped means made or formed to a particular shape.