Fill
Fill verb - To put into (something) as much as can be held or contained.
Shape
Shape verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The book also lets her know about her mother's impending death in childbirth by displaying a blood splotch that takes the shape of a womb before spreading to fill the entire page.
Source: Blank Book -
Smelt the Sand into Glass, shape it into Mugs with a Stone Furnace, and then fill them at the Keg, spin the webs into Silk with the Loom, and craft some Torches with the wood and Gel by hand.
Source: Video Game / Terraria - In Rosario + Vampire, Jerry Jewell plays a bat named Nazo "Kou" Koumori who pops up during random intervals to fill the audience in on information, and who also happens to be Kokoa Shuzen's sidekick and shape-shifting weapon of choice.
Source: Playing Against Type / Anime
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