nounπShareThe status or condition of something"Her mother's illness changed the shape of their family life. "conditionessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareCondition of personal health, especially muscular health."The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in."conditionbodyphysiologyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline; often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure."He cut a square shape out of the cake."appearancefiguremathessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareForm; formation."The new design for the school building emphasized interesting shapes. "appearancestructureartfiguretypeessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar."The construction company ordered several different shapes of steel for the new building, including angle iron and beams. "materialindustrytechnicalessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(iron manufacture) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted."The blacksmith carefully examined the shape of the iron, ready to begin the final forging process. "materialindustryessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA mould for making jelly, blancmange etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape."The dessert chef used a special shape to make elegant, individual portions of jelly. "foodutensilessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareIn the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type."The student defined the shape of the data for their Hack program. "computingtechnologylanguagetypestructureessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo create or make."The artist shaped the clay into a beautiful vase. "actionprocessessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo give something a shape and definition."Shape the dough into a pretzel.Β Β For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl."appearancestylefigurestructureartessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo form or manipulate something into a certain shape."The sculptor carefully shaped the clay into a beautiful bird. "appearancestyleactionmaterialessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of a country, person, etc) To give influence to."The new teacher shaped the students' attitudes toward learning by encouraging curiosity. "politicssocietynationworldculturehistoryessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo suit; to be adjusted or conformable."The new schedule needs to be shaped to fit everyone's availability. "conditionappearanceessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo imagine; to conceive."I shaped a plan for a surprise birthday party for my mom. "mindphilosophyessentialtoeicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
