shaped

Collocations

8

1

(adj.)

VERBS

be

ADV

beautifully, perfectly

The potter carefully molded the clay into a perfectly shaped bowl for the exhibition.

grotesquely | irregularly

awkwardly

The furniture looked awkwardly shaped and didn't fit properly in the small bedroom.

curiously, oddly, strangely

The vase had a curiously shaped base that made it difficult to place on the shelf.

specially

The baker made specially shaped cookies for the children's birthday party.

PHRASES

be shaped like sth

The new furniture in the living room is shaped like a giant cloud.

Definitions

adj

1

Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.

The shaped sides of the wardrobe give it a more attractive appearance.

2

Having a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure).

3

Designed for a particular person or thing.

a God-shaped hole in one's heart

Records showed the three security agents were already dead, which bore further investigation, but that was an Ibanez-shaped problem, and Lillian's problems were taller, leaner, and perhaps even meaner, so she focused on them instead.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a plia

molded
wrought

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

The shaped sides of the wardrobe give it a more attractive appearance.

Wiktionary

02

a God-shaped hole in one's heart

Wiktionary

03

Records showed the three security agents were already dead, which bore further investigation, but that was an Ibanez-shaped problem, and Lillian's problems were taller, leaner, and perhaps even meaner

Wiktionary

04

The rugby ball is shaped something like an egg.

Tatoeba · #29808

05

You find that it is shaped by science.

Tatoeba · #43142

06

These books have defined and shaped our culture.

Tatoeba · #247353

Collocations

(adj.)

Definitions

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Usage Notes

Your note