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SCULPTURE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Creating figures or designs in three dimensions

Synonyms:

carving; sculpture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("sculpture" is a kind of...):

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

beaux arts; fine arts (the study and creation of visual works of art)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sculpture"):

modeling; modelling; molding; moulding (a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied)

Derivation:

sculpt (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it)

sculpt (create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material)

sculpture (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it)

sculpture (create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A three-dimensional work of plastic art

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("sculpture" is a kind of...):

solid figure; three-dimensional figure (a three-dimensional shape)

plastic art (the arts of shaping or modeling; carving and sculpture)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sculpture"):

bronze (a sculpture made of bronze)

bust (a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person)

carving (a sculpture created by removing material (as wood or ivory or stone) in order to create a desired shape)

marble (a sculpture carved from marble)

mobile (sculpture suspended in midair whose delicately balanced parts can be set in motion by air currents)

clay sculpture; modeling; mold; molding; mould; moulding (sculpture produced by molding)

embossment; relief; relievo; rilievo; sculptural relief (sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background)

stabile (a sculpture having fixed units (usually constructed of sheet metal) and attached to a fixed support)

statue (a sculpture representing a human or animal)

Derivation:

sculpt (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it)

sculpt (create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material)

sculptural (resembling sculpture)

sculptural (relating to or consisting of sculpture)

sculpture (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it)

sculpture (create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it

Example:

She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband

Synonyms:

grave; sculpt; sculpture

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "sculpture" is one way to...):

carve (form by carving)

Verb group:

sculpt; sculpture (create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

sculpture (creating figures or designs in three dimensions)

sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)

sculpturer (an artist who creates sculptures)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material

Example:

sculpt a swan out of a block of ice

Synonyms:

sculpt; sculpture

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Hypernyms (to "sculpture" is one way to...):

forge; form; mold; mould; shape; work (make something, usually for a specific function)

Verb group:

grave; sculpt; sculpture (shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Did he sculpture his major works over a short period of time?

Derivation:

sculpture (creating figures or designs in three dimensions)

sculpture (a three-dimensional work of plastic art)

sculpturer (an artist who creates sculptures)

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