shape vs grind

shape and grind both are nouns.

shape and grind both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shape	Yes	No	Yes	No
grind	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, grind is a hyponym of shape; that is, grind is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shape:

shape: make something, usually for a specific function
grind: shape or form by grinding

Other hyponyms of shape include carve, swage, upset, chip, layer, cut out, machine, stamp, puddle, beat, preform, preform, mound, hill, roughcast, remold, reshape, sinter, cast, mold, mould, throw, coil, hand-build, handbuild, sculpt, sculpture, model, mold, mould.

shape (noun)	grind (noun)
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance	the act of grinding to a powder or dust
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)	hard monotonous routine work
the visual appearance of something or someone	the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground
alternative names for the body of a human being	an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
a perceptual structure
a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept
the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')

shape (verb)	grind (verb)
give shape or form to	reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
shape or influence; give direction to	make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together
make something, usually for a specific function	press or grind with a crushing noise
	shape or form by grinding
	created by grinding
	dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
	work hard

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