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(used about a person) not in good physical condition I didn't realize how out of shape I was!

take shape

to start to develop well

parallelogram

Plans for the new building are beginning to take shape.

shapes

rectangle

circle

square triangle

shape 2® / Jeip / verb (shapes,shap . ing ,shaped )

to give a particular shape to something She shaped the clay into a pot.

shaped © / Jeipt / adjective

having a certain shape

He gave me a birthday card shaped like a cat. a heart-shaped box of chocolates

share iO/jw verb

( shares , shar . ing , shared )

to divide something between two or more people Share this candy with your friends.

We shared a large pizza between three of us.

to have or use something with another person I share a bedroom with my sister.

share гФ/jer/ noun

1 [ singular ] a part of something bigger that each person has

Here is your share of the money.

did my share of the work.

[ count ] ( BUSINESS ) one of equal parts which the value of a company is divided into, and which are sold to people who want to own part of the company

She owns shares in the company.

share • hold • er / Jerhouldar / noun

[count]

( BUSINESS ) a person who owns shares in a company

shark / jark /

noun [ count ]

a big fish that lives in the ocean. Sharks have sharp teeth and are often dangerous.

Sharp 1 Ф / Jaip/ adjective (sharp.er,sharp . est)

1 with an edge or point that cuts or makes holes easily a sharp knife a sharp needle

^ANTONYM blunt

clear and easy to see

We could see the sharp outline of the mountains against the sky.

strong and sudden

a sharp bend in the road I felt a sharp pain in my leg.

able to see, hear, or learn well She has a very sharp mind. sharp eyes

sudden and angry sharp words

( symbol # ) ( MUSIC ) half a note higher than a particular musical note

Csharp

—Look atflat 1 ( 3 ).

►sharp • ly / 'Jarpli / adverb The road bends sharply to the left. "Go away!" he said sharply.

sharp 2 / Jarp / adverb

exactly

Be here at six o'clock sharp.

with a big change of direction Turn sharp right at the next corner.

sharp • en / Jarpan / verb (sharp - ens,sharp - en - ing ,sharp -ened )

to make something sharp or sharper They sharpened all the knives.

sharp • en • er / Jarpanar / noun

[ count ]

a thing that you use for making something sharp a pencil sharpener

— Look at the picture at stationery .

shat • ter / Jretar / verb ( shat - ters , shat - ter - ing , shat - tered )

to break into very small pieces; to break something into very small pieces

The glass hit the floor and shattered. The explosion shattered the windows.

to destroy something completely

Her hopes were shattered by the terrible news.

shave / Jeiv/ verb ( shaves , shav ing , shaved )

to cut hair off your face or body by cutting it very close with a special knife (called a razor ) He shaves every morning. ► shave noun [ count ] I didn't have a shave this morning.

shav • er / Jeivar / noun

[count]

an electric tool that you use for shaving —Look at the picture at razor .

shawl / Jol / noun

[count]

a big piece of cloth that a woman wears around her shoulders, or that you put around a baby

Sh6 © / fi/ pronoun ( plural they / dei / )

a woman or girl who the sentence is about "Where's your sister?" "She's (= she is ) at work."

shear / Jir / verb ( shears , shear - ing , sheared , has shorn / Jorn / or has sheared )

to cut the wool off a sheep

shears / jirz /

noun [ plural ]