Definition of shape

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Shape (n.) To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel..

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Spin :: Spin (v. t.) To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe..
Weedy :: Weedy (superl.) Scraggy; ill-shaped; ungainly; -- said of colts or horses, and also of persons..
Funnel :: Funnel (v. t.) A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone, terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel..
Umbilicated :: Umbilicated (a.) Depressed in the middle, like a navel, as a flower, fruit, or leaf; navel-shaped; having an umbilicus; as, an umbilicated smallpox vesicle..
Acorn :: Acorn (n.) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the spindle above the vane, on the mast-head..
Flower :: Flower (n.) In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage..
Bag Net :: Bag net () A bag-shaped net for catching fish.
Pycnidium :: Pycnidium (n.) In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of the inner walls of which spores are produced..
Fir :: Fir (n.) A genus (Abies) of coniferous trees, often of large size and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir, etc. The Scotch fir is a Pinus..
Semiorbicular :: Semiorbicular (a.) Having the shape of a half orb or sphere.
Casserole :: Casserole (n.) A mold (in the shape of a hollow vessel or incasement) of boiled rice, mashed potato or paste, baked, and afterwards filled with vegetables or meat..
Perimeter :: Perimeter (n.) An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the field of vision.
Conchiform :: Conchiform (a.) Shaped like one half of a bivalve shell; shell-shaped.
Gable :: Gable (n.) A decorative member having the shape of a triangular gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway..
Rotated :: Rotated (a.) Turned round, as a wheel; also, wheel-shaped; rotate..
Slug :: Slug (n.) An irregularly shaped piece of metal, used as a missile for a gun..
Flosh :: Flosh (n.) A hopper-shaped box or /nortar in which ore is placed for the action of the stamps.
Drift :: Drift (v. t.) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift..
Scalpriform :: Scalpriform (a.) Shaped like a chisel; as, the scalpriform incisors of rodents..
Pew :: Pew (n.) Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall, formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a pen; a sheepfold..
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