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View synonyms for shaped

shaped

[ sheypt ]

adjective

  1. of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination):

    a U-shaped driveway.

  2. designed to fit a particular form, body, or contour:

    a shaped garment.

  3. Furniture. having other than a plane surface.


-shaped

/ ʃeɪpt /

combining form

  1. having the shape of

    a pear-shaped figure

    an L-shaped room

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shaped1

First recorded in 1530–40; shape + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

The main causes are the loss of habitat and food in landscapes shaped by humans as well as a high number of direct or indirect incidents of poisoning.

Our habits are shaped by two brain systems -- one that triggers automatic responses to familiar cues and another that enables goal-directed control.

March Town Council said it had been inundated with requests to try to replicate the "banana" shaped tree this year, and so it had asked its suppliers for one.

From BBC

Abul Rizvi, a former government official who shaped Australia's skilled migration policy, says the "underfunded" sector has "long been chasing tuition revenue from overseas students and sacrificing learning integrity in the process".

From BBC

A team of researchers from the UK and Australia analysed charcoal and pollen contained in ancient mud to determine how Aboriginal Tasmanians shaped their surroundings.

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