Form

Form Form (f[^o]rm), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formed} (f[^o]rmd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Forming}.] [F. former, L. formare, fr. forma. See {Form}, n.] 1. To give form or shape to; to frame; to construct; to make; to fashion. [1913 Webster]

God formed man of the dust of the ground. --Gen. ii. 7. [1913 Webster]

The thought that labors in my forming brain. --Rowe. [1913 Webster]

2. 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. [1913 Webster]

'T is education forms the common mind. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

Thus formed for speed, he challenges the wind. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

3. 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. [1913 Webster]

The diplomatic politicians . . . who formed by far the majority. --Burke. [1913 Webster]

4. To provide with a form, as a hare. See {Form}, n., 9. [1913 Webster]

The melancholy hare is formed in brakes and briers. --Drayton. [1913 Webster]

5. (Gram.) To derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes. [1913 Webster]

6. (Elec.) To treat (plates) so as to bring them to fit condition for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead peroxide. This was formerly done by repeated slow alternations of the charging current, but now the plates or grids are coated or filled, one with a paste of red lead and the other with litharge, introduced into the cell, and formed by a direct charging current. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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Shape (with especial reference to structure), figure, configuration, conformation, mould, fashion, cast, cut, tournure, Fashion, shape, mould / Mould, pattern, model / Arrangement, organization, combination, law of combination, principle of arrangement or synthesis, a priori principle / Mode, method, formula, formulary, ritual, established practice, Make, create, produce / Manner, system, sort, kind, order, Contrive, devise, invent, frame / Regularity, order, arrangement, shapeliness, Constitute, compose, make up / Ceremony, formality, ceremonial, ritual, conventionality, etiquette, conventional rule, Arrange, dispose, combine / Empty show, mere appearance / Bench, long seat (without a back) / Class, rank of students / Type in a chase (ready for printing)

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Form — (de) … Kölsch Dialekt Lexikon
form — form·abil·i·ty; form·able; form·ably; form·al·de·hyde; form·amide; form·am·i·dine; form·a·zan; form·ful; form·ism; form·ist; form·less; Form·var; for·nic·i·form; fos·si·form; fo·ve·i·form; fruc·ti·form; fun·gi·form; fun·nel·form; fur·ci·form;… … English syllables
Form — • The original meaning of the term form, both in Greek and Latin, was and is that in common use • eidos, being translated, that which is seen, shape, etc., with secondary meanings derived from this, as form, sort, particular, kind, nature… … Catholic encyclopedia
form — n 1 Form, figure, shape, conformation, configuration are comparable when they denote the disposition or arrangement of content that gives a particular aspect or appearance to a thing as distinguished from the substance of which that thing is made … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Form — may mean: *Form, the shape, appearance, or configuration, of an object *Form (furniture), a long seat or bench without a back *Form (education), a class, set or group of students *Form, a shallow depression or flattened nest of grass used by a… … Wikipedia
Form — (Lehnwort von lat. forma) bezeichnet: Gestalt, die Art und Weise, wie etwas ist oder sich verändert im Sport die körperliche Verfassung eines Menschen, siehe Fitness Form (Kampfkunst), ein feststehender Bewegungsablauf in den Naturwissenschaften… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Form — (f[=o]rm; in senses 8 & 9, often f[=o]rm in England), n. [OE. & F. forme, fr. L. forma; cf. Skr. dhariman. Cf. {Firm}.] 1. The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed; particular disposition or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
form — n 1: the structure of something (as a document) as distinguished from its matter a defect in form, not substance 2: established procedure according to rule or practice see also form of action 3: a printed or typed document with blank spaces for… … Law dictionary
form — [fôrm] n. [ME forme < OFr < L forma, a shape, figure, image < ? (via Etr) Gr morphē] 1. the shape, outline, or configuration of anything; structure as apart from color, material, etc. 2. a) the body or figure of a person or animal b) a… … English World dictionary
Form 8-K — is a report required to be filed by public companies with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. After a significant event like bankruptcy or departure of a CEO, a public… … Wikipedia
form — [n1] shape; arrangement anatomy, appearance, articulation, cast, configuration, conformation, construction, contour, cut, design, die, embodiment, fashion, figure, formation, framework, mode, model, mold, outline, pattern, plan, profile, scheme,… … New thesaurus

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