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1 the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance

the wood-carver carved the block of wood into the form of a duck

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2 a piece of paper with information written or to be written on it

I filled out all the forms for applying to the school

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instrument,
writ

filing

sheet

3 personal conduct or behavior as evaluated by an accepted standard of appropriateness for a social or professional setting

it's bad form to throw a tantrum on the court just because you lost a tennis match

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4 a state of being or fitness

after a long season off, the football team is back in good form

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practice
(also practise)

rank,
standing

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disorder,
disrepair

5 a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes

put the dress on the form to finish pinning it together

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doll

6 an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules

we'll use the second form in our church missals for today's Lenten service

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protocol

7 socially acceptable behavior

displayed good form throughout the formal dinner

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etiquette

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8 the means or procedure for doing something

there are established forms for voting on motions and amendments at meetings

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policy

9 the type of body that a person has

he has the big-boned form of a linebacker

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anatomy,
structure

10 the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged

museumgoers liked the asymmetrical form of the mobile

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motif,
theme

form

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms of form (Entry 2 of 2)

1 to take on a definite form

my ideas on the subject are just starting to form

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2 to be all the substance of

this one sentence really forms the basis of your argument

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3 to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials

formed the pot out of the clay

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craft,
handcraft

prefabricate

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put together

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break up,
dismember

blow up,
explode

4 to come into existence

the new company formed from two smaller ones

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5 to come to have gradually

I don't want you beginning skiers to form any bad habits

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lose

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“Form.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/form. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.

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The first known use of form was in the 13th century

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