nounπShareThe status or condition of something"The car is in good shapes for its age. "conditionappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareCondition of personal health, especially muscular health."The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in."bodyconditionChat 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."appearancefiguremathstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareForm; formation."The clouds in the sky had interesting shapes, like animals and faces. "appearancestructurearttypemathChat 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 crew used various shapes, like I-beams and angled bars, to build the sturdy frame of the new office building. "technicalmaterialindustryChat 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 hammered the red-hot metal shapes, slowly refining them into useful tools. "materialindustrytechnicalworkmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA mould for making jelly, blancmange etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape."For the birthday party, Mom made colorful jelly shapes using star and heart molds. "foodutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareIn the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type."In Hack, shapes are used to define the structure of data, like a student's record which might include fields like name: string, age: int, and grade: float. "computingtechnologytypestructurelanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo create or make."The artist shapes clay into beautiful bowls. "actionprocessChat 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."appearancestructureartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo form or manipulate something into a certain shape."The sculptor shapes the clay into a beautiful bird. "appearancestyleactionmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(of a country, person, etc) To give influence to."My parents' values significantly shapes the decisions I make in my life. "politicsgovernmentsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo suit; to be adjusted or conformable."The athlete shapes her training schedule to fit around her school exams. "appearancestyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo imagine; to conceive."The artist shapes her next painting in her mind before even touching the canvas. "mindphilosophyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading