shape

the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.

this quality as found in some individual object or body form.

something seen in outline, as in silhouette.

an imaginary form; phantom.

an assumed appearance; guise.

a particular or definite organized form or expression.

proper form; orderly arrangement.

condition or state of repair.

the collective conditions forming a way of life or mode of existence.

the figure, physique, or body of a person, especially of a woman.

something used to give form, as a mold or a pattern.

Also called section.��Building Trades, Metalworking.��a flanged metal beam or bar of uniform section, as a channel iron, I-beam, etc.

Nautical.��a ball, cone, drum, etc., used as a day signal, singly or in combinations, to designate a vessel at anchor or engaged in some particular operation.

to give definite form, shape, organization, or character to; fashion or form.

to couch or express in words.

to adjust; adapt.

to direct (one's course, future, etc.).

to file the teeth of (a saw) to uniform width after jointing.

Animal Behavior, Psychology.��to teach (a desired behavior) to a human or other animal by successively rewarding the actions that more and more closely approximate that behavior.

Obsolete.��to appoint; decree.