shape
A2Frequent NGSL-1UK /ʃeɪp/US /ʃeɪp/
Meaning
noun
the form of the outer edges or surfaces of something; an example of something that has a particular form
“a rectangular/spherical/cylindrical shape”
verb
to make something into a particular shape
“shape A into B, Shape the dough into a ball.”
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“probably come in all sizes shapes and”
📺 Elon Musk's 2003 Stanford University Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders LectureLearn this word in the video →
“it's our duty to change course because your generation ought to have the same freedom to shape the future as the generation that came before graduates at the very least learn from”
📺 2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim CookLearn this word in the video →
“So we have this evidence, both that the body can shape the mind, at least at the facial level, and also that role changes can shape the mind.”
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