Form

English Meaning

A suffix used to denote in the form or shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform.

1. The shape and structure of an object.
2. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal considered separately from the face or head; figure.
3. The essence of something.
4. The mode in which a thing exists, acts, or manifests itself; kind: a form of animal life; a form of blackmail.
5. Procedure as determined or governed by regulation or custom.
6. A fixed order of words or procedures, as for use in a ceremony; a formula.
7. A document with blanks for the insertion of details or information: insurance forms.
8. Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom.
9. Behavior according to a fixed or accepted standard: Tardiness is considered bad form.
10. Performance considered with regard to acknowledged criteria: a good jump shooter having an unusual form.
11. Proven ability to perform: a musician at the top of her form.
12. Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training.
13. The past performance of a racehorse.
14. A racing form.
15. Method of arrangement or manner of coordinating elements in literary or musical composition or in organized discourse: presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue.
16. A particular type or example of such arrangement: The essay is a literary form.
17. The design, structure, or pattern of a work of art: symphonic form.
18. A mold for the setting of concrete.
19. A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes.
20. A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes.
21. A grade in a British secondary school or in some American private schools: the sixth form.
22. A linguistic form.
23. The external aspect of words with regard to their inflections, pronunciation, or spelling.
24. Chiefly British A long seat; a bench.
25. The resting place of a hare.
26. Botany A subdivision of a variety usually differing in one trivial characteristic, such as flower color.
27. To give form to; shape: form clay into figures.
28. To develop in the mind; conceive: form an opinion.
29. To shape or mold (dough, for example) into a particular form.
30. To arrange oneself in: Holding out his arms, the cheerleader formed a T. The acrobats formed a pyramid.
31. To organize or arrange: The environmentalists formed their own party.
32. To fashion, train, or develop by instruction or precept: form a child's mind.
33. To come to have; develop or acquire: form a habit.
34. To constitute or compose a usually basic element, part, or characteristic of.
35. To produce (a tense, for example) by inflection: form the pluperfect.
36. To make (a word) by derivation or composition.
37. To put in order; arrange.
38. To become formed or shaped.
39. To come into being by taking form; arise.
40. To assume a specified form, shape, or pattern.