shape
Definition of shape:
part of speech: verb
To reduce to a particular form or figure; to fashion; to form; to adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to contrive; to direct; to suit.
part of speech: noun
Form or figure of a thing; a mould or cast; pattern; form; external appearance; idea.
Usage examples:
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She passed that question, turned it round, and took it up in another shape
Susan and Anna Warner in "Wych Hazel". -
He had gone about a mile, opening up the flat waste beyond the second bluff, when the black shape of a team and rig appeared on it.
Harold Bindloss in "Prescott of Saskatchewan". -
Get the stuff in shape an' I reckon we'll fix things right now.
James Otis in "Down the Slope". -
I can't have him sent home to his wife in that shape
Marie Conway Oemler in "Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man".