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shape

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any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)(noun.attribute)

Example:
He could barely make out their shapes.

Synonym:
configuration, conformation, contour, form

source: wordnet30
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance(noun.tops)

Example:
Geometry is the mathematical science of shape.

Synonym:
form

source: wordnet30
alternative names for the body of a human being(noun.body)

Synonym:
anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, soma

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a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
embodiment

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the visual appearance of something or someone(noun.attribute)

Synonym:
cast, form

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the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')(noun.state)

Synonym:
condition

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the supreme headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe(noun.group)

Synonym:
supreme headquarters allied powers europe

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a perceptual structure(noun.cognition)

Synonym:
form, pattern

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Character or construction of a thing as determining its external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form; guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an elegant shape.(noun)

source: webster1913

shape or influence; give direction to(verb.cognition)

Synonym:
determine, influence, mold, regulate

source: wordnet30
make something, usually for a specific function(verb.creation)

Example:
Shape a figure.

Synonym:
forge, form, mold, mould, work

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give shape or form to(verb.change)

Example:
Shape the dough.

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To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.(verb)

source: webster1913
To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.(verb)

source: webster1913

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