Definitions
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
Word origin
From Middle English shap, schape, from Old English ġesceap (“shape, form, created being, creature, creation, dispensation, fate, condition, sex, gender, genitalia”), from Proto-West Germanic *ga- + *skap, from Proto-Germanic *ga- + *skapą (“shape, nature, condition”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kep- (“to split, cut”).
Used in a sentence
“The used bookshop wouldn’t offer much due to the poor shape of the book.”
“The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.”
“We exercise to keep in good physical shape.”
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Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Form or outline”5 letters
02“Geometric form”5 letters
03“Outline form”5 letters
04“Outline or form”5 letters
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