shape
part of speech
noun, verb (shape, shapes, shaped, shaping)
meaning for a pupil
1) A shape is the outline or form of something, like a circle, square or triangle. tree →
2) A shape is also a flat or solid figure in maths. tree →
3) To shape something is to make it into a certain form, like shaping clay. tree →
4) «In good shape» means fit and healthy or in good condition. tree →
sense in the lessons
Maths: figures with sides and corners — 2-D shapes (square, triangle) and 3-D shapes (cube, sphere); counted, sorted or measured (perimeter, area). Art: shape clay or dough. Everyday: in shape, out of shape, take shape (start to look finished).
examples
- This shape has 4 equal sides. tree →
- How many shapes are triangles? tree →
- What is the perimeter of the shape? tree →
- Draw a shape with 5 sides. tree →
- She shaped the clay into a bowl. tree →
- Clouds come in all shapes and sizes. tree →
- Dad runs every morning to stay in shape. tree →
- The new playground is taking shape. tree →
note
Countable: a shape, shapes. Names of shapes hide numbers of sides (triangle 3, square 4, pentagon 5, hexagon 6). A circle has no straight sides and no corners. Trap: a square is also a rectangle, but not every rectangle is a square.
In the corpora
- A story told through three people often comes back a different shape; a visit can become an emigration.
- Minimalism is art that uses very little, like simple shapes; whether a nearly empty work is deep or a con is argued.
- Hands are one of the hardest things to draw; drawing your own hand often, starting with simple shapes, helps.
- Lions have a special voice box with square-shaped folds that make a very deep, loud sound.
- A bottlenose dolphin has around 80 to 100 cone-shaped teeth, gets only one set for life, and swallows fish whole.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «shape» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.