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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

attribute go
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity

shape, form go
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance

solid go
a three-dimensional shape

incurvation, concavity, concave shape, incurvature go
a shape that curves or bends inward

depression, impression, imprint go
a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

groove, channel
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

noun.shape

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dado go
a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it
flute, fluting go
a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column)
quirk go
a narrow groove beside a beading
rabbet, rebate go
a rectangular groove made to hold two pieces together
track go
a groove on a phonograph recording
rut go
a groove or furrow (especially one in soft earth caused by wheels)
stria, striation go
any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left by a glacier on rocks or the streaks or ridges in muscle tissue
washout go
the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water