shapes
Circles and triangles
Shapes is the plural of shape—the outline or form of something: circles, squares, triangles.
When someone sees shapes in darkness or fog, they perceive indistinct forms.
To be in good shape or bad shape describes condition.
The verb shapes means to form or influence: Experience shapes character.
What shapes up develops or progresses: Let's see how this shapes up.
Curved closed shape
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- squareRhombus with right angles
- rectangleFour-sided, all right angles
- polygonMultisided plane figure
hexagon · octagon · ellipse · rhombus · trapezoid · parallelogram · pentagon · quadrilateral
Summary of key elements
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- profileSide-facing outline
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
- borderOuter edge or limit
perimeter · boundary · curve · line · tracing · figure · form · shadow
Steadiness or amount owed
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- bilateralInvolving two parties
- radialEmanating from center
rotational · asymmetry · proportion · harmony · axis · tessellation · pattern · congruence
Determining size or amount
- lengthMeasure of extent
- widthDistance across something
- heightVertical extent upward
- depthDistance below surface
diameter · radius · area · volume · proportion · size · scale · thickness
Representational mark or sign
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- motifRecurring thematic element
- representationDepiction or likeness
- metaphorImplied identity comparison
essence · concept · pattern · gestalt · visualization · perception · iconography
circle
Curved closed shape
- triangleThree-sided plane figure
- squareRhombus with right angles
- rectangleFour-sided, all right angles
polygon · hexagon · octagon · ellipse · rhombus · trapezoid · parallelogram · pentagon · quadrilateral · cube
outline
Summary of key elements
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- profileSide-facing outline
- edgeBoundary or sharpness
border · perimeter · boundary · curve · line · tracing · figure · form · shadow · cutout
mold
Form-giving container
form · cut · bend · twist · contort · morph · deform · stretch · compress · flatten
balance
Steadiness or amount owed
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- bilateralInvolving two parties
radial · rotational · asymmetry · proportion · harmony · axis · tessellation · pattern · congruence · alignment
measurement
Determining size or amount
depth · diameter · radius · area · volume · proportion · size · scale · thickness · magnitude
symbol
Representational mark or sign
- archetypeOriginal model for copies
- motifRecurring thematic element
- representationDepiction or likeness
metaphor · essence · concept · pattern · gestalt · visualization · perception · iconography
- children's book topicsfairy tales, fables, nursery rhymes, picture books, bedtime stories
- elementary schoolclassroom, student, first grade teacher, reading skills, teacher
- geometryangles, circles, angle, lines, volume
- mathaddition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebra
- nounsanimals, bags, balls, banks, beds
- visualsimage, illustrations, photograph, images, diagram
shapesformlessness
Lacking definite shape
shapelessness · amorphousness · chaos · disorder · nebulousness
- out of shapeLacking physical conditioning
- in shapePhysically well-conditioned
- good shapePhysically fit condition
- shape upImprove behavior or performance
- shaping upProgressing toward completion
- take shapeGradually become distinct
shape, shaped, shaping, reshape, shapely, shapeless, misshapen, shape up, reshaping