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present tense form of shape (3rd person singular).
plural of shape.

shapes

Part of Speech:

All (4) Noun (2) Verb (2)

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form, structure n.
condition, health n.
form, create v.
devise, plan v.

NOUN

form, structure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

architecture aspect body configuration contour format frame model outline pattern shadow silhouette

STRONG

appearance build cast chassis circumscription conformation constitution construction cut embodiment figure guise likeness lineation lines look make metamorphosis mold profile semblance simulacrum stamp symmetry

Antonyms

STRONG

difference reality

NOUN

condition, health

Synonyms

STRONG

case estate fettle fitness kilter order repair state trim whack

VERB

form, create

Synonyms

STRONGEST

build carve construct embody fashion forge frame mold produce

STRONG

assemble cast chisel crystallize cut fabricate hew knead make mint model pat pattern sculpture sketch stamp streamline trim whittle

WEAK

block out bring together roughhew throw together

Antonyms

STRONGEST

demolish destroy dismantle raze ruin

STRONG

lose

WEAK

deform neglect

VERB

devise, plan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adapt become define develop frame guide modify prepare regulate tailor

STRONG

accommodate form grow remodel

WEAK

take form work up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disorganize neglect

STRONG

stop

WEAK

deform destroy

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shapes

She started by making simple shapes like a stuffed orange, pear and an eggplant, working her way up to the finalized baby gift: a stuffed whale.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

An owner shapes the direction of a club from a little further back.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Krasner’s small, tight accretions of repetitive marks and shapes seem airless and uninflected; even the densest of Pollock’s early, layered pours pulse and breathe, his touch liberated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Known as magnetofossils, the microscopic structures come in shapes resembling spearheads, spindles, bullets, and needles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Strange, squat shapes rose from its floor in groups and lines.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda