shaped

Having the same outline or form as a particular thing.

• The cake is shaped like a star.
• She found a heart-shaped stone.
• These oddly shaped boxes are hard to stack.

How to use it: shaped like something (The cloud was shaped like a bird.); something-shaped + noun (She wore a heart-shaped necklace.)

Common phrases: heart shaped, star shaped, oddly shaped

Made into a particular form, especially one with curves.

• The chair has shaped arms.
• Carefully shaped wooden panels cover the wall.
• The shaped edges give the table a softer appearance.

Similar words: formed, moulded

Opposites: unshaped

Common phrases: shaped panel, shaped edges, shaped wood

Having a form that looks attractive or is easy to recognize.

• The vase is beautifully shaped.
• She chose a nicely shaped piece of wood.
• The tree has distinctively shaped leaves.

Similar words: well-formed, shapely

Common phrases: well shaped vase, nicely shaped leaves, beautifully shaped bottle

Made or suited for a particular person or thing, often in an imagined way.

• She felt a mother-shaped gap in her life.
• There was a dog-shaped space in their quiet home.
• He described his longing as a God-shaped hole.

Similar words: suited, tailored

Common phrases: god shaped hole, person shaped space