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form

English

  1. 🔊 a mold for setting concrete
    “they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation”
  2. 🔊 the visual appearance of something or someone
    “the delicate cast of his features”
  3. 🔊 a particular mode in which something is manifested
    “his resentment took the form of extreme hostility”
  4. 🔊 an ability to perform well
    “he was at the top of his form”
  5. 🔊 a perceptual structure
    “the composition presents problems for students of musical form”
  6. 🔊 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”
  7. 🔊 a printed document with spaces in which to write
    “he filled out his tax form”
  8. 🔊 an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
    “the essay was in the form of a dialogue”
  9. 🔊 (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
    “a new strain of microorganisms”
  10. 🔊 the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
    “geometry is the mathematical science of shape”
  11. 🔊 any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
    “he could barely make out their shapes”
  12. 🔊 a body of students who are taught together
    “early morning classes are always sleepy”
  13. 🔊 (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system
    “the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system”
  14. 🔊 a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
    “sculpture is a form of art”
  15. 🔊 a life-size dummy used to display clothes
  16. 🔊 alternative names for the body of a human being
    “Leonardo studied the human body”
  17. 🔊 assume a form or shape
    “the water formed little beads”
  18. 🔊 create (as an entity)
    “social groups form everywhere”
  19. 🔊 to compose or represent
    “This wall forms the background of the stage setting”
  20. 🔊 develop into a distinctive entity
    “our plans began to take shape”
  21. 🔊 give shape or form to
    “shape the dough”
  22. 🔊 make something, usually for a specific function
    “She molded the rice balls carefully”
  23. 🔊 establish or impress firmly in the mind
    “We imprint our ideas onto our children”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 formal form
  2. 🔊 planilla form
  3. 🔊 configurar to form
  4. 🔊 horma form, mold
  5. 🔊 formar to form, to create
  6. 🔊 conformar to form, constitute

Similar words

shape mannequin manikin mannikin manakin shape cast shape configuration contour conformation human body physical body material body soma build figure physique anatomy shape bod chassis frame flesh