shaped
English
Etymology
From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape + -ed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃeɪpt/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪpt
- Hyphenation: shaped
Adjective
shaped (comparative more shaped, superlative most shaped)
- Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.
- The shaped sides of the wardrobe give it a more attractive appearance.
- (in compound terms) Having a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure)
- (in compound terms) Designed for a particular person or thing.
- a God-shaped hole in one's heart
Derived terms
- almond-shaped
- banana-shaped
- battleship-shaped curve
- bell-shaped
- boat-shaped abdomen
- brick-shaped
- brickshaped
- cone-shaped
- crescent-shaped
- cross-shaped
- cup-shaped
- dome-shaped
- domeshaped
- egg-shaped
- funnelshaped, funnel-shaped
- go pear-shaped
- go pear shaped
- heart-shaped
- hourglass-shaped
- kidney-shaped
- leaf-shaped
- mushroom-shaped
- needle-shaped
- pear-shaped
- ring-shaped
- rod-shaped
- spindle-shaped
- star-shaped
- top-shaped
- wedge-shaped
- Y-shaped coffin
Translations
having been given a shape
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