Shape and Term

Shape

Shape verb - To change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation.

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Term and shape are semantically related in speech topic. In some cases you can use "Term" instead a verb "Shape".

Nearby Words: shaped, shapeless, shapely, shaping

Term verb - To give a name to.

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Shape and term are semantically related in speech topic. Sometimes you can use "Shape" instead a verb "Term".

Nearby Words: termless, termed, termer

long	long shape	long term
exact	exact shape	exact term
better	better shape	better term
similar	similar shape	similar term
Other adjectives: common, specific, right, original, proper, simple, actual, real, new, general, different.

shape language

term language

Generally, they employ subtle long-term buffs that shape their team's playstyle combined with dramatic short-term buffs that let them compensate for surprises that upset their planning.

Source: Xanatos Speed Chess
They are also severely allergic to silver, and female lycanthropes cannot successfully carry children to term, as they'll miscarry the first time they have to change shape.

Source: Literature / Kitty Norville
Arnold described their flight (but not their shape) as "like saucers skipping across water." Nevertheless, the term stuck.

Source: Flying Saucer

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