shape

About 51.37 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The status or condition of something

   The used bookshop wouldn’t offer much due to the poor shape of the book.

2. noun Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.

   The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.

3. noun A graphical representation of an object's form or its external boundary, outline, or external surface.

   What shape shall we use for the cookies? Stars, circles, or diamonds?

4. noun Form; formation.

   Your head is a funny shape, rather oblong.

5. noun A geometric figure defined by its surfaces, lines, and angles, existing in 2D or 3D
6. noun A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
7. noun A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
8. noun A mould for making blancmange, jelly, etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape.

Similar words

form determine pattern embodiment influence frame configuration build regulate condition

Often followed by

of and the in to is or as that

Word family

shaped shaper shapers shapes shaping