• the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
• a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate Forms for pouring the foundation"
• a life-size dummy used to display clothes
• the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"
• a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the Form of extreme hostility"
• any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke"
• an ability to perForm well; "he was at the top of his Form"; "the team was off Form last night"
• alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
• a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a Form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
• a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical Form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
• 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"
• a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax Form"
• an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the Form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline Form"
• (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
• a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy"
• (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; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"
• give a shape or Form to; "shape the dough"
• give shape to; "Form the clay into a head"
• make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
• establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
• create (as an entity); "social groups Form everywhere"; "They Formed a company"
• to compose or represent:"This wall Forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
• develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"

'Form' in other languages