give shape to

n the basis on which something is grounded n an institution supported by an endowment n lowest support of a structure n education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge n the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained n a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body n the act of starting something for the first time

used by women to give shape to a coiffure n

used by women to give shape to a coiffure n railroad track having two movable rails and necessary connections