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  • 21SHAPE — acronyme pour Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, quartier général des forces de l OTAN en Europe qui siège à Casteau, près de Mons (Belgique), depuis 1966 …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 22SHAPE — Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe the place in Belgium where the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, one of the military commanders of ↑NATO, is based …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23SHAPE — [shāp] abbrev. Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers, Europe …

    English World dictionary

  • 24shape-up — ☆ shape up [shāpup΄ ] n. a method of selecting a daily work crew, as of longshoremen, from an assembled group of those available …

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  • 25shape — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 physical outline ADJECTIVE ▪ basic, simple ▪ The children cut the paper into various simple shapes. ▪ overall ▪ characteristic, distinctive …

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  • 26shape — shape1 W2S2 [ʃeıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(round/square etc)¦ 2¦(health/condition)¦ 3 knock/lick/get somebody/something into shape 4¦(character of something)¦ 5 take shape 6 in the shape of something 7 not in any shape or form 8¦(thing not seen clearly)¦… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27Shape (Go) — In the game of Go, shape describes the positional qualities of a group of stones. Descriptions of shapes in go revolve around how well a group creates or removes life and territory. Good shape can refer to the efficient use of stones in outlining …

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  • 28shape — [[t]ʃe͟ɪp[/t]] ♦♦ shapes, shaping, shaped 1) N COUNT: oft N of n, also in N The shape of an object, a person, or an area is the appearance of their outside edges or surfaces, for example whether they are round, square, curved, or fat. Each mirror …

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  • 29shape — 1 /SeIp/ noun 1 OUTER FORM a) (C, U) the outer form of something, that you see or feel: What shape is the table round or oval? | You can recognize a tree by the shape of its leaves. | round/square etc in shape: The eyeball is almost spherical in… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30shape — shape1 [ ʃeıp ] noun *** ▸ 1 outer form of something ▸ 2 something you cannot see well ▸ 3 features/qualities ▸ 4 condition of something/someone ▸ 5 correct order/structure ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount the outer form of something: The room… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English