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Form
fɔːm
- the visible shape or configuration of something
"the form, colour, and texture of the tree"
shape configuration formation conformation structure construction arrangement disposition appearance outward form/appearance exterior- the body or shape of a person or animal
"she admired his muscular form"
- style, design, and arrangement in an artistic work as distinct from its content
"these videos are a triumph of form over content"
- a particular way in which a thing exists or appears
"essays in book form"
manifestation appearance embodiment incarnation semblance shape guise character description expression- any of the ways in which a word may be spelled, pronounced, or inflected
"an adjectival form"
- the structure of a word, phrase, sentence, or discourse
"every distinction in meaning is associated with a distinction in form"
- the essential nature of a species or thing, especially (in Plato's thought) regarded as an abstract ideal which real things imitate or participate in
- a type or variety of something
"sponsorship is a form of advertising"
- an artistic or literary genre
"a form is as good as the writer who chooses it"
- a taxonomic category that ranks below variety, which contains organisms differing from the typical kind in some trivial, frequently impermanent, character, e.g. a colour variant
- the customary or correct method or procedure
"an excessive concern for legal form and precedent"
etiquette social practice custom usage use habit wont protocol procedure rules convention tradition fashion style routine ritual pattern regimen policy method system way rule formula set formula good manners manners polite behaviour correct behaviour acceptable conduct convention etiquette protocol- a ritual or convention
"the outward forms of religion"
- a set order of words; a formula
"a form of words"
- a mould, frame, or block in or on which something is shaped
- a temporary structure for holding fresh concrete in shape while it sets
- a printed document with blank spaces for information to be inserted
"an application form"
- a class or year in a school, usually given a specifying number
"the fifth form"
- the state of a sports player or team with regard to their current standard of play
"they are one of the best teams around on current form"
- details of previous performances by a racehorse or greyhound
"an interested bystander studying the form"
- a person's mood and state of health
"she seemed to be on good form"
- a criminal record
"they both had form"
- a long bench without a back
- a hare's lair
- bring together parts or combine to create (something)
"the company was formed in 1982"
set up devise establish found launch float create bring into being put in place organize institute start begin get going initiate bring about inaugurate lay the foundations of arrange draw up line up assemble organize sort order range array dispose marshal deploy gather group place position rank grade- go to make up or constitute
"the precepts which form the basis of the book"
- gradually appear or develop
"a thick mist was forming all around"
- conceive (an idea) in one's mind
"to form a judgement he seeks further information"
- establish (a relationship)
"the women would form supportive friendships"
- articulate (a word or other linguistic unit)
- construct (a new word) by derivation or inflection
- make or be made into a specific shape or form
"form the dough into balls"
- have a specified shape
"her body was slight and flawlessly formed"
- bring or be brought into a certain formation
"Mortimer formed up his troops for the march"
- influence (something abstract)
"the role of the news media in forming public opinion"