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nandine (medicine)


nandine
<zoology> An African carnivore (Nandinia binotata), allied to the civets. It is spotted with black.

Origin: Native name.

Source: Websters Dictionary


shape 2, verb (oh)



2 S3 v [T]
[Language: Old English; Origin: scieppan]
to influence something such as a belief, opinion etc and make it develop in a particular way
::People's political beliefs are shaped by what they see in the papers.
to make something have a particular shape, especially by pressing it
shape sth into sth
::Shape the dough into small balls.
egg-shaped/V-shaped etc
::an L-shaped living room
shape up phr v
to improve your behaviour or work
::You kids had better shape up, because I'm in no mood to fool around.
to make progress in a particular way
::Ken's plans for the business are shaping up nicely.
shape up as
::Immigration is shaping up as a major issue in the campaign.
shape up to be sth
::It's shaping up to be a pretty big party.
shape up or ship out
AmE spoken used to tell someone that if they do not improve they will be made to leave a place or their job