Hypernyms for "shape"
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adult body
amorphous shape
angular shape
angularity
beat
block
blow
bluntness
carry weight
carve
cast
chip
circle
coil
column
concaveness
concavity
connection
connexion
convexity
convexness
crookedness
crystalise
crystalize
crystallise
crystallize
cup
curvature
curve
cut out
decide
deform
dimension
dish
disincline
dispose
distort
distorted shape
distortion
draw
dullness
encircle
female body
figure
fit
fitness
flair
flare
flatten
fork
fractal
gestalt
grid
grind
handbuild
hand-build
hill
incline
index
indispose
individuate
juvenile body
kaleidoscope
keenness
layer
line
link
lobularity
machine
male body
miscreate
model
mold
mosaic
mould
mound
narrowing
natural shape
pace
person
physical fitness
pillar
plane
plume
predetermine
preform
puddle
remold
reshape
ridge
roll
roughcast
round
round off
round out
round shape
roundness
scallop
scollop
sculpt
sculpture
sharpness
sheet
sinter
sliver
solid
square
square up
stamp
straightness
strain
strand
stratification
strike
swage
tabulate
terrace
throw
tie
time
topography
tower
triangle
turn
twist
upset
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.