Dictionary entry details
• FORM (noun)
Meaning:
The phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
word form; signifier; form; descriptor
Context example:
the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "form"):
acronym (a word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name)
abbreviation (a shortened form of a word or phrase)
citation form; entry word; main entry word (the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary)
etymon; root (a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes)
base; radical; root; root word; stem; theme ((linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed)
ghost word (a word form that has entered the language through the perpetuation of an error)
singular; singular form (the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton)
plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)
Meaning:
A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
kind; sort; form; variety
Context examples:
sculpture is a form of art / what kinds of desserts are there?
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
category (a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "form"):
brand; make (a recognizable kind)
genre (a kind of literary or artistic work)
ilk; like (a kind of person)
manner (a kind)
model (a type of product)
stripe (a kind or category)
like; the like; the likes of (a similar kind)
genus (a general kind of something)
species (a specific kind of something)
description (sort or variety)
type (a subdivision of a particular kind of thing)
antitype (an opposite or contrasting type)
art form ((architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture))
style (a particular kind (as to appearance))
flavor; flavour ((physics) the six kinds of quarks)
color; colour ((physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors)
Meaning:
A perceptual structure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
pattern; form; shape
Context examples:
the composition presents problems for students of musical form / a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
structure (the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "form"):
strand (a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole)
mosaic (a pattern resembling a mosaic)
kaleidoscope (a complex pattern of constantly changing colors and shapes)
gestalt (a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts)
fractal ((mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry)
Holonyms ("form" is a part of...):
percept; perception; perceptual experience (the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept)
Meaning:
Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
shape; contour; conformation; configuration; form
Context example:
he could barely make out their shapes
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
spatial property; spatiality (any property relating to or occupying space)
Attribute:
crooked (having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned)
straight (having no deviations)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "form"):
stratification (a layered configuration)
crookedness (having or distinguished by crooks or curves or bends or angles)
straightness (freedom from crooks or curves or bends or angles)
roundness (the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular)
curvature; curve (the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface)
narrowing (an instance of becoming narrow)
angularity (the property possessed by a shape that has angles)
convexity; convexness (the property possessed by a convex shape)
concaveness; concavity (the property possessed by a concave shape)
lobularity (the property of having lobules)
topography (the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features)
bluntness; dullness (without sharpness or clearness of edge or point)
keenness; sharpness (thinness of edge or fineness of point)
Meaning:
Alternative names for the body of a human being
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
material body; chassis; physical body; bod; human body; physique; flesh; figure; build; anatomy; shape; frame; soma; form
Context examples:
Leonardo studied the human body / he has a strong physique / the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
body; organic structure; physical structure (the entire structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "form"):
female body (the body of a female human being)
male body (the body of a male human being)
adult body (the body of an adult human being)
juvenile body (the body of a young person)
person (a human body (usually including the clothing))
Holonyms ("form" is a part of...):
homo; human; human being; man (any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage)
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Meaning:
The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
Classified under:
Nouns with no superordinates
Synonyms:
shape; form
Context example:
geometry is the mathematical science of shape
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
attribute (an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "form"):
solid (a three-dimensional shape)
column; pillar; tower (anything tall and relatively thin that approximates the shape of a column or tower)
triangle (something approximating the shape of a triangle)
square (something approximating the shape of a square)
circle (something approximating the shape of a circle)
connection; connexion; link (a connecting shape)
amorphous shape (an ill-defined or arbitrary shape)
distorted shape; distortion (a shape resulting from distortion)
round shape (a shape that is curved and without sharp angles)
plane; sheet ((mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape)
natural shape (a shape created by natural forces; not man-made)
flair; flare (a shape that spreads outward)
figure (a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape)
line (a length (straight or curved) without breadth or thickness; the trace of a moving point)
angular shape; angularity (a shape having one or more sharp angles)
Meaning:
The visual appearance of something or someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Synonyms:
cast; shape; form
Context example:
the delicate cast of his features
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
appearance; visual aspect (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
Meaning:
(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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
phase; form
Context example:
the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
state; state of matter ((chemistry) the three traditional states of matter are solids (fixed shape and volume) and liquids (fixed volume and shaped by the container) and gases (filling the container))
Domain category:
physical chemistry (the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "form"):
dispersed particles; dispersed phase ((of colloids) a substance in the colloidal state)
dispersing medium; dispersing phase; dispersion medium ((of colloids) a substance in which another is colloidally dispersed)
Meaning:
A printed document with spaces in which to write
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
he filled out his tax form
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
document; papers; written document (writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature))
Meronyms (parts of "form"):
blank space; place; space (a blank area)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "form"):
telegraph form (a form to use when sending a telegram)
tax form (a form to use when paying your taxes)
requisition; requisition form (an official form on which a request in made)
questionnaire (a form containing a set of questions; submitted to people to gain statistical information)
order form (a form to use when placing an order)
claim form (a form to use when filing a claim)
application form (a form to use when making an application)
Meaning:
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
var.; variant; strain; form
Context example:
a new strain of microorganisms
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
taxon; taxonomic category; taxonomic group (animal or plant group having natural relations)
Domain category:
biological science; biology (the science that studies living organisms)
Holonyms ("form" is a member of...):
species ((biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed)
Meaning:
An arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context examples:
the essay was in the form of a dialogue / he first sketches the plot in outline form
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
genre; literary genre; writing style (a style of expressing yourself in writing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "form"):
versification (the form or metrical composition of a poem)
Meaning:
A particular mode in which something is manifested
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context example:
his resentment took the form of extreme hostility
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
fashion; manner; mode; style; way (how something is done or how it happens)
Meaning:
A body of students who are taught together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
grade; class; form
Context example:
early morning classes are always sleepy
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
assemblage; gathering (a group of persons together in one place)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "form"):
Sunday school class (a class in a Sunday school)
physics class (students taking a course in physics together)
master class (a class (especially in music) given to talented students by an expert)
first grade (students beginning elementary school)
English class (students taking a course in English together)
chemistry class (students taking a course in chemistry together)
biology class (students taking a course in biology together)
sixth form (students preparing for their A levels in their final two years of secondary education)
Meaning:
An ability to perform well
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Context examples:
he was at the top of his form / the team was off form last night
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
ability (the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment)
Meaning:
A life-size dummy used to display clothes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
manakin; mannequin; mannikin; manikin; form
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
dummy (a figure representing the human form)
Meaning:
A mold for setting concrete
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Context example:
they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation
Hypernyms ("form" is a kind of...):
cast; mold; mould (container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens)
• FORM (verb)
Meaning:
To compose or represent:
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
form; constitute; make
Context examples:
This wall forms the background of the stage setting / The branches made a roof / This makes a fine introduction
Hypernyms (to "form" is one way to...):
be; comprise; constitute; make up; represent (form or compose)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "form"):
chelate (form a chelate, in chemistry)
add (constitute an addition)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Create (as an entity)
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
organize; organise; form
Context examples:
social groups form everywhere / They formed a company
Hypernyms (to "form" is one way to...):
create; make (make or cause to be or to become)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "form"):
syndicate (organize into or form a syndicate)
regiment (form (military personnel) into a regiment)
draw up (form or arrange in order or formation, as of a body of soldiers)
choose up (form sides, as for a game)
regroup; reorganise; reorganize (organize anew, as after a setback)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Develop into a distinctive entity
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
take form; take shape; spring; form
Context example:
our plans began to take shape
Hypernyms (to "form" is one way to...):
become (come into existence)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "form"):
regenerate (be formed or shaped anew)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Give shape or form to
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
shape; form
Context examples:
shape the dough / form the young child's character
Hypernyms (to "form" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "form"):
flatten (make flat or flatter)
fit (make fit)
dish (make concave; shape like a dish)
square; square up (make square)
scallop; scollop (shape or cut in scallops)
deform; distort; strain (alter the shape of (something) by stress)
blow (shape by blowing)
block (shape into a block or blocks)
block (shape by using a block)
cup (form into the shape of a cup)
circle; encircle (form a circle around)
turn (shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel)
round; round off; round out (make round)
plume (form a plume)
ridge (form into a ridge)
individuate (give individual shape or form to)
tie (form a knot or bow in)
terrace (make into terraces as for cultivation)
fork (shape like a fork)
tabulate (shape or cut with a flat surface)
dimension (shape or form to required dimensions)
roll (shape by rolling)
sliver (form into slivers)
twist (form into twists)
crystalise; crystalize; crystallise; crystallize (cause to take on a definite and clear shape)
strike (cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp)
draw (flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Make something, usually for a specific function
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Synonyms:
shape; mould; mold; form; forge; work
Context examples:
She molded the rice balls carefully / Form cylinders from the dough / shape a figure / Work the metal into a sword
Hypernyms (to "form" is one way to...):
create from raw material; create from raw stuff (make from scratch)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "form"):
remold; reshape (shape again or shape differently)
roughcast (shape roughly)
hill (form into a hill)
mound (form into a rounded elevation)
sinter (cause (ores or powdery metals) to become a coherent mass by heating without melting)
cast; mold; mould (form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold)
throw (make on a potter's wheel)
coil; hand-build; handbuild (make without a potter's wheel)
sculpt; sculpture (create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material)
model; mold; mould (form in clay, wax, etc)
preform (form into a shape resembling the final, desired one)
preform (form or shape beforehand or determine the shape of beforehand)
carve (form by carving)
swage; upset (form metals with a swage)
chip (form by chipping)
layer (make or form a layer)
cut out (form and create by cutting out)
machine (turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery)
grind (shape or form by grinding)
stamp (form or cut out with a mold, form, or die)
puddle (subject to puddling or form by puddling)
beat (shape by beating)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Establish or impress firmly in the mind
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
imprint; form
Context example:
We imprint our ideas onto our children
Hypernyms (to "form" is one way to...):
act upon; influence; work (have and exert influence or effect)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something on somebody
Meaning:
Assume a form or shape
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
the water formed little beads
Hypernyms (to "form" is one way to...):
change (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "form"):
bead (form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example)
head (form a head or come or grow to a head)
flake (form into flakes)
reticulate (divide so as to form a network)
brecciate (form into breccia)
bunch; bunch up; bundle; clump; cluster (gather or cause to gather into a cluster)
conglobate; conglobe (assume a globular shape)
grain; granulate (form into grains)
culminate (rise to, or form, a summit)
constellate (form a constellation or cluster)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
