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Shaped ʃeɪpt Adjective Bre Huge Balloon Giant Cow

Word shaped
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic BrE / ʃeɪpt / NAmE / ʃeɪpt /
Example
  • a huge balloon shaped like a giant cow
  • almond-shaped eyes
  • an l-shaped room
  • all the rooms in the house were awkwardly shaped.
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shaped

(adjective)BrE / ʃeɪpt / NAmE / ʃeɪpt /
  1. having the type of shape mentioned
    • see also pear-shaped
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pear-shaped
    • a huge balloon shaped like a giant cow
    • almond-shaped eyes
    • an L-shaped room

    Extra Examples

    • All the rooms in the house were awkwardly shaped.
    • Donkeys’ hoofs are shaped differently from horses’.
    • You can buy specially shaped bricks for an arch.
    • an oddly shaped parcel
    • curious vases shaped like birds and animals
    • her beautifully shaped mouth
    • a lovely little silver brooch shaped like a rose
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