shaped

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US /ʃeɪpt/
adj verb Freq #8075

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Having a particular form or outline.

    The children played in a star-shaped paddling pool.

  2. 2
    verb

    Past tense and past participle of shape: to give something a form, or to influence how something develops.

    Her childhood experiences shaped the way she sees the world.

  3. 3
    adj

    Made or designed to fit a particular person or purpose.

    The curved seat was carefully shaped for comfort.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
3 adj · made or designed to fit a... molded
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Word family
Derived forms almond-shapedapple-shapedautoshapedball-shapedbanana-shapedbell-shapedbowl-shapedbox-shapedbrick-shapedbrickshapedcone-shapedcrescent-shaped

Etymology

From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape + -ed.

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