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Main Entry: whittle
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cut away at; reduce

Synonyms:

carve, chip, consume, decrease, diminish, eat away, erode, fashion, form, hew, lessen, model, mold, pare, sculpt, shape, shave, trim, undermine, wear away

Antonyms:

build, increase
Main Entry: carve
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cut carefully with sharp instrument

Synonyms:

block out, chip, chisel, cleave, dissect, dissever, divide, engrave, etch, fashion, form, grave, hack, hew, incise, indent, insculpt, model, mold, mould, pattern, rough-hew, sculpt, shape, slash, slice, stipple, sunder, tool, trim, whittle
Main Entry: chip
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: knock a piece out of

Synonyms:

break, chisel, chop, clip, crack, crack off, crumble, cut away, cut off, damage, flake, fragment, gash, hack, hackle, hew, incise, nick, notch, shape, shear, slash, slice, sliver, snick, snip, splinter, split, whack, whittle
Main Entry: mold
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: form, give shape

Synonyms:

build, construct, devise, erect, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, pat, plan, plant, plot, put together, round, scheme, sculpt, whittle

Antonyms:

dismantle
Main Entry: pat
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: tap, touch

Synonyms:

beat, caress, dab, fondle, form, hit, massage, mold, pet, punch, rub, slap, stroke, tip, whittle

Antonyms:

hit
Main Entry: shape
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: form, create

Synonyms:

assemble, block out, bring together, build, carve, cast, chisel, construct, crystallize, cut, embody, fabricate, fashion, forge, frame, hew, knead, make, mint, model, mold, pat, pattern, produce, roughhew, sculpture, sketch, stamp, streamline, throw together, trim, whittle

Antonyms:

deform, destroy
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Main Entry: shape
Part of Speech: noun, verb
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angular, convex, winding, Zeppelinistic, acicular, acinaciform, aciniform, actiniform, aculeiform, acuminate, acute, aliform, allantoid, almond, amentiform, amoebiform, ampullaceous, amygdaloid, anguiform, anguilliform, ankyroid, annular, antenniform, apical, apsidal, arboriform, arciform, arcuate, ascidiform, asteriated, astroid, asymmetrical, attenuated, auriform, aveniform, awry, baccate, bacillary, baculiform, balanoid, belemnoid, beloid, biconcave, biconical, biconvex, bifurcate, bilateral, biradial, boluliform, botryoidal, botryose, brachial, branchiform, branching, bulbous, bulliform, bursiform, cactiform, calamiform, calathiform, calceiform, calciform, campanulate, canaliform, cancriform, cannular, capitate, capitellate, carbunculoid, cardioid, carinate, caudiform, cauliform, celliform, celtiform, cerebriform, cheliform, cingular, circinate, circular, cirriform, clavate, claviform, clithridiate, clothoid, cochleariform, cochleate, coextensive, colliform, colubriform, columnar, compass, concave, concavo, conglobulate, conical, conoid, convexo, corbiculate, cordate, cordated, cordiform, corniform, coroniform, corticiform, crenate, crenulate, cribriform, cristiform, cruciate, cruciform, cubic, cubical, cubiform, cuboid, cucullate, cucumiform, cucurbitaceous, cuneal, cuneate, cupulate, cuspidate, cyathiform, cylindrical, cylindriform, dactyloid, decagonal, decurved, decussate, deltoid, dendriform, dendroid, dentiform, disciform, discoid, dodecagon, dodecagonal, dolabriform, dolioform, drepanoid, egg, elliptical, elongate, embryoniform, ensiform, eruciform, fabiform, falcate, falciform, fastigiate, filiciform, filiform, flabellate, foliate, foraminous, forcepiform, forciform, forficate, forficiform, fructiform, fundiform, fungiform, fungoid, funiform, furcal, furcating, furcellate, furciferous, fusiform, galeated, galeiform, geometric, glandiform, globose, globular, guttiform, guttulous, hamiform, harengiform, hastate, hederiform, helical, helicoid, hemihedral, heptagonal, herpetiform, hexagonal, hexagram, hippocrepiform, holohedral, hominiform, homogeneous, hordeiform, hyoid, ichthyomorphic, infundibuliform, interfacial, involute, irregular, isomorphic, isomorphous, labial, lambdoid, lamelliform, lanceolate, leguminose, ligulate, liliform, linear, linguiform, lobate, lotiform, lozenge, malleiform, mammiform, mammiloid, mammose, manubrial, meniform, mitrate, moline, moniliform, moriform, morphic, morphous, mummiform, muscariform, napiform, nariform, nasiform, natiform, nodiform, nodose, nodular, nonagonal, notched, nubiform, nummiform, nummular, obclavate, obcordate, obcuneate, obeliscoid, oblate, oblique, obovate, obovoid, obtuse, obverse, octagonal, oculiform, odontoid, ogival, omegoid, ophidiform, orbicular, oriform, ostreiform, oval, ovate, ovoid, palaceous, palmate, pandurate, panduriform, papillary, papyriform, parabolic, parallelepipedal, parted, pateriform, peaked, pectinate, pediform, peltate, pelviform, pemphigoid, penciliform, pennate, penniform, pentagonal, petaliform, phalliform, phylliform, pineal, pinnate, pinniform, pisiform, plano, plasmic, plastic, pocilliform, poculiform, polygonal, polyhedral, pomiform, prismatoid, prismoid, prolate, pulviliform, pyramidal, pyriform, quadrangular, ramiform, reclivate, rectangular, rectilinear, regular, remiform, reniform, resofincular, retiary, retroflex, retuse, rhipidate, rhombohedral, rhomboid, rostate, rostriform, rotiform, round, sacciform, sagittate, samariform, sandaliform, scalloped, scalpriform, scaphoid, scopiform, scrotiform, scutate, scutiform, scyphate, sectoral, securiform, selachostomous, selliform, semilunar, serrate, shaped, sigmate, sigmoid, siliquiform, similiform, soleiform, spatulate, sphenic, sphenoid, spherical, spicate, spiciform, spiral, squaliform, square, stapedial, stapediform, stellate, stelliform, stirious, styliform, subulate, sudiform, sycosiform, symmetrical, tapering, tauriform, tectiform, tentiform, terete, ternate, tetartohedral, toothed, toroidal, torous, trapezial, trapezoidal, triangular, trifoliate, trifurcate, trihedral, trilateral, trochlear, trochleiform, truncated, tubiform, tubular, turriculate, turriform, umbraculiform, unciform, uncinate, undecagon, unguiform, urceiform, urceolate, ursiform, utriform, valviform, vasculiform, vermiculate, verruciform, villiform, virgate, virgulate, volute, vulviform, ypsiliform, zosteriform, zygal, zygomorphous
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