form

The visual appearance of something or someone.

A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality.

“sculpture is a form of art”

A life-size dummy used to display clothes.

Alternative names for the body of a human being.

The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance.

(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.

A mold for setting concrete.

“they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation”

An ability to perform well.

“he was at the top of his form”

“the team was off form last night”

A perceptual structure.

“the composition presents problems for students of musical 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”

A particular mode in which something is manifested.

“his resentment took the form of extreme hostility”

A printed document with spaces in which to write.

“he filled out his tax form”

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”

Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline).

A body of students who are taught together.

(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups.

Develop into a distinctive entity.

To compose or represent.

“This wall forms the background of the stage setting”

Give shape or form to.

“form the young child's character”

Assume a form or shape.

“the water formed little beads”

Make something, usually for a specific function.

Establish or impress firmly in the mind.

Create (as an entity).

“social groups form everywhere”

“They formed a company”