Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shape

plural of shaping

Having a shape or cross-section like the cross-section of a bell.

Having a shape or cross-section like the cross-section of a (typical western) pear. / (slang) Wrong, usually in the phrase go pear-shaped.

Shaped like the letter L or its mirror image

tapering at each end

Having the traditional shape of a heart (♥), that is pointed at one end and indented at the opposite side.

Of the form of a cross.

Shaped like the letter "U"; bent such that the two ends are parallel. / Having a cross-section similar in appearance to a broad U.

Shaped like a rod; long and cylindrical. / (biology) Specifically, describing a form of bacterium.