form

Plural: forms

Noun

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"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
- "sculpture is a form of art"
a perceptual structure
- "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"
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
- "he filled out his tax form"
(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
- "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"
- "he first sketches the plot in outline form"
a particular mode in which something is manifested
- "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"
(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
- "he was at the top of his form"
- "the team was off form last night"
a life-size dummy used to display clothes
a mold for setting concrete
- "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
To do with shape.
The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.
To do with shape.
A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.
To do with shape.
Regularity, beauty, or elegance.
To do with shape.
The inherent nature of an object; that which the mind itself contributes as the condition of knowing; that in which the essence of a thing consists.
To do with shape.
Characteristics not involving atomic components.
To do with shape.
A long bench with no back.
To do with shape.
The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.
To do with shape.
The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
To do with structure or procedure.
An order of doing things, as in religious ritual.
To do with structure or procedure.
Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula.
To do with structure or procedure.
Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system.
To do with structure or procedure.
Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality.
To do with structure or procedure.
A class or rank in society.
To do with structure or procedure.
Past history (in a given area); a habit of doing something.
To do with structure or procedure.
Level of performance.
To do with structure or procedure.
A class or year of school pupils.
To do with structure or procedure.
A numbered division grouping school students (usually every two years) in education between Years 1 and 13 (often preceded by an ordinal number to specify the form, as in sixth form).
A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.
A specimen document to be copied or imitated.
A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.
The den or home of a hare.
A window or dialogue box.
An infraspecific rank.
The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.
A quantic.
A specific way of performing a movement.

Verb

Verb Forms: formed, forming, forms

To create, shape, or develop something.
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"
develop into a distinctive entity
give shape or form to
- "form the young child's character"
make something, usually for a specific function
- "Form cylinders from the dough"
establish or impress firmly in the mind
assume a form or shape
- "the water formed little beads"
To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).
To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.
To take shape.
To put together or bring into being; assemble.
To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.
To constitute, to compose, to make up.
To mould or model by instruction or discipline.
To provide (a hare) with a form.
To treat (plates) to prepare them 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 later the plates or grids were 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.

Examples

a matter of mere form
a republican form of government
By adding "-ness", you can form a noun from an adjective.
I tried to FORM a new word using the ’Q’ but couldn’t find a matching ’U’.
participial forms; verb forms
Paul McCartney and John Lennon formed The Beatles in Liverpool in 1960.
Roll out the dough to form a thin sheet.
Singing in a choir helps to form a child's sociality.
Teenagers form the bulk of extreme traffic offenders.
The socialists did not have enough MPs to form a government.
To apply for the position, complete the application form.
When icicles start to form on the eaves you know the roads will be icy.
When you kids form a straight line I'll hand out the lollies.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English forme (“shape, figure, manner, bench, frame, seat, condition, agreement, etc.”), borrowed from Old French forme, from Latin fōrma (“shape, figure, image, outline, plan, mold, frame, case, etc., manner, sort, kind, etc.”).
In sense "division grouping school students" (now dated), derived from public school nomenclature later adopted by state schools. It is sometimes said to be from the sense of "bench", where students of certain ages would sit together, though this is disputed, or alternatively from the sense of "established method of expression or practice".

Synonyms

anatomy, bod, build, cast, chassis, class, configuration, conformation, constitute, contour, course, descriptor, figure, flesh, forge, frame, grade, human body, imprint, kind, make, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, material body, mold, mould, organise, organize, pattern, phase, physical body, physique, shape, signifier, soma, sort, spring, strain, take form, take shape, var., variant, variety, word form, work, beshape, come into being, compose, composition, cookie cutter, f., form, formular, forshape, make up, makeup, transmogrify, turn

Antonyms

buckle, contort, deform, disfigure, distort, misshape, twist, warp, wrest, writhe

Scrabble Score: 9

form: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
form: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
form: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

form: valid Words With Friends Word