English dictionary
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English noun: sculpture | |||
| 1. | sculpture (artifact) a three-dimensional work of plastic art | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plastic art, solid figure, three-dimensional figure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bronze, bust, carving, clay sculpture, embossment, marble, mobile, modeling, mold, molding, mould, moulding, relief, relievo, rilievo, sculptural relief, stabile, statue | ||
| 2. | sculpture (act) creating figures or designs in three dimensions | ||
| Synonyms | carving | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | art, artistic creation, artistic production, beaux arts, fine arts | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | modeling, modelling, molding, moulding | ||
English verb: sculpture | |||
| 1. | sculpture (creation) create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material | ||
| Samples | Sculpt a swan out of a block of ice. | ||
| Examples | Did he sculpture his major works over a short period of time? | ||
| Synonyms | sculpt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work | ||
| Verb group | grave, sculpt, sculpture | ||
| Domain category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | ||
| 2. | sculpture (contact) shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it | ||
| Samples | She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband. | ||
| Synonyms | grave, sculpt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carve | ||
| Verb group | sculpt, sculpture | ||
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