| has gloss | (verb) give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
shape, form |
| lexicalization | eng: form |
| lexicalization | eng: shape |
| subclass of | (verb) cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
alter, change, modify |
| has subclass | (verb) give individual shape or form to; "Language that individuates his memories"
individuate |
| has subclass | (verb) form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"
tie |
| has subclass | (verb) make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"
terrace |
| has subclass | (verb) shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers"
fork |
| has subclass | (verb) shape or cut with a flat surface
tabulate |
| has subclass | (verb) shape or form to required dimensions
dimension |
| has subclass | (verb) shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"
roll |
| has subclass | (verb) flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"
draw |
| has subclass | (verb) cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
strike |
| has subclass | (verb) cause to take on a definite and clear shape; "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"
crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize |
| has subclass | (verb) form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough"
twist |
| has subclass | (verb) form into slivers; "sliver wood"
sliver |
| has subclass | (verb) form into a ridge
ridge |
| has subclass | (verb) form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
plume |
| has subclass | (verb) make round; "round the edges"
round, round off, round out |
| has subclass | (verb) shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
scallop, scollop |
| has subclass | (verb) make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
square, square up |
| has subclass | (verb) form a circle around; "encircle the errors"
encircle, circle |
| has subclass | (verb) shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel"
turn |
| has subclass | (verb) make concave; shape like a dish
dish |
| has subclass | (verb) make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"
fit |
| has subclass | (verb) make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"
flatten |
| has subclass | (verb) alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"
strain, deform, distort |
| has subclass | (verb) shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"
blow |
| has subclass | (verb) shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"
block |
| has subclass | (verb) shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment"
block |
| has subclass | (verb) form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"
cup |