Definitions of FORM in various dictionaries:
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the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
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a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
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a perceptual structure
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any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
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alternative names for the body of a human being
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the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
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the visual appearance of something or someone
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a printed document with spaces in which to write
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an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
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a particular mode in which something is manifested
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(physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system
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a body of students who are taught together
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an ability to perform well
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a life-size dummy used to display clothes
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a mold for setting concrete
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create (as an entity)
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to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
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develop into a distinctive entity
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give shape or form to
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make something, usually for a specific function
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establish or impress firmly in the mind
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assume a form or shape
The shape and structure of an object.
The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal considered separately from the face or head; figure.
The essence of something.
The mode in which a thing exists, acts, or manifests itself; kind: a form of animal life; a form of blackmail.
Procedure as determined or governed by regulation or custom.
A fixed order of words or procedures, as for use in a ceremony; a formula.
A document with blanks for the insertion of details or information: insurance forms.
Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom.
Behavior according to a fixed or accepted standard: Tardiness is considered bad form.
Performance considered with regard to acknowledged criteria: a good jump shooter having an unusual form.
Proven ability to perform: a musician at the top of her form.
Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training.
The past performance of a racehorse.
A racing form.
Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in literary or musical composition or in organized discourse: presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue.
A particular type or example of such arrangement: The essay is a literary form.
The design, structure, or pattern of a work of art: symphonic form.
A mold for the setting of concrete.
A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.
A proportioned model that may be adj usted for fitting clothes.
A grade in a British secondary school or in some American private schools: the sixth form.
A linguistic form.
The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling: verb forms.
A long seat; a bench.
The resting place of a hare.
A subdivision of a variety usually differing in one trivial characteristic, such as flower color.
To give form to; shape: form clay into figures.
To develop in the mind; conceive: form an opinion.
To shape or mold (dough, for example) into a particular form.
To arrange oneself in: Holding out his arms, the cheerleader formed a T.
To organize or arrange: The environmentalists formed their own party.
To fashion, train, or develop by instruction or precept: form a child’s mind.
To come to have; develop or acquire: form a habit.
To constitute or compose a usually basic element, part, or characteristic of.
To produce (a tense, for example) by assuming an inflection: form the pluperfect.
To make (a word) by derivation or composition.
To put in order; arrange.
To become formed or shaped.
To come into being by taking form; arise.
These noun s refer to the external outline of a thing.
verb - to bring into existence