bluntness, dullness - without sharpness or clearness of edge or point; "the dullness of the pencil made his writing illegible"

topography - the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features

lobularity - the property of having lobules

angularity - the property possessed by a shape that has angles

narrowing - an instance of becoming narrow

curvature, curve - the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface

roundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular

straightness - freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles

crookedness - having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles

attribute - an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

solid - a three-dimensional shape

plane, sheet - (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape; "we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane"; "any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane"

natural shape - a shape created by natural forces; not man-made

flare, flair - a shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare"

figure - a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

line - a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point

round shape - a shape that is curved and without sharp angles

circle - something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle"

square - something approximating the shape of a square

triangle - something approximating the shape of a triangle; "the coastline of Chile and Argentina and Brazil forms two legs of a triangle"

pillar, tower, column - anything that approximates the shape of a column or tower; "the test tube held a column of white powder"; "a tower of dust rose above the horizon"; "a thin pillar of smoke betrayed their campsite"

plume - anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness; "a plume of smoke"; "grass with large plumes"

human, human being, man - any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

body, organic structure, physical structure - the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"

person - a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person"

adult body - the body of an adult human being

male body - the body of a male human being

female body - the body of a female human being

good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease

NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization - an international organization created in 1949 by the North Atlantic Treaty for purposes of collective security

high command, supreme headquarters - the highest leaders in an organization (e.g. the commander-in-chief and senior officers of the military)

structure - the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"

fractal - (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry

gestalt - a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts

grid - a pattern of regularly spaced horizontal and vertical lines

kaleidoscope - a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes

mosaic - a pattern resembling a mosaic

strand - a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"

dispose, incline - make receptive or willing towards an action or attitude or belief; "Their language inclines us to believe them"

miscreate - shape or form or make badly; "Our miscreated fantasies"

carry weight - have influence to a specified degree; "Her opinion carries a lot of weight"

decide - influence or determine; "The vote in New Hampshire often decides the outcome of the Presidential election"

reshape - shape anew or differently; "The new foreign minister reshaped the foreign policy of his country"

time - set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"

index - adjust through indexation; "The government indexes wages and prices"

pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"

cause, do, make - give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally; "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"

carve - form by carving; "Carve a flower from the ice"

chip - form by chipping; "They chipped their names in the stone"

layer - make or form a layer; "layer the different colored sands"

cut out - form and create by cutting out; "Picasso cut out a guitar from a piece of paper"

machine - turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

grind - shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"

stamp - form or cut out with a mold, form, or die; "stamp needles"

puddle - subject to puddling or form by puddling; "puddle iron"

beat - shape by beating; "beat swords into ploughshares"

preform - form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand

preform - form into a shape resembling the final, desired one

mound - form into a rounded elevation; "mound earth"

hill - form into a hill

sinter - cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting

mould, mold, cast - form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold; "cast a bronze sculpture"

throw - make on a potter's wheel; "she threw a beautiful teapot"

handbuild, hand-build, coil - make without a potter's wheel; "This famous potter hand-builds all of her vessels"

work on, work, process - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"

sculpt, sculpture - create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"

mold, mould, model - form in clay, wax, etc; "model a head with clay"

alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

individuate - give individual shape or form to; "Language that individuates his memories"

tie - form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie"

terrace - make into terraces as for cultivation; "The Incas terraced their mountainous land"

fork - shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers"

tabulate - shape or cut with a flat surface

dimension - shape or form to required dimensions

roll - shape by rolling; "roll a cigarette"

draw - flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; "draw steel"

strike - cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"

twist - form into twists; "Twist the strips of dough"

sliver - form into slivers; "sliver wood"

ridge - form into a ridge

plume - form a plume; "The chimneys were pluming the sky"; "The engine was pluming black smoke"

scollop, scallop - shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"

square, square up - make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"

dish - make concave; shape like a dish

fit - make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"

flatten - make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"

deform, distort, strain - alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy"

blow - shape by blowing; "Blow a glass vase"

block - shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly"

block - shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment"

cup - form into the shape of a cup; "She cupped her hands"

encircle, circle - form a circle around; "encircle the errors"

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"