Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shaped

/ʃeɪpt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables: shaped
IPA: /ʃeɪpt/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.

adj

Having a particular shape (sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure).

adj

Designed for a particular person or thing.

adj

Having a particularly pleasant or recognizable shape.

verb

simple past and past participle of shape

Example Sentences

"The shaped sides of the wardrobe give it a more attractive appearance."
"a God-shaped hole in one's heart"
"Records showed the three security agents were already dead, which bore further investigation, but that was an Ibanez-shaped problem, and Lillian's problems were taller, leaner, and perhaps even meaner, so she focused on them instead."

Etymology

From Middle English schaped, ischaped, equivalent to shape + -ed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: schaped

Inflected Forms

more shaped (comparative) most shaped (superlative)

Derived Forms

autoshaped brickshaped domeshaped funnelshaped nonshaped rodshaped shapedly shapedness unshaped

Phrases

almond-shaped apple-shaped ball-shaped banana-shaped battleship-shaped curve bean-shaped plasma bell-shaped boat-shaped abdomen

Synonyms

-form shapen molded wrought

Rhymes With

escaped raped taped scraped draped videotaped reshaped caped gaped aped misshaped

Questions

How do you pronounce shaped?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃeɪpt/.
What does shaped mean?: Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.
Where does shaped come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce shaped

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