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misshapes

misshapes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misshape.

Meaning of misshape

Verb

misshape (third-person singular simple present misshapes, present participle misshaping, simple past misshaped, past participle misshaped or (obsolete or poetic) misshapen)

  1. (transitive) To shape badly or incorrectly.
    • Major Rawls drove us to our motel […] where a swimming pool with underwater lights had the disturbing effect of substantially enlarging and misshaping the swimmers.1989, John Irving, chapter 9, in A Prayer for Owen Meany, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1990, page 601

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Questions about misshapes

What is misshapes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Misshapes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of misshape.

Words near misshapes in the dictionary

  1. misshapenly
  2. misshapenness
  3. misshapens
  4. misshaper
  5. misshapers
  6. misshapes
  7. misshaping
  8. misshare
  9. misshared
  10. misshares
  11. missharing

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