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shape

The correct spelling is shape.

How to pronounce shape

/ʃeɪp/
noun

IPA: /ʃeɪp/

Say it like: Sha-pe

The correct spelling is shape. The status or condition of something For example: "The used bookshop wouldn't offer much due to the poor shape of the book."

Usage Examples

The used bookshop wouldn't offer much due to the poor shape of the book.

The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.

He cut a square shape out of the cake.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The status or condition of something
  2. 2.Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
  3. 3.The appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline; often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure.
  4. 4.Form; formation.
  5. 5.(iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.

verb

  1. 1.To create or make.
  2. 2.To give something a shape and definition.
  3. 3.To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
  4. 4.(of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
  5. 5.To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.

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