Definition
- (noun) The status or condition of something “The used bookshop wouldn't offer much due to the poor shape of the book.”
- (noun) Condition of personal health, especially muscular health. “The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.”
- (noun) The appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline; often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure. “He cut a square shape out of the cake.”
- (noun) Form; formation.
- (noun) (iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
- (noun) (iron manufacture) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
- (noun) A mould for making jelly, blancmange etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape.
- (noun) In the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type.
- (verb) To create or make. “Earth was shapen by God for God's folk.”
- (verb) To give something a shape and definition. “Shape the dough into a pretzel. For my art project, I plan to shape my clay lump into a bowl.”
- (verb) To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
- (verb) (of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
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Word stats
- Shapes contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 11.
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Words starting with SHA
- shabbier
- shabbiest
- shabbily
- shabbiness
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- shackle
- shackled
- shackles
- shackling
- shacks
- shad
- shade
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Frequently asked questions
What does Shapes mean?
The status or condition of something
What are the anagrams of Shapes?
Valid anagrams: phases.
How many letters are in Shapes?
Shapes has 6 letters.
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