Form

noun
fɔrm

Noun

  • a perceptual structure

    the composition presents problems for students of musical form

    Similar:PatternShape
    Type of:Structure
  • 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:DescriptorSignifier
    Type of:Word
  • a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

    sculpture is a form of art

    Type of:Category
  • an ability to perform well

    he was at the top of his form

    the team was off form last night

    Type of:Ability
  • an 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:Genre
  • a 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:StyleModeWay
  • a printed document with spaces in which to write

    he filled out his tax form

    Type of:DocumentPapers
  • the visual appearance of something or someone

    Similar:CastShape
    Type of:Appearance
  • any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

    Similar:ConfigurationConformationContourShape
    Type of:Spatiality
  • a body of students who are taught together

    Type of:AssemblageGathering
  • (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

    Similar:StrainVar.Variant
    Type of:Taxon
  • a life-size dummy used to display clothes

    Similar:ManakinManikinMannequinMannikin
    Type of:Dummy
  • alternative names for the body of a human being

    Type of:Body
  • the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance

    Similar:Shape
    Type 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:Phase
    Type of:State

Verb

  • create (as an entity)

    social groups form everywhere

    They formed a company

    Similar:OrganiseOrganize
    Type of:MakeCreate
  • to compose or represent

    This wall forms the background of the stage setting

    Type of:ConstituteRepresentBe
  • give shape or form to

    form the young child's character

    Similar:Shape
    Type of:AlterModifyChange
  • assume a form or shape

    the water formed little beads

    Type of:Change
  • make something, usually for a specific function

  • establish or impress firmly in the mind

    Similar:Imprint
    Type of:WorkInfluence
  • develop into a distinctive entity

    Similar:Spring
    Type 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