shape - English word #965

Translation

The outside form of something, such as round, square, or long.

Word origin

From Old English gesceap, meaning form or creation, from the verb to shape.

Gender

Pluralshapes

round .

"Shape" is the outside form of something.

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Here "shape" means a form made from lines.

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"Shapes" is the plural, meaning more than one shape.

thing

An object that you can see, hold, or talk about but may not name.

form

The shape or kind of something; also a paper with spaces to write in.

line

A long thin mark, or a row of people or things one behind the other.

side

One of the flat or outer parts of something, or one of two opposite places, edges, or groups.

size

How big or small something is.

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