sculpture

Pluralsculptures

Formssculptures, sculpturing, sculptured

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A solid artwork made by shaping soft material until it hardens or by carving away parts of stone.

   Like a snowman you shape with your hands, except it lasts because it is made of hard material.

   The artist carved a tall sculpture from a single block of marble.

   We saw a huge sculpture of a horse in the park.

   Similarstatue, carving, figure, piece

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   Art made by carving or shaping solid materials, thought of as one whole group.

   Like how the word 'music' means all songs together, not just one tune.

   She studied painting and sculpture at art school.

   Sculpture has shaped human culture for thousands of years.

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   Any solid artwork made from one or many materials, put together in any way, not just carved or shaped.

   Like how a 'meal' can be one single dish or many different things combined.

   The sculpture in the lobby is made of old car parts welded together.

   He turned a pile of driftwood into a strange, beautiful sculpture.

   Similarpiece, work

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4. 4
   verbtransitive

   To shape something into a solid, three-dimensional form.

   Like making a shape out of play dough with your hands.

   They sculpture small animals out of clay in class.

   Can you sculpture a face from this lump of wax?

   Similarsculpt, carve, model, shape

5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To show a person or thing by making a solid, carved or shaped image of them.

   Like drawing someone's picture, but you make it solid so you can walk around it.

   Artists often sculpture famous leaders for public squares.

   They wanted to sculpture the king on horseback.

   Similarsculpt, carve, model, cast, portray

6. 6
   verbtransitive

   To slowly change the shape of land, as water or wind wears it away.

   Like how water slowly carves a path through sand at the beach.

   Over time, rivers sculpture deep valleys into the rock.

   Wind and rain slowly sculpture the desert hills.

   Similarshape, carve, sculpt, erode, form

7. 7
   noununcountable

   The raised, three-dimensional pattern on the outside of a shell.

   Like the raised tread on the bottom of a sneaker, but on a shell.

   The shell's sculpture felt rough and bumpy under my fingers.

   You can tell the snails apart by the sculpture on their shells.

   Similarornamentation

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