Definition of form

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  • form is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
  • form is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
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Definition of form

  • the visual appearance of something or someone (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. cast
    2. shape
  • a perceptual structure (noun)

    Examples

    1. the composition presents problems for students of musical form

    Synonyms

    1. pattern
    2. shape
  • the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something (noun)

    Examples

    1. the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached

    Synonyms

    1. descriptor
    2. signifier
    3. word form
  • make something, usually for a specific function (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. forge
    2. mold
    3. mould
    4. shape
    5. work
  • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. configuration
    2. conformation
    3. contour
    4. shape
  • establish or impress firmly in the mind (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. imprint
  • a body of students who are taught together (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. class
    2. course
    3. grade
  • create (as an entity) (verb)

    Examples

    1. social groups form everywhere
    2. They formed a company

    Synonyms

    1. organise
    2. organize
  • (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. strain
    2. var.
    3. variant
  • a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality (noun)

    Examples

    1. sculpture is a form of art

    Synonyms

    1. kind
    2. sort
    3. variety
  • a life-size dummy used to display clothes (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. manakin
    2. manikin
    3. mannequin
    4. mannikin
  • develop into a distinctive entity (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. spring
    2. take form
    3. take shape
  • alternative names for the body of a human being (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. anatomy
    2. bod
    3. build
    4. chassis
    5. figure
    6. flesh
    7. frame
    8. human body
    9. material body
    10. physical body
    11. physique
    12. shape
    13. soma
  • the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. shape
  • to compose or represent (verb)

    Examples

    1. This wall forms the background of the stage setting

    Synonyms

    1. constitute
    2. make
  • give shape or form to (verb)

    Examples

    1. form the young child's character

    Synonyms

    1. shape
  • (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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. phase
  • a mold for setting concrete (noun)

    Examples

    1. they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation
  • an ability to perform well (noun)

    Examples

    1. he was at the top of his form
    2. the team was off form last night
  • an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse (noun)

    Examples

    1. the essay was in the form of a dialogue
    2. he first sketches the plot in outline form
  • a particular mode in which something is manifested (noun)

    Examples

    1. his resentment took the form of extreme hostility
  • a printed document with spaces in which to write (noun)

    Examples

    1. he filled out his tax form
  • assume a form or shape (verb)

    Examples

    1. the water formed little beads

See definition of form in Merriam Webster