form
form is a 4-letter English word with 47 senses as noun, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- noun. A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.
- noun. 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.
- noun. Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system; as, a republican form of government.
- noun. Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula; as, a form of prayer.
- noun. Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; as, a matter of mere form.
- noun. Orderly arrangement; shapeliness; also, comeliness; elegance; beauty.
- noun. A shape; an image; a phantom.
- noun. That by which shape is given or determined; mold; pattern; model.
- noun. A long seat; a bench; hence, a rank of students in a school; a class; also, a class or rank in society.
- noun. The seat or bed of a hare.
- noun. The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.
- noun. The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body.
- noun. The particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech; as, participial forms; verbal forms.
- noun. The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid.
- noun. 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.
- noun. 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.
- noun. The peculiar characteristics of an organism as a type of others; also, the structure of the parts of an animal or plant.
- noun. To give form or shape to; to frame; to construct; to make; to fashion.
- noun. 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.
- noun. 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.
- noun. To provide with a form, as a hare. See Form, n., 9.
- noun. To derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes.
- intransitive verb. To take a form, definite shape, or arrangement; as, the infantry should form in column.
- intransitive verb. To run to a form, as a hare.
- noun. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
"geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
- noun. a mold for setting concrete
"they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
- noun. a life-size dummy used to display clothes
- noun. the visual appearance of something or someone
"the delicate cast of his features"
- noun. a particular mode in which something is manifested
"his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"
- noun. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
"he could barely make out their shapes"
- noun. an ability to perform well
"he was at the top of his form"
"the team was off form last night"
- noun. alternative names for the body of a human being
"Leonardo studied the human body"
"he has a strong physique"
- noun. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
"sculpture is a form of art"
"what kinds of desserts are there?"
- noun. 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"
- 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"
- noun. a printed document with spaces in which to write
"he filled out his tax form"
- noun. 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"
- noun. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
"a new strain of microorganisms"
- noun. a body of students who are taught together
"early morning classes are always sleepy"
- noun. (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"
- verb. give shape or form to
"shape the dough"
"form the young child's character"
- verb. assume a form or shape
"the water formed little beads"
- verb. make something, usually for a specific function
"She molded the rice balls carefully"
"Form cylinders from the dough"
- verb. establish or impress firmly in the mind
"We imprint our ideas onto our children"
- verb. create (as an entity)
"social groups form everywhere"
"They formed a company"
- verb. to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
"The branches made a roof"
"This makes a fine introduction"
- verb. develop into a distinctive entity
"our plans began to take shape"
Synonyms
shape, manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin, cast, configuration, conformation, contour, anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, frame, physique, soma, kind, sort, variety, pattern, descriptor, signifier
Anagrams
Other playable words that use exactly the letters in form:
Common word forms
forms, formal, formed, former, formes, formly, formful, forming, formity, formous, formable, formless
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