Shaped vs. Molded
Shaped and Molded Definitions
Shaped
The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour
A lake in the shape of an hourglass.
Molded
A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
Shaped
Spatial form, contour, or appearance
The sandy coastline is always changing shape.
Molded
A frame or model around or on which something is formed or shaped.
Shaped
The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal
Saw two shapes walking toward her in the night.
Molded
Something that is made in or shaped on a mold.
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Shaped
The contour of a person's body; the figure
A swimmer with a slender shape.
Molded
The shape or pattern of a mold.
Shaped
A definite or distinctive form
Our discussion acquired the shape of an argument.
Molded
General shape or form
The oval mold of her face.
Shaped
Form, condition, or embodiment
How is your research project taking shape?.
Molded
Distinctive character or type
A leader in the mold of her predecessors.
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Shaped
A desirable form
A fabric that holds its shape.
Molded
A fixed or restrictive pattern or form
A method of scientific investigation that broke the mold and led to a new discovery.
Shaped
Assumed or false appearance; guise
A god in the shape of a swan.
Molded
(Architecture) See molding.
Shaped
A ghostly form; a phantom
Shapes appeared in his bedroom at night.
Molded
Any of various filamentous fungi that grow on and contribute to the decay of organic matter.
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Shaped
Something, such as a mold or pattern, used to give or determine form.
Molded
A growth of such fungi.
Shaped
The condition of something with regard to effectiveness, use, or appearance
What kind of shape is your car in?.
Molded
Any of various other saprophytic or parasitic organisms that resemble fungi, such as slime molds or water molds.
Shaped
Bodily condition, as in regard to muscle tone or endurance
She's in great shape after working out for six months.
Molded
To form (something) out of a fluid or plastic material
Molded a cup out of clay.
Shaped
To give a particular form to (a material)
Shape the dough into baguettes.
Molded
To form into a particular shape; give shape to
Molded the clay into a ball.
Shaped
To create or configure, as from a material
A sculpture that was shaped out of ice.
Molded
To guide or determine the growth or development of; influence
A teacher who helps to mold the minds of his students.
Shaped
To cause to conform to a particular form
A pool that is shaped like an hourglass.
A bone that is shaped to bear weight.
Molded
To fit closely by following the contours of (the body). Used of clothing.
Shaped
To plan or devise
Shape a new educational program.
Molded
To assume a certain shape
Shoes that gradually molded to my feet.
Shaped
To embody in a definite form
Shaped a folk tale into an opera.
Molded
To become moldy.
Shaped
To influence in a formative way
Experiences that shaped his identity.
Molded
Simple past tense and past participle of mold
Shaped
To direct the course of
"He shaped history as well as being shaped by it" (Robert J. Samuelson).
Molded
Shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort);
A shaped handgrip
The molded steel plates
The wrought silver bracelet
Shaped
Having been given a shape, especially a curved shape.
The shaped sides of the wardrobe give it a more attractive appearance.
Shaped
(in compound terms) Having a particular shape sharing the appearance of something in space, especially its outline – often a basic geometric two-dimensional figure
Shaped
Simple past tense and past participle of shape
Shaped
Shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort);
A shaped handgrip
The molded steel plates
The wrought silver bracelet
Shaped
Having the shape of;
A square shaped playing field
