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S: (n) patio, terrace (usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence)
S: (n) terrace, bench (a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below))

S: (n) terrace (a row of houses built in a similar style and having common dividing walls (or the street on which they face)) "Grosvenor Terrace"

S: (v) terrace, terrasse (provide (a house) with a terrace) "We terrassed the country house"
S: (v) terrace (make into terraces as for cultivation) "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"

S: (v) shape, form (give shape or form to) "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"

S: (v) individuate (give individual shape or form to) "Language that individuates his memories"
S: (v) tie (form a knot or bow in) "tie a necktie"
S: (v) terrace (make into terraces as for cultivation) "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"
S: (v) fork (shape like a fork) "She forked her fingers"
S: (v) tabulate (shape or cut with a flat surface)
S: (v) dimension (shape or form to required dimensions)
S: (v) roll (shape by rolling) "roll a cigarette"
S: (v) draw (flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching) "draw steel"
S: (v) strike (cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp) "strike an arc"
S: (v) crystallize, crystallise, crystalise, crystalize (cause to take on a definite and clear shape) "He tried to crystallize his thoughts"
S: (v) twist (form into twists) "Twist the strips of dough"
S: (v) sliver (form into slivers) "sliver wood"
S: (v) ridge (form into a ridge)
S: (v) plume (form a plume) "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"
S: (v) round, round out, round off (make round) "round the edges"

S: (v) scallop, scollop (shape or cut in scallops) "scallop the hem of the dress"
S: (v) square, square up (make square) "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
S: (v) dish (make concave; shape like a dish)
S: (v) fit (make fit) "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"

S: (v) flatten (make flat or flatter) "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"

S: (v) steamroll, steamroller (make level or flat with a steamroller) "steamroll the roads"
S: (v) splat (split open and flatten for cooking) "splat fish over an open fire"
S: (v) roll out, roll (flatten or spread with a roller) "roll out the paper"

S: (v) deform, distort, strain (alter the shape of (something) by stress) "His body was deformed by leprosy"

S: (v) blow (shape by blowing) "Blow a glass vase"
S: (v) block (shape into a block or blocks) "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"
S: (v) block (shape by using a block) "Block a hat"; "block a garment"
S: (v) cup (form into the shape of a cup) "She cupped her hands"
S: (v) encircle, circle (form or draw a circle around) "encircle the errors"
S: (v) turn (shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel) "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel"