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shape

The shape of a thing is its external form. The cake was made into the shape of a car.

shape

When you shape something, you change its shape. I will shape the material to look any way you want it.

shape

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) he could barely make out their shapes (= determine, mold, influence) shape or influence; give direction to experience often determines ability mold public opinion (= form, work, mold, mould) make something, usually for a specific function She molded the rice balls carefully Form cylinders from the dough shape a figure Work the metal into a sword the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance geometry is the mathematical science of shape (= form) give shape or form to shape the dough form the young child's character (= human body, physique, flesh) alternative names for the body of a human being Leonardo studied the human body he has a strong physique the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak (= embodiment) a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life (= cast) the visual appearance of something or someone the delicate cast of his features (= condition) the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases 'in condition' or 'in shape' or 'out of condition' or 'out of shape') (= form, pattern) a perceptual structure the composition presents problems for students of musical form a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them

SHAPE

(= Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe

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shape · verb

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Simple sentences

You're in better shape than I am.
Each molecule in our body has a unique shape.
Benzene molecules are hexagonal in shape.
Tom is in pretty good shape for his age.
Childhood experiences are the driving force that shape every adult.
If the world weren't in the shape it is now, I could trust anyone.
Pull into shape after washing.
Your watch is similar to mine in shape and color.
Our plans are taking shape.
Our plans for the summer are taking shape.
Their scope and shape is unclear.
It then became necessary to settle the best route for the line to follow; and that was determined, in the first place, by the shape of the land it had to cross.
The hat stood out because of its strange shape.
The mountain has a beautiful shape.
The project is taking shape.
The doctor advised me to take up some sport to stay in shape.
The old house was in bad shape.
The fruit is similar to an orange in shape and to a pineapple in taste.
I've been in bad shape these days.
That cloud is in the shape of a fish.
Whales are similar to fishes in shape.

Movie subtitles

It had a face shape.
This is why you have to keep your kung fu in top shape.
Given the shape, depth and circumference of the wound, I have narrowed it down to these.
And so the evening took shape.
It's not in the shape of a man or anything.
This shape settee's all the rage in Scandinavia.
Many women, for instance, confess that - transformed into cats - they soiled the altar during the night, while two devils in the shape of animals stood guard at the church door.
Looks like you've wintered through in good shape.
Well, Coleman, most times I winter through in fair shape.
The very particular shape of the letters. do you follow me?
If the merger does not go through, we are in very bad shape, Papa.
I give them every consideration. good food, exercise. everything to get them in splendid shape.
I was just washing my car, because everything has to be in top shape in these days of keen competition.
Get yourself in shape.
It'll take three years with the best of care to get them back in shape.
Well Gary, now that you're in shape again, we can start out on the first real job I have for you. Great!
All ship-shape again.
Everything is in fine shape.
For me, this changes the shape of the world.
It's all bumped out of shape.
I wanted her to get him in shape so he could go home.
The one thing in the world that I care for is trout. in any shape or form.
Is the letter taking shape?
The fluctuations of your power are taking the shape of love and emotions.
McCloskey's in great shape.
Yeah, show my shape.
You are in splendid shape.
After learning all that, I began modestly in 3rd-class hotels. to get my hands in shape.
It'll ruin the shape of her mouth. I know, I know.
But you're an exquisite shape, too.
Their lenses are so fine and their shape so practical that at a short distance you can watch that squirrel up close without frightening it.

News and current affairs

The outcome of these discussions will shape policies and investment aimed at spurring GDP growth, strengthening human capital, and promoting more inclusive prosperity.
Together, governments, civil society, international organizations, and the private sector can improve the availability and quality of finance for development, and shape a better future for all.
For them, given Israel's narrow and vulnerable geographic shape and continuing Arab enmity, controlling the West Bank and Gaza is not an ideological imperative, but is driven by security considerations.
Doctors are on strike, taxes are on the rise, the parties in government are mauling each other, and Chancellor Angela Merkel herself proclaimed in a prominent speech that the country is in disastrous shape.
They see new players (say, Spain) rising to shape EU policy, particularly foreign policy, and sense that their traditional leadership is being challenged.
Europe as a whole is not in bad fiscal shape; its debt-to-GDP ratio compares favorably with that of the United States.
To help create this future, I am focusing my second term as Secretary-General on five global imperatives - five generational opportunities to shape the world of tomorrow by the decisions we make today.
American politicians need to recognize the new G-Zero reality and rebuild America's domestic sources of strength, even if only incrementally. If they do, the US will have the vigor and flexibility to shape the next world order.
The recent emergence of additional powers - the European Union, China, India, and a Russia driven to recover its lost status - has eroded America's capacity to shape events unilaterally.
Indeed, what will now shape the future of the region is not democracy, but the violent divide between Shiites and Sunnis that the Iraq war precipitated.
The US and the rest of Asia must not merely adjust to China; they must seek to shape a China that plays by the rules.
The International Criminal Court, which is now taking shape in The Hague with the selection of its first justices, does not have retroactive jurisdiction.
But crime would not be as powerful as it is, and the police and judiciary would not be as corrupt, if Serbia's economy were in better shape.
Unfortunately, such programs largely lack the visibility and influence needed to shape educational reform.
Yet, history is unfair, and the US, despite its greater responsibility for today's global crisis, may emerge in better shape than most countries from the morass.
In better shape, but not alone.
Indeed, scientists have not only identified some of the brain pathways that shape our ethical decisions, but also chemical substances that modulate this neural activity.
Plenty of evidence suggests that we are in something of a golden age for citizen speculation, documentation, and inference that takes shape - usually on the Internet - and spreads virally around the globe.
Russia's economy is now in far worse shape than that of EU members.
This approach may well be the shape of things to come.
Quite apart from their concerns about the robustness of the rebound in the economy, investors are uncertain about many financial firms' business models, and about the future size, shape, and profitability of the financial sector in general.
The good news is that a solution is now slowly taking shape that promises to create a mechanism by which the ECB could backstop the EFSF.

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