Definition of SCULPT

sculpt

Plural: sculpts

Verb

Verb Forms: sculpted, sculpting, sculpts

  • To form an image or representation from solid material.
  • create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
    • "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"
  • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
    • "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
  • To form by sculpture.
  • To work as a sculptor.
  • To carve out gradually.

Noun

  • A modification that can be applied to an object, like a texture, but changes the object's shape rather than its appearance.

Examples

  • Landforms sculpted by the wind.
  • She could SCULPT high-scoring words from even the most challenging letter combinations.
  • They sculpted a statue out of clay.
  • What do you do? -I used to box, but now I sculpt.

Origin / Etymology

From French sculpter, from Latin sculpō (“to cut out, carve in stone”).

Synonyms

grave, sculpture

Scrabble Score: 10

sculpt: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sculpt: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sculpt: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

sculpt: valid Words With Friends Word