form > 23 senses| NOUN | 1 | form, word form, signifier, descriptor | The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something |
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| 2 | form, kind, sort, variety | A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality |
| 3 | form, shape, pattern | A perceptual structure |
| 4 | form, shape, configuration, contour, conformation | Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) |
| 5 | form, human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, flesh | Alternative names for the body of a human being |
| 6 | form, shape | The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance |
| 7 | form, shape, cast | The visual appearance of something or someone |
| 8 | form, phase | (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system |
| 9 | form | A printed document with spaces in which to write |
| 10 | form, variant, strain, var. | (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups |
| 11 | form | An arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse |
| 12 | form | A particular mode in which something is manifested |
| 13 | form, class, grade | A body of students who are taught together |
| 14 | form | An ability to perform well |
| 15 | form, mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin | A life-size dummy used to display clothes |
| 16 | form | A mold for setting concrete |
| VERB | 1 | form, constitute, make | To compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting" |
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| 2 | form, organize, organise | Create (as an entity) |
| 3 | form, take form, take shape, spring | Develop into a distinctive entity |
| 4 | form, shape | Give a shape or form to |
| 5 | form, shape, work, mold, mould, forge | Make something, usually for a specific function |
| 6 | form, imprint | Establish or impress firmly in the mind |
| 7 | form | Give shape to |
form > noun 1, communication| Meaning | The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something. |
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| Examples | "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached" |
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| Synonyms | word form, signifier, descriptor |
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| Category | linguistics |
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| Narrower | plural, plural form; singular, singular form; ghost word; root, root word, base, stem, theme, radical; etymon, root; citation form, main entry word, entry word; abbreviation; acronym |
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| Broader | word |
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form > noun 4, attribute| Meaning | Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline). |
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| Synonyms | shape, configuration, contour, conformation |
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| Attributes | straight; crooked |
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| Narrower | sharpness, keenness; dullness, dulness, bluntness; topography; lobularity; concavity, concaveness; convexity, convexness; angularity; narrowing; curvature, curve; roundness; straightness; crookedness; stratification |
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| Broader | spatial property, spatiality |
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form > noun 5, body| Meaning | Alternative names for the body of a human being. |
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| Synonyms | human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, flesh |
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| Part of | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul; homo, man, human being, human |
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| Narrower | person; juvenile body; adult body; male body; female body |
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| Broader | body, organic structure, physical structure |
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form > verb 5, creation| Meaning | Make something, usually for a specific function. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP |
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| Examples | "Form cylinders from the dough" |
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| Synonyms | shape, work, mold, mould, forge |
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| Narrower | carve; swage, upset; chip; machine; stamp; puddle; beat; preform; preform; mound; hill; roughcast; reshape, remold; sinter; cast, mold, mould; throw; handbuild, hand-build, coil; sculpt, sculpture; model, mold, mould |
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| Broader | create from raw material, create from raw stuff |
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| Similar to | work, work on, process |
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| Nouns | formation; formation; form; formation |
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