Form
nounNoun
a perceptual structure
“the composition presents problems for students of musical form”
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”
Similar:DescriptorSignifierType of:Worda category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
“sculpture is a form of art”
an ability to perform well
“he was at the top of his form”
“the team was off form last night”
Type of:Abilityan arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
“the essay was in the form of a dialogue”
“he first sketches the plot in outline form”
Type of:Genrea mold for setting concrete
“they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation”
a particular mode in which something is manifested
“his resentment took the form of extreme hostility”
Type of:StyleModeWaya printed document with spaces in which to write
“he filled out his tax form”
Type of:DocumentPapersthe visual appearance of something or someone
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
Type of:Spatialitya body of students who are taught together
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
a life-size dummy used to display clothes
Type of:Dummyalternative names for the body of a human being
the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
Similar:ShapeType of:Attribute(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
Similar:PhaseType of:State
Verb
create (as an entity)
“social groups form everywhere”
“They formed a company”
to compose or represent
“This wall forms the background of the stage setting”
give shape or form to
“form the young child's character”
Similar:ShapeType of:AlterModifyChangeassume a form or shape
“the water formed little beads”
Type of:Changemake something, usually for a specific function
establish or impress firmly in the mind
develop into a distinctive entity
Similar:SpringType of:Become
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA