form (Meaning)
form (n)
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
a perceptual structure
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
alternative names for the body of a human being
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
the visual appearance of something or someone
a printed document with spaces in which to write
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
a particular mode in which something is manifested
(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
a body of students who are taught together
an ability to perform well
a life-size dummy used to display clothes
a mold for setting concrete
form (v)
create (as an entity)
to compose or represent
develop into a distinctive entity
give shape or form to
make something, usually for a specific function
establish or impress firmly in the mind
assume a form or shape
form (n.)
A suffix used to denote in the / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.
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.
Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system; as, a republican form of government.
Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula; as, a form of prayer.
Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; as, a matter of mere form.
Orderly arrangement; shapeliness; also, comeliness; elegance; beauty.
A shape; an image; a phantom.
That by which shape is given or determined; mold; pattern; model.
A long seat; a bench; hence, a rank of students in a school; a class; also, a class or rank in society.
The seat or bed of a hare.
The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.
The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.
The particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech; as, participial forms; verbal forms.
The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
That assemblage or disposition of qualities which makes a conception, or that internal constitution which makes an existing thing to be what it is; -- called essential or substantial form, and contradistinguished from matter; hence, active or formative nature; law of being or activity; subjectively viewed, an idea; objectively, a law.
Mode of acting or manifestation to the senses, or the intellect; as, water assumes the form of ice or snow. In modern usage, the elements of a conception furnished by the mind's own activity, as contrasted with its object or condition, which is called the matter; subjectively, a mode of apprehension or belief conceived as dependent on the constitution of the mind; objectively, universal and necessary accompaniments or elements of every object known or thought of.
The peculiar characteristics of an organism as a type of others; also, the structure of the parts of an animal or plant.
To give form or shape to; to frame; to construct; to make; to fashion.
To give a particular shape to; to shape, mold, or fashion into a certain state or condition; to arrange; to adjust; also, to model by instruction and discipline; to mold by influence, etc.; to train.
To go to make up; to act as constituent of; to be the essential or constitutive elements of; to answer for; to make the shape of; -- said of that out of which anything is formed or constituted, in whole or in part.
To provide with a form, as a hare. See Form, n., 9.
To derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes.
form (v. i.)
To take a form, definite shape, or arrangement; as, the infantry should form in column.
To run to a form, as a hare.
form (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.
Synonyms & Antonyms of form
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Synonyms:
- contour
- profile
- pattern
- plan
- design
- layout
- organization
- setup
- skeleton
- shell
- format
- conformation
- silhouette
- frame
- framework
- arrangement
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
form Sentence Examples
- The precise measurement was exactly 1.5 centimeters.
- The exact replica of the painting was indistinguishable from the original.
- The judge's exact words condemned the defendant to prison.
- The exact time of the appointment was 3:30 PM.
- The equation's exact solution yielded a non-integer value.
- The exact coordinates of the treasure were unknown.
- The historian's exact account of the battle provided a vivid narrative.
- The scientist's exact experiments yielded groundbreaking results.
- The engineer's exact blueprints ensured the building's structural integrity.
- The doctor's exact diagnosis identified the patient's illness.
FAQs About the word form
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something, a category of things distinguished by some co
shape, fashion,geometry, configuration, cast, outline, figure, contour, profile, pattern
substance, composition, material, matter, composition,material, substance, matter,stuff, raw material
The precise measurement was exactly 1.5 centimeters.
The exact replica of the painting was indistinguishable from the original.
The judge's exact words condemned the defendant to prison.
The exact time of the appointment was 3:30 PM.
