shaped

American

[sheypt] / ʃeɪpt /

adjective

of a definite form, shape, or character (often used in combination).

a U-shaped driveway.
designed to fit a particular form, body, or contour.

a shaped garment.
Furniture. having other than a plane surface.

-shaped British

/ ʃeɪpt /

combining form

having the shape of

an L-shaped room
a pear-shaped figure

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

well-shaped adjective

Etymology

Origin of shaped

First recorded in 1530–40; shape + -ed ²

Example Sentences

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These preforms, which look like plastic test tubes, are sold to brands and bottle manufacturers to be shaped into plastic bottles of the desired shape and size.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

The standout in its portfolio is Leqembi, an Alzheimer’s drug co-developed with Eisai, which has shaped into Biogen’s newest blockbuster medicine.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

That excitement is because it is one of those titles that quietly shaped every period drama and miniseries that came after it.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Close, who has spent 33 years in coaching, including 15 at UCLA, has navigated an evolving landscape shaped by name, image and likeness compensation policies and the transfer portal, just like everyone else.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

In those days metals were cast into various shapes called ingots, and included in the ship’s cargo were thirty-four four-handled copper ingots called oxhide ingots because they were shaped like a stretched-out oxhide.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler

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