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Shape is a related term of mint.


In lang=en terms the difference between shape and mint

is that shape is to give something a shape and definition while mint is to reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.

As nouns the difference between shape and mint

is that shape is the status or condition of something while mint is (provincial|northern england|scotland) intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor or mint can be a building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence or mint can be any of several plants of the family lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.

As verbs the difference between shape and mint

is that shape is to give something a shape and definition while mint is (intransitive|provincial|northern england|scotland) to try, attempt; take aim or mint can be to reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.

As an adjective mint is

of condition, as new or mint can be of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.

shape

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The status or condition of something
  • The used bookshop wouldn't offer much due to the poor shape of the book.
  • Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
  • The vet checked to see what kind of shape the animal was in.
    We exercise to keep in good physical shape .
  • The appearance of something, especially its outline.
  • He cut a square shape out of the cake.
  • A figure with unspecified appearance; especially a geometric figure.
  • What shape shall we use for the cookies? Stars, circles, or diamonds?
  • Form; formation.
  • * 2006 , Berdj Kenadjian, Martin Zakarian, From Darkness to Light :
  • What if God's plans and actions do mold the shape of human events?
  • (iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
  • (iron manufacture) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
  • A mould for making jelly, blancmange etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape.
  • *1918 , (Rebecca West), The Return of the Soldier , Virago 2014, p. 74:
  • *:‘And if I'm late for supper there's a dish of macaroni cheese you must put in the oven and a tin of tomatoes to eat with it. And there's a little rhubarb and shape .’
  • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * contest shape * * in no shape to * * in shape * out of shape * shapeless * shapely * shapesmith * shape-shifter * shape-shifting * shipshape * take shape * the shape of things to come * whip into shape

    See also

    *

    Verb

  • To give something a shape and definition.
  • * 1932 , The American Scholar , page 227, United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa
  • The professor never pretended to the academic prerogative of forcing his students into his own channels of reasoning; he entered into and helped shape the discussion but above all he made his men learn to think for themselves and rely upon their own intellectual judgments.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-03, volume=408, issue=8847, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Revenge of the nerds , passage=Think of banking today and the image is of grey-suited men in towering skyscrapers. Its future, however, is being shaped in converted warehouses and funky offices in San Francisco, New York and London, where bright young things in jeans and T-shirts huddle around laptops, sipping lattes or munching on free food.}}
  • To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
  • * Prior
  • Grace shaped her limbs, and beauty decked her face.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2010, date=December 29, author=Mark Vesty, work=BBC
  • , title= Wigan 2-2 Arsenal , passage=Bendtner's goal-bound shot was well saved by goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi but fell to Arsahvin on the edge of the area and the Russian swivelled, shaped his body and angled a sumptuous volley into the corner. }}
  • (of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
  • To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • (obsolete) To imagine; to conceive.
  • * Shakespeare
  • Oft my jealousy / Shapes faults that are not.

    Synonyms

    * (give shape) form, mold

    Derived terms

    * beshape * foreshape * forshape * misshape * overshape * shape up

    Anagrams

    * * * 1000 English basic words

    mint

    English

    (wikibooks mint)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (intransitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt; take aim.
  • (transitive, provincial, Northern England, Scotland) To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
  • (intransitive, chiefly, Scotland) To hint; suggest; insinuate.
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (provincial, Northern England, Scotland) Intent, purpose; an attempt, try; effort, endeavor.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m), .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
  • (informal) A large amount of money. A vast sum or amount, etc.
  • That house is worth a mint
    It must have cost a mint to produce!
  • (figurative) Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself.
  • * Shakespeare
  • A mint of phrases in his brain.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence.
  • To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.
  • * Francis Bacon
  • titles of such natures as may be easily minted

    Derived terms

    * mintage * minted * mintmark

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of condition, as new.
  • in mint condition .
  • (numismatics) In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
  • (philately) Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
  • (UK, slang) Very good.
  • * 2014 , Holly Hagan, Not Quite a Geordie
  • And my God, what a house it was – it was mint ! In all my life I had never set foot in such a beautiful place.

    See also

    * bullion

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several plants of the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.
  • The flavouring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
  • A green colour, like that of mint.
  • A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.
  • Derived terms
    * apple mint * bergamot mint * brandy mint * breath mint * brook mint * brown mint * catmint * chocolate mint * corn mint * crisped mint, crisp mint * curled mint * fish mint * grapefruit mint * horse mint * mackerel mint * mint cake * mint-drop * mint imperial * mint jelly * mint julep * Minto * mint sauce * mint-sling * mint-stick * mint tea * mint vinegar * mint-water * minty * peppermint * pineapple mint * scotch mint * spearmint * stone mint * water mint * wild mint

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Of a green colour, like that of the mint plant.
  • See also

    * balm * bee balm * bergamot * betony * catnip * clary * dragonhead * henbit * horehound * labiate * * lemon balm * monarda * oregano * patchouli * pennyroyal * perilla * rosemary * salvia * selfheal * skullcap * spike lavender * thyme * wild bergamot * woundwort * ----