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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or given a form or shape
Classified under:
Similar:
molded; shaped; wrought (shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort))
slipper-shaped (shaped in the form of a slipper)
saddle-shaped (shaped in the form of a horse's saddle)
rudder-like (formed like and serving like a rudder)
ribbon-shaped (shaped in the form of a ribbon)
precast (of structural members especially of concrete; cast into form before being transported to the site of installation)
pitcher-shaped (shaped in the form of a pitcher)
phylliform (having the shape of a leaf)
perfected ((of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed)
paddle-shaped (shaped in the form of a paddle)
oven-shaped (shaped like an oven)
nutmeg-shaped (shaped like a nutmeg)
navicular; scaphoid (shaped like a boat)
lyre-shaped (shaped like a lyre)
L-shaped (shaped in the form of the letter L)
lip-shaped (shaped in the form of a lip)
lancet-shaped (shaped in the form of a lancet)
lance-shaped (shaped like a lance)
Y-shaped (shaped in the form of the letter Y)
W-shaped (shaped in the form of the letter W)
v-shaped (shaped in the form of the letter V)
vermiform; worm-shaped (resembling a worm; long and thin and cylindrical)
vase-shaped (shaped in the form of a vase)
U-shaped (shaped in the form of the letter U)
umbrella-shaped (shaped in the form of an umbrella)
turnip-shaped (shaped in the form of a turnip)
trumpet-shaped (shaped in the form of a trumpet)
thimble-shaped (shaped in the form of a thimble)
tadpole-shaped (shaped in the form of a tadpole)
T-shaped (shaped in the form of the letter T)
tassel-shaped (shaped like a tassel)
stirrup-shaped (shaped in the form of a stirrup)
s-shaped (shaped in the form of the letter S)
spoon-shaped (shaped in the form of a spoon)
spider-shaped (shaped in the form of a spider)
spade-like; spade-shaped (shaped in the form of a spade)
club-shaped (shaped in the form of the black trefoil or clover leaf on some playing cards)
club-shaped (shaped in the form of a club that is larger at one end)
claw-shaped (shaped like a claw)
catenulate; chainlike (having a chainlike form)
button-shaped (shaped like a button)
butterfly-shaped (shaped like a butterfly)
botuliform (shaped like a sausage)
bottle-shaped (shaped like a bottle)
boot-shaped (shaped like a boot)
biform (having or combining two forms)
belt-shaped (shaped like a belt)
basket-shaped (shaped like a basket)
bar-shaped (shaped like a rigid strip of metal or wood)
bag-shaped (shaped like a bag)
bacillar; bacillary; bacilliform; baculiform; rod-shaped (formed like a bacillus)
awl-shaped (shaped like an awl)
acorn-shaped (shaped like an acorn)
ductile; malleable; pliable; pliant; tensile; tractile (capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out)
keel-shaped (shaped in the form of the keel of a boat)
H-shaped (shaped in the form of the letter H)
hourglass-shaped (shaped in the form of an hourglass)
horn-shaped (shaped in the form of a horn)
hook-shaped (shaped in the form of a hook)
harp-shaped (shaped in the form of a harp)
hammer-shaped (shaped in the form of a hammer)
guitar-shaped (shaped in the form of a guitar)
funnel-shaped (shaped in the form of a funnel)
football-shaped (shaped in the form of a football)
foot-shaped (shaped in the form of a foot)
fig-shaped (shaped in the form of a fig)
fan-shaped (shaped in the form of a fan)
eel-shaped (shaped in the form of an eel)
drum-like; drum-shaped (shaped in a form resembling a drum)
die-cast (formed by forcing molten metal into a die)
cross-shaped (shaped in the form of a cross)
cowl-shaped (shaped like a cowl)
Antonym:
unformed (not having form or shape)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb form
Context examples:
The portion of the bladder that is formed by the posterior wall and is located opposite to the bladder opening.
(Bladder Fundus, NCI Thesaurus)
Surgery to remove one or more metastases (tumors formed from cells that have spread from the primary tumor).
(Metastasectomy, NCI Dictionary)
The triangular area in the bladder mucosa that is formed by the two ureteral orifices and the urethral orifice.
(Bladder Trigone, NCI Thesaurus)
It is formed mainly by the left atrium.
(Base of the Heart, NCI Thesaurus)
“Really, now!” cried the inspector, “you have formed your opinion! Come, now, we shall see who agrees with you. I say it is south, for the country is more deserted there.”
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Artery formed by the bifurcation of the internal carotid artery (CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL).
(Anterior Cerebral Artery, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
In testes is formed from progesterone.
(Androsterone, NCI Thesaurus)
They are formed from parts of the variable regions of the Fab fragment of the immunoglobulin.
(Antibody Binding Site, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
It is formed by the synthesis from dietary linoleic acid and is a precursor in the biosynthesis of prostaglandins, thromboxanes, and leukotrienes.(ChemID Plus)
(Arachidonic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
These points formed her chief solicitude in anticipating her removal from Uppercross, where she felt she had been stationed quite long enough.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
