-form (Noun) — A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality. ex. "sculpture is a form of art"
-form (Noun) — A perceptual structure. ex. "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"
-form (Noun) — Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline). ex. "he could barely make out their forms"
-form (Noun) — An alternative name for the body of a human being. ex. "Leonardo studied the form"
-form (Noun) — The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance. ex. "geometry is the mathematical science of form"
-form (Noun) — (linguistics) the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something. ex. "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
-form (Noun) — The visual appearance of something or someone. ex. "the delicate form of his features"
-form (Noun) — A printed document with spaces in which to write. ex. "he filled out his tax form"
-form (Noun) — (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups. ex. "a new form of microorganisms"
-form (Noun) — An arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse. ex. "the essay was in the form of a dialogue" ex. "he first sketches the plot in outline form"
-form (Noun) — A particular mode in which something is manifested. ex. "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"
-form (Noun) — (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. ex. "the reaction occurs in the liquid form of the system"
-form (Noun) — A body of students who are taught together. ex. "early morning forms are always sleepy"
-form (Noun) — An ability to perform well. ex. "he was at the top of his form" ex. "the team was off form last night"
-form (Noun) — A life-size dummy used to display clothes.
-form (Noun) — A mould for setting concrete. ex. "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
-form (Verb) — Create (as an entity). ex. "They formed a company" ex. "social groups form everywhere"
-form (Verb) — To compose or represent. ex. "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"
-form (Verb) — Develop into a distinctive entity. ex. "our plans began to form"
-form (Verb) — Give shape or form to. ex. "form the young child's character"
-form (Verb) — Make something, usually for a specific function. ex. "Form cylinders from the dough"
-form (Verb) — Establish or impress firmly in the mind. ex. "We form our ideas onto our children"
-form (Verb) — Assume a form or shape. ex. "the water formed little beads"