Definition of SCULPTURE

sculpture

Plural: sculptures

Noun

  • a three-dimensional work of plastic art
  • creating figures or designs in three dimensions
  • A three dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
  • Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
  • The three-dimensional ornamentation on the outer surface of a shell.
  • A printed picture, such as an engraving.

Verb

  • create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material
  • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it
  • To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
  • To represent something in sculpture.
  • To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English sculpture, from Old French sculpture, from Latin sculptūra (“sculpture”), from sculpō (“to cut out, to carve in stone”).

Synonyms

carving, grave, sculpt

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 18

sculpture: valid Words With Friends Word