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noun

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as in shape
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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as in document
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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as in manner
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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as in condition
a state of being or fitness after a long season off, the football team is back in good form

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as in figure
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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as in ritual
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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as in etiquette
socially acceptable behavior displayed good form throughout the formal dinner

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as in method
the means or procedure for doing something there are established forms for voting on motions and amendments at meetings

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as in physique
the type of body that a person has he has the big-boned form of a linebacker

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as in format
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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form

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verb

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as in to crystallize
to take on a definite form my ideas on the subject are just starting to form

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as in to compose
to be all the substance of this one sentence really forms the basis of your argument

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as in to produce
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials formed the pot out of the clay

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as in to originate
to come into existence the new company formed from two smaller ones

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as in to develop
to come to have gradually I don't want you beginning skiers to form any bad habits

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“Form.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/form. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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