FORM
\fˈɔːm], \fˈɔːm], \f_ˈɔː_m]\
Definitions of FORM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
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develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
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the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
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a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
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a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"
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an ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night"
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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"
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establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
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a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
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(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; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"
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(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
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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"
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a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"
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give a shape or form to; "shape the dough"
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give shape to; "form the clay into a head"
By Princeton University
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make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
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develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
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the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
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a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
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a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"
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an ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night"
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the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
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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"
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establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
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a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
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(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; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"
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(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.
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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.
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Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system; as, a republican form of government.
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Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula; as, a form of prayer.
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Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; as, a matter of mere form.
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Orderly arrangement; shapeliness; also, comeliness; elegance; beauty.
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A shape; an image; a phantom.
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That by which shape is given or determined; mold; pattern; model.
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A long seat; a bench; hence, a rank of students in a school; a class; also, a class or rank in society.
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The seat or bed of a hare.
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The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.
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The particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech; as, participial forms; verbal forms.
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The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
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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.
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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.
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The peculiar characteristics of an organism as a type of others; also, the structure of the parts of an animal or plant.
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To give form or shape to; to frame; to construct; to make; to fashion.
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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.
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To provide with a form, as a hare. See Form, n., 9.
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To derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes.
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To take a form, definite shape, or arrangement; as, the infantry should form in column.
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To run to a form, as a hare.
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Former.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
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Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system; as, a republican form of government.
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Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula; as, a form of prayer.
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Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; as, a matter of mere form.
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Orderly arrangement; shapeliness; also, comeliness; elegance; beauty.
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A shape; an image; a phantom.
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That by which shape is given or determined; mold; pattern; model.
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A long seat; a bench; hence, a rank of students in a school; a class; also, a class or rank in society.
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The seat or bed of a hare.
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The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.
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The particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech; as, participial forms; verbal forms.
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The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
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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.
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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.
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The peculiar characteristics of an organism as a type of others; also, the structure of the parts of an animal or plant.
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To give form or shape to; to frame; to construct; to make; to fashion.
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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.
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To provide with a form, as a hare. See Form, n., 9.
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To derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes.
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To take a form, definite shape, or arrangement; as, the infantry should form in column.
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To run to a form, as a hare.
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Former.
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A suffix used to denote in the shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.
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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.
By Noah Webster.
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Former.
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The external or outward appearance or shape of anything; image; likeness; orderly arrangement; established practice, or ritual; a mold or pattern; a long bench without a back; a class; manner; as, he was playing in good form.
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To give shape to; create; mold to a particular pattern; conceive or imagine; constitute; devise; adjust.
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To take shape.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Former.
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To make; construct; conceive; compose.
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To assume a specific form.
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The shape of a body; figure; contour; appearance; style; kind.
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Ritual; ceremony.
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A mold; model; formula; type in a chase ready for the press.
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A long bench without a back.
By James Champlin Fernald
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To give form or shape to: to make: to contrive: to settle, as an opinion: to combine: to go to make up: to establish: (gram.) to make by derivation.
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To assume a form.
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A Latin termination denoting like, in the form of; as, vermiform, wormlike, falciform, scythe-like, ensiform, sword-like, oviform, in the form of an egg, etc.
By Daniel Lyons
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A bench; class; bed of a hare.
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Shape; figure; model; method; ceremony; type arranged and ready for the press.
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To give form to; settle; make up.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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The shape or external appearance of a body; disposition of particular things; model; a mould; formula; beauty; order; mere external appearance; established practice; ceremony; determinate shape; likeness; manner; system, as of government; manner of arrangement; a long seat or bench; a class; the bed of a hare; an assemblage of types arranged in order, disposed into pages, and locked in a chase to receive an impression: condition; condition fit for a purpose. Essential or substantial form, that mode of existence which cannot cease without destroying a thing.
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To make; to give shape to; to mould; to plan; to arrange; to settle; to contrive; to make up; to frame; to combine; to establish; to compile; to constitute; to make by derivation, or by affixes or prefixes.
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To take a form.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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The shape or external appearance of anything; a pattern; a mould; beauty; stated method; ceremony; ritual; something not essential; a long seat used in a school; name applied to one of the classes of a great public school, as first form, sixth form, &c., pronounced form; types set up ready for printing.
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To shape; to fashion; to mould; to contrive; to combine; to make; to constitute; to go to make up.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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n. [Latin] The shape and structure of any thing; configuration; figure; frame; external appearance; likeness;—constitution; mode of construction organization, or the like;—established method or practice; formula; manner; system;—conventionality; formality; ceremony;—shapeliness; comeliness; beauty;—a shape; a phantom;—mould; pattern; model;—a long bench or seat; hence, a class in a school;—the seat or bed of a hare;—a page or pages of printed matter imposed and locked up in a chase.
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The external appearance of any thing, shape; particular model or modification; beauty, elegance of appearance; ceremony, formality, order; external appearance without the essential qualities, empty show; external rites ; stated method, established practice; a long seat; a class, a rank of students; the seat or bed of a hare.
By Thomas Sheridan
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