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Noun
S:
(n)
patio
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terrace
(usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence)
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part holonym
derivationally related form
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"
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Verb
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"
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S:
(v)
shape
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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
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crystallise
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crystalise
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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)
deform
,
distort
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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
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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"
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sentence frame