Lexic.us

Definition of Form

1. Noun. The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something. "The inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"

2. Verb. Create (as an entity). "They formed a company"

3. Verb. To compose or represent:. "This makes a fine introduction"

4. Noun. A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality. "What kinds of desserts are there?"

5. Verb. Develop into a distinctive entity. "Our plans began to take shape"

6. Noun. A perceptual structure. "A visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"

7. Verb. Give shape or form to. "Form the young child's character"

8. Noun. Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline). "He could barely make out their shapes"

9. Verb. Make something, usually for a specific function. "Work the metal into a sword"

10. Noun. Alternative names for the body of a human being. "The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

11. Verb. Establish or impress firmly in the mind. "We imprint our ideas onto our children"

12. Noun. The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance. "Geometry is the mathematical science of shape"

13. Noun. The visual appearance of something or someone. "The delicate cast of his features"

14. Verb. Assume a form or shape. "The water formed little beads"

15. Noun. A printed document with spaces in which to write. "He filled out his tax form"

16. Noun. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups. "A new strain of microorganisms"

17. Noun. An arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse. "He first sketches the plot in outline form"

18. Noun. A particular mode in which something is manifested. "His resentment took the form of extreme hostility"

19. Noun. (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary. "The reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"

20. Noun. A body of students who are taught together. "Early morning classes are always sleepy"

21. Noun. An ability to perform well. "The team was off form last night"

22. Noun. A life-size dummy used to display clothes.

23. Noun. A mold for setting concrete. "They built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"

Definition of Form

1. n. A suffix used to denote in the form or shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

2. n. The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed; particular disposition or arrangement of matter, giving it individuality or distinctive character; configuration; figure; external appearance.

3. v. t. To give form or shape to; to frame; to construct; to make; to fashion.

4. v. i. To take a form, definite shape, or arrangement; as, the infantry should form in column.

5. v. t. To treat (plates) so as to bring them to fit condition for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead peroxide. This was formerly done by repeated slow alternations of the charging current, but now the plates or grids are coated or filled, one with a paste of red lead and the other with litharge, introduced into the cell, and formed by a direct charging current.

Definition of Form

1. Noun. The shape or visible structure of a thing or person. ¹

2. Noun. A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold. ¹

3. Noun. An order of doing things, as in religious ritual. ¹

4. Noun. A blank document or template to be filled in by the user. ¹

5. Noun. (grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages. ¹

6. Noun. Characteristics not involving atomic components. ¹

7. Noun. (U.K.) A criminal record; loosely, past history (in a given area). ¹

8. Noun. (UK education) A class or year of students (often preceded by an ordinal number to specify the year, as in (term sixth form)). ¹

9. Noun. The den or home of a hare. ¹

10. Noun. (dated) A long bench with no back. ¹

11. Noun. (computing programming) A window or dialogue box. ¹

12. Verb. (transitive) To give shape or visible structure to (a thing or person). ¹

13. Verb. (intransitive) To take shape. ¹

14. Verb. (transitive linguistics) To create (a word) by inflection or derivation. ¹

15. Verb. (transitive) To constitute, to compose, to make up. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Form

1. to produce [v -ED, -ING, -S] : FORMABLE [adj], FORMABLY [adv] - See also: produce

Medical Definition of Form

1. 1. An infrasubspecific category which has no status in the classification code. 2. In the form, shape of, mold; equivalent to -oid. See: morpho-. Origin: L. -formis, L. Forma (20 Jun 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Form

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