shape : Idioms & Phrases

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acorn-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like an acorn
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almond-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like an almond
    amygdaliform; amygdaloidal; amygdaloid.
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amorphous shape

  • noun an ill-defined or arbitrary shape
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angular shape

  • noun a shape having one or more sharp angles
    angularity.
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apple-shaped

  • adjective satellite having the general shape of an apple
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arrow-shaped

  • adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
    sagittiform; sagittate.
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awl-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like an awl
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Awl"-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Shaped like an awl.
  2. (Nat. Hist.) Subulate. See Subulate. Gray.
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bag-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a bag
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ball-shaped

  • adjective satellite having the shape of a sphere or ball
    spherical; globular; global; orbicular; spheric; globose.
    • a spherical object
    • nearly orbicular in shape
    • little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
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bar-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a rigid strip of metal or wood
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barrel-shaped

  • adjective satellite having the general shape of a barrel
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basket-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a basket
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bean-shaped

  • adjective satellite having a shape resembling a bean
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bell shape

  • noun the shape of a bell
    campana; bell.
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bell-shaped

  • adjective satellite having a convex shape that resembles a bell
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Bell"-shaped` adjective
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  1. Having the shape of a widemouthed bell; campanulate.
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bell-shaped curve

  • noun a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
    bell-shaped curve; normal curve; Gaussian curve.
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belt-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a belt
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boat-shaped

  • adjective satellite having a concave shape like a boat
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Boat"-shaped` adjective
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  1. (Bot.) See Cymbiform.
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boot-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a boot
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bottle-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a bottle
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bowl-shaped

  • adjective satellite having a concave shape with an open top like a bowl
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box-shaped

  • adjective satellite resembling a box in rectangularity
    boxlike; boxy.
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brick-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a brick
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bristle-shaped

Bris"tle-shaped` adjective
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  1. Resembling a bristle in form; as, a bristle-shaped leaf.
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bulb-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a bulb
    bulbous; bulblike.
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butterfly-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a butterfly
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button-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a button
    • button-shaped white flowers
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change of shape

  • noun an action that changes the shape of something
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change shape

  • verb assume a different shape or form
    change form; deform.
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cigar-shaped

  • adjective satellite tapering at each end
    fusiform; cigar-shaped.
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claw-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a claw
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club-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of the black trefoil or clover leaf on some playing cards
  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a club that is larger at one end
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Club"-shaped adjective
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  1. Enlarged gradually at the end, as the antennæ of certain insects.
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comb-shaped

Comb"-shaped` adjective
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  1. (Bot.) Pectinate.
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concave shape

  • noun a shape that curves or bends inward
    concavity; incurvature; incurvation.
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cone shape

  • noun a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point
    conoid; cone.
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cone-shaped

  • adjective relating to or resembling a cone
    conelike; conic; conical.
    • conical mountains
    • conelike fruit
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convex shape

  • noun a shape that curves or bulges outward
    convexity.
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cowl-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a cowl
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crescent-shaped

  • adjective satellite resembling the new moon in shape
    lunate; crescent; semilunar.
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cross-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a cross
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cube-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a cube
    cuboidal; cuboid; cubelike; cubiform; cubical.
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cucumber-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a cucumber
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curved shape

  • noun the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
    curve.
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diamond-shaped

Di"a*mond-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Shaped like a diamond or rhombus.
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disc-shaped

  • adjective satellite having a flat circular shape
    disklike; discoidal; discoid; disc-shaped; disclike.
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dish-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a dish or pan
    patelliform; dished.
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disk shape

  • noun the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure
    circularity.
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disk-shaped

  • adjective satellite having a flat circular shape
    disklike; discoidal; discoid; disc-shaped; disclike.
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distorted shape

  • noun a shape resulting from distortion
    distortion.
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dome-shaped

  • adjective satellite having the shape of a dome
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doughnut-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a ring
    annulate; annulated; annular; doughnut-shaped; circinate; ringed.
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drum-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in a form resembling a drum
    drum-like.
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ear-shaped

  • adjective satellite having a shape resembling an ear
    auriform; ear-like.
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eel-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of an eel
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egg-shaped

  • adjective satellite rounded like an egg
    prolate; ovate; ovoid; elliptic; elliptical; oval; egg-shaped; oviform.
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Egg"-shaped` adjective
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  1. Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.
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fan-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a fan
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fiddle-shaped

  • adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center
    panduriform; pandurate.
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Fid"dle-shaped` adjective
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  1. (Bot.) Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side. Gray.
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fig-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a fig
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foot-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a foot
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football-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a football
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funnel shape

  • noun a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
    funnel.
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funnel-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a funnel
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gaussian shape

  • noun a symmetrical curve representing the normal distribution
    bell-shaped curve; normal curve; Gaussian curve.
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Get into shape

  • to exercise so as to acquire a good muscle tone.
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globe-shaped

Globe"-shaped` adjective
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  1. Shaped like a globe.
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goblet-shaped

  • adjective satellite resembling the shape of a goblet
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guitar-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a guitar
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h-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of the letter H
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halberd-shaped

Hal"berd-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Hastate.
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hammer-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a hammer
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harp-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a harp
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heart-shaped

  • adjective satellite (of a leaf) shaped like a heart
    cordate; cordiform.
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helmet-shaped

  • adjective satellite having the convex shape of a helmet
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Hel"met-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of Galeate.
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hook-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a hook
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horn-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a horn
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hourglass-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of an hourglass
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in shape

  • having a good muscle tone; healthy.
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keel-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of the keel of a boat
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kidney-shaped

  • adjective satellite (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney
    reniform.
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Kid"ney-form`, Kid"ney-shaped` adjective (Also<
  • Kidney-form
  • Kidney-shaped
)
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  1. Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a kidney-shaped leaf. Gray.
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l-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of the letter L
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lance-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a lance
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lancet-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a lancet
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lath-shaped

Lath"-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having a slender elongated form, like a lath; -- said of the feldspar of certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as seen in microscopic sections.
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leaf shape

  • noun any of the various shape that leaves of plants can assume
    leaf form.
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linear-shaped

Lin"e*ar-shaped` adjective
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  1. Of a linear shape.
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lip-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a lip
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lyre-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a lyre
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mushroom-shaped cloud

  • noun a large cloud of rubble and dust shaped like a mushroom and rising into the sky after an explosion (especially of a nuclear bomb)
    mushroom cloud; mushroom.
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natural shape

  • noun a shape created by natural forces; not man-made
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needle-shaped

  • adjective satellite narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
    acerate; acicular; acerose.
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nutmeg-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a nutmeg
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oval-shaped

  • adjective satellite rounded like an egg
    prolate; ovate; ovoid; elliptic; elliptical; oval; egg-shaped; oviform.
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oven-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like an oven
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paddle-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a paddle
    • paddle-shaped fins
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palm-shaped

  • adjective satellite of a leaf shape; having leaflets or lobes radiating from a common point
    palmate.
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pear-shaped

  • adjective satellite having a round shape tapered at one end
  • adjective satellite (of sounds) full and rich
    rotund; round; orotund.
    • orotund tones
    • the rotund and reverberating phrase
    • pear-shaped vowels
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Pear"-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Of the form of a pear.
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pillar-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a cylindrical pillar
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pinwheel-shaped

  • adjective satellite having the round shape of a pinwheel
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pitcher-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a pitcher
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polygonal shape

  • noun a closed plane figure bounded by straight sides
    polygon.
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pouch-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a pouch
    pouchlike; saclike; bursiform.
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pumpkin-shaped

  • adjective having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
    oblate.
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ribbon-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a ribbon
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ring-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a ring
    annulate; annulated; annular; doughnut-shaped; circinate; ringed.
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rod-shaped

  • adjective satellite formed like a bacillus
    bacilliform; bacillar; baculiform; bacillary.
  • adjective satellite resembling a rod
    rodlike.
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round shape

  • noun a shape that is curved and without sharp angles
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s-shape

  • noun a double curve resembling the letter S
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s-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of the letter S
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saddle-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a horse's saddle
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Sad"dle-shaped` adjective
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  1. Shaped like a saddle. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper part a rounded form. Henslow. (b) (Geol.) Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without being broken at top; -- said of strata.
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saddled-shaped false morel

  • noun a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even
    Gyromitra infula.
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salver-shaped

Sal"ver-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Tubular, with a speading border. See Hypocraterimorphous.
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saucer-shaped

  • adjective satellite having a concave shape like a saucer
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sausage-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a sausage
    allantoid.
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shape constancy

  • noun the tendency to perceive the shape of a rigid object as constant despite differences in the viewing angle (and consequent differences in the shape of the pattern projected on the retina of the eye)
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shape up

  • verb develop in a positive way
    advance; come along; get on; come on; progress; get along.
    • He progressed well in school
    • My plants are coming along
    • Plans are shaping up
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shape-up

  • noun a way of hiring longshoremen by the day; applicants gather around a union boss who selects those to be hired
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Shaping machine

  • noun a machine tool for shaping metal or wood
    shaper.
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  • . (Mach.) Same as Shaper.
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shaping tool

  • noun a tool for shaping metal
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shield-shaped

  • adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)
    peltate.
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sickle-shaped

  • adjective satellite curved like a sickle
    falcate; falciform.
    • a falcate leaf
    • falcate claws
    • the falcate moon
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slipper-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a slipper
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spade-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a spade
    spade-like.
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spatula-shaped

  • adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base
    spatulate.
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spearhead-shaped

  • adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
    hastate.
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spider-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a spider
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spindle-shaped

  • adjective satellite tapering at each end
    fusiform; cigar-shaped.
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Spin"dle-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having the shape of a spindle.
  2. (Bot.) Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends; fusiform; -- applied chiefly to roots.
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spoon-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a spoon
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square-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a square
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star-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a star
    asteroid.
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stirrup-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a stirrup
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strap-shaped

Strap"-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla.
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sword-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a sword blade
    bladelike; ensiform; swordlike.
    • the iris has an ensiform leaf
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Sword"-shaped` adjective
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  1. (Bot.) Shaped like a sword; ensiform, as the long, flat leaves of the Iris, cattail, and the like.
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t-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of the letter T
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tadpole-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a tadpole
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tail-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like the tail of an animal
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take shape

  • verb develop into a distinctive entity
    spring; form; take form.
    • our plans began to take shape
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tassel-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a tassel
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thimble-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a thimble
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thread-shaped

Thread"-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having the form of a thread; filiform.
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To lick into shape

  • to give proper form to; from a notion that the bear's cubs are born shapeless and subsequently formed by licking. Hudibras.
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To shape one's self

  • to prepare; to make ready. Obs.
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To take shape

  • to assume a definite form.
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tongue-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped like a tongue
    lingulate.
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Tongue"-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Shaped like a tongue; specifically (Bot.), linear or oblong, and fleshy, blunt at the end, and convex beneath; as, a tongue-shaped leaf.
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top-shaped

Top"-shaped` adjective
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  1. Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex downward; turbinate.
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tree-shaped

  • adjective satellite resembling a tree in form and branching structure
    arboresque; treelike; arboreal; arborescent; dendriform; arboriform; arboreous; dendroidal; dendroid.
    • arborescent coral found off the coast of Bermuda
    • dendriform sponges
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trumpet-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a trumpet
    • trumpet-shaped flowers
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Trump"et-shaped` adjective
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  1. Tubular with one end dilated, as the flower of the trumpet creeper.
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tube-shaped

  • adjective satellite constituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)
    tubelike; tubular; vasiform; cannular.
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tube-shaped structure

  • noun (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
    tube.
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turnip-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a turnip
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u-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of the letter U
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umbrella-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of an umbrella
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urn-shaped

  • adjective satellite having a concave shape like an urn
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Urn"-shaped` adjective
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  1. Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn-shaped capsules of some mosses.
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v-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of the letter V
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vase-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of a vase
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Vase"-shaped` adjective
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  1. Formed like a vase, or like a common flowerpot.
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w-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of the letter W
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watermelon-shaped

  • adjective having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter
    prolate.
    • a prolate spheroid is generated by revolving an ellipse about its major axis
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wave shape

  • noun the shape of a wave illustrated graphically by plotting the values of the period quantity against time
    waveform; wave form.
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wedge shape

  • noun any shape that is triangular in cross section
    wedge; cuneus.
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wedge-shaped

  • adjective satellite (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
    cuneate.
  • adjective shaped like a wedge
    cuneal; cuneiform.
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Wedge"-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.
  2. (Bot.) Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down to the base; as, a wedge-shaped leaf.
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wheel-shaped

Wheel"-shaped` adjective
Definitions
  1. Shaped like a wheel.
  2. (Bot.) Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube; as, a wheel-shaped corolla.
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whip-shaped

Whip"-shaped` adjective
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  1. Shaped like the lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and tapering; as, a whip-shaped root or stem.
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wing-shaped

  • adjective satellite having or resembling wings
    aliform; alar; alary.
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worm-shaped

  • adjective satellite resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical
    vermiform.
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Worm"-shaped` adjective
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  1. Shaped like a worm; hick and almost cylindrical, but variously curved or bent; as, a worm-shaped root.
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y-shaped

  • adjective satellite shaped in the form of the letter Y
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