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32 Definitions of: form

    1. noun, the shape or configuration of something as distinct from its colour, texture, etc
    2. noun, the particular mode, appearance, etc, in which a thing or person manifests itself
    3. noun, a type or kind
    4. noun, a) a printed document, esp one with spaces in which to insert facts or answers b) (as modifier)
    5. noun, physical or mental condition, esp good condition, with reference to ability to perform
    6. noun, the previous record of a horse, athlete, etc, esp with regard to fitness
    7. noun, slang a criminal record
    8. noun, style, arrangement, or design in the arts, as opposed to content
    9. noun, a fixed mode of artistic expression or representation in literary, musical, or other artistic works
    10. noun, a mould, frame, etc, that gives shape to something
    11. noun, organized structure or order, as in an artistic work
    12. noun, education a group of children who are taught together; class
    13. noun, manner, method, or style of doing something, esp with regard to recognized standards
    14. noun, behaviour or procedure, esp as governed by custom or etiquette
    15. noun, formality or ceremony
    16. noun, a prescribed set or order of words, terms, etc, as in a religious ceremony or legal document
    17. noun, philosophy a) the structure of anything as opposed to its constitution or content b) essence as opposed to matter c) (in the philosophy of Plato) the ideal universal that exists independently of the particulars which fall under it d) (in the philosophy of Aristotle) the constitution of matter to form a substance; by virtue of this its nature can be understood
    18. noun, See logical form
    19. noun, a bench, esp one that is long, low, and backless
    20. noun, the nest or hollow in which a hare lives
    21. noun, a group of organisms within a species that differ from similar groups by trivial differences, as of colour
    22. noun, linguistics a) the phonological or orthographic shape or appearance of a linguistic element, such as a word b) a linguistic element considered from the point of view of its shape or sound rather than, for example, its meaning
    23. noun, crystallog. See crystal form
    24. noun, taxonomy a group distinguished from other groups by a single characteristic: ranked below a variety
    25. verb, to give shape or form to or to take shape or form, esp a specified or particular shape
    26. verb, to come or bring into existence
    27. verb, to make, produce, or construct or be made, produced, or constructed
    28. verb, to construct or develop in the mind
    29. verb, to train, develop, or mould by instruction, discipline, or example
    30. verb, to acquire, contract, or develop
    31. verb, to be an element of, serve as, or constitute
    32. verb, to draw up; organize
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    1. noun, printing type matter, blocks, etc, assembled in a chase and ready for printing
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Synonyms: fashion, style, school, Education chiefly Brit. set, system, pattern, document, use, organize, shape And more...
 

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