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Meanings
noun
  • the visible shape or configuration of something.
    E.g. the form, colour, and texture of the tree
  • a particular way in which a thing exists or appears.
    E.g. essays in book form
  • a type or variety of something.
    E.g. sponsorship is a form of advertising
  • the customary or correct method or procedure.
    E.g. an excessive concern for legal form and precedent
  • a mould, frame, or block in or on which something is shaped.
  • a printed document with blank spaces for information to be inserted.
    E.g. an application form
  • a class or year in a school, usually given a specifying number.
    E.g. the fifth form
  • the state of a sports player or team with regard to their current standard of play.
    E.g. they are one of the best teams around on current form
  • a long bench without a back.
  • variant spelling of forme.
  • a hare's lair.
verb
  • bring together parts or combine to create (something).
    E.g. the company was formed in 1982
  • make or be made into a specific shape or form.
    E.g. form the dough into balls
-form
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Meanings
combining form
  • having the form of.
    E.g. cruciform
  • having a particular number of.
    E.g. multiform
forme
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Meanings
noun
  • a body of type secured in a chase for printing.

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