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shape

(shāp)

a. The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour: a lake in the shape of an hourglass. See Synonyms at form.

b. Spatial form, contour, or appearance: The sandy coastline is always changing shape.

a. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal: saw two shapes walking toward her in the night.

b. The contour of a person's body; the figure: a swimmer with a slender shape.

a. A definite or distinctive form: Our discussion acquired the shape of an argument.

b. Form, condition, or embodiment: How is your research project taking shape?

c. A desirable form: a fabric that holds its shape.

a. Assumed or false appearance; guise: a god in the shape of a swan.

b. A ghostly form; a phantom: Shapes appeared in his bedroom at night.

5. Something, such as a mold or pattern, used to give or determine form.

a. The condition of something with regard to effectiveness, use, or appearance: What kind of shape is your car in?

b. Bodily condition, as in regard to muscle tone or endurance: She's in great shape after working out for six months.

tr.v. shaped, shap·ing, shapes

1. To create or fashion, as:

a. To give a particular form to (a material): shape the dough into baguettes.

b. To create or configure, as from a material: a sculpture that was shaped out of ice.

2. To cause to conform to a particular form: a pool that is shaped like an hourglass; a bone that is shaped to bear weight.

a. To plan or devise: shape a new educational program.

b. To embody in a definite form: shaped a folk tale into an opera.

a. To influence in a formative way: experiences that shaped his identity.

b. To direct the course of: "He shaped history as well as being shaped by it" (Robert J. Samuelson).

Phrasal Verbs:

shape into

To develop into a particular form or condition: This is shaping into one of the biggest scandals of the century.

shape up

1. To turn out; develop: This ski season is shaping up to be the best in years.

2. To improve one's performance or behavior so as to meet a standard: Either shape up or ship out.

[Middle English, from Old English gesceap, a creation.]

shap′a·ble, shape′a·ble adj.

shaped adj.

shap′er n.

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Noun	1.	shaper - a person who makes things maker creator - a person who grows or makes or invents things basketmaker, basketweaver - someone skilled in weaving baskets belt maker - a maker of belts bookmaker - a maker of books; someone who edits or publishes or binds books beer maker, brewer - someone who brews beer or ale from malt and hops and water chandler - a maker (and seller) of candles and soap and oils and paints cobbler, shoemaker - a person who makes or repairs shoes candymaker, confectioner - someone who makes candies and other sweets author, generator, source - someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints" glassmaker - someone who makes glass hatmaker, hatter, milliner, modiste - someone who makes and sells hats ironworker - a person who makes articles of iron jeweler, jeweller, jewelry maker - someone who makes jewelry maltman, maltster - a maker of malt producer, manufacturer - someone who manufactures something needleworker - someone who does work (as sewing or embroidery) with a needle patternmaker - someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentry or metalworking) perfumer - a person who makes (and sells) perfumes piano maker - a person who makes pianos saddler - a maker and repairer and seller of equipment for horses sailmaker - a maker of sails shirtmaker - a maker of shirts spinner, thread maker, spinster - someone who spins (who twists fibers into threads) steelmaker, steelman, steelworker - a worker engaged in making steel tentmaker - someone who makes or repairs tents toolmaker - someone skilled in making or repairing tools wine maker, winemaker, vintner - someone who makes wine violin maker - someone who makes violins horologer, horologist, watchmaker - someone who makes or repairs watches wigmaker - someone who makes and sells wigs
	2.	shaper - a machine tool for shaping metal or wood shaping machine lathe - machine tool for shaping metal or wood; the workpiece turns about a horizontal axis against a fixed tool machine tool - a powered machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials milling machine, miller - machine tool in which metal that is secured to a carriage is fed against rotating cutters that shape it

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A recalcitrant metal shaper insisted on peeking from under his lapels, and his ready-made tie with its two grey satin-covered cardboard wings pushed out of sight, see-sawed, necessitating frequent adjustments.

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Yet before I proceed to my legitimate subject some few final remarks will no doubt be expected by my Readers upon those pillars and mainstays of the Constitution of Flatland, the controllers of our conduct and shapers of our destiny, the objects of universal homage and almost of adoration: need I say that I mean our Circles or Priests?

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