ADJ
- basic, simple
- The children cut the paper into various simple shapes
- characteristic, distinctive
- I recognized the distinctive shape of a Boeing-747
- curious, interesting, unusual, weird
- awkward
- The desk was an awkward shape and wouldn't fit through the door
- original
- geometric/geometrical, regular, symmetrical
- complex
- asymmetrical, irregular
- odd, random
- tiles of random shape
- solid, three-dimensional
- aerodynamic
- angular, arch, circular, cone/conical, cylindrical, diamond, dome, egg, elliptical, elongated, hemispherical, hexagonal, oblong, pentagonal, pointed, pyramid/pyramidal, rectangular, round, spherical, triangular, wedge
- rounded, smooth
- arrow, banana, cross, pear, star, T, etc.
- The road forms an L shape. The bruise was a sort of mushroom shape
- blurred, ghostly, shadowy, vague
- huge, massive
- black, dark, grey
- human
- body
- You can't change your natural body shape
VERB + SHAPE
- cut out, draw, make, trace
- First draw the rough shape of your chosen animal. Fold the paper to make the shape of a cone
- cut sth into, make sth in, produce sth in
- a cheese similar to Brie but produced in a different shape
- come in, have
- Tables come in various shapes
- assume, make, take on
- Ordinary things assumed different shapes in the mist
- keep, retain
- These garments will retain their shape even with repeated washing
- regain
- change
- lose
- distort
- The wide-angle lens distorts shapes
- distinguish, make out, see
- I could just make out the shapes of animals in the field
SHAPE + VERB
- appear, emerge, loom
- Ghostly shapes loomed out of the fog
PREP
- in the ~ of
- a doormat in the shape of a cat
PHRASES
- out of shape
- The bicycle had been battered out of shape
- oblong/ rectangular/hexagonal, etc. in shape
- The island is roughly circular in shape
ADJ
- general
- changing
- final
- future
VERB + SHAPE
- alter, change, determine, influence
- He did much to determine the shape of Europe's political map at that time
- take
- A wonderful idea began to take shape in her brain
- give
- the words we use to give a shape to our feelings
PHRASES
- in any shape or form
- I can't stand insects in any shape or form
- the shape of things to come
- This revolutionary transport system could be the shape of things to come
ADJ
- fine, good, great
- bad, poor
- physical
- He's 64, but he's in better physical shape than I am
VERB + SHAPE
- get sb/sth into, knock/lick/whip sb/sth into
- Get your body into shape for the summer! Leave the boy with me?I'll soon knock him into shape!
- be in, keep in, stay in
- You are in pretty good shape for your age. She likes to stay in shape
- be out of