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noun

plural of form
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as in shapes
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 documents
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 figures
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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4
as in rituals
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 methods
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 physiques
the type of body that a person has he has the big-boned form of a linebacker

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as in formats
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of form
1
as in crystallizes
to take on a definite form my ideas on the subject are just starting to form

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

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

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

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

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Recent Examples of forms
Noun
Thirty-four years of coaching and two forms of cancer will do that to you. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 9 July 2026 Dworak’s research finds that American adults are improving in certain forms of spatial reasoning. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 The same is true for those who incurred penalties for filing late foreign information tax forms, such as for international assets, gifts, or trusts. — Connor Greene, Time, 8 July 2026 But as the labor market is rewritten, education may become one of the most important forms of economic infrastructure. — Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Candidates had to submit declaration of candidacy forms by the end of June. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026 But honestly, thanks to the ubiquity of Ring cameras, data brokerage, and facial-recognition technology, sundry forms of surveillance are now a regular part of modern American life. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 1 July 2026 Parents will have to fill out forms to access the 530a accounts, which function like individual retirement accounts. — Lia Russell july 1, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026 Civil liberties advocates have criticized the agency's recent use of these forms, calling them an intimidation tactic to silence critics. — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 1 July 2026
Verb
After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides with Prodigy City, Wendy and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 9 July 2026 This robust culture forms the core of an Employee Value Proposition, offering a unique competitive advantage. — Gary Zammit, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 Indonesia's coastline forms the entire southern edge of the Strait of Malacca. — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 7 July 2026 The mission forms part of NASA’s broader Moon-to-Mars strategy, gradually increasing operational complexity while preparing astronauts and technologies for eventual human missions to the Red Planet. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026 GoDaddy famously sponsored racecar driver Danica Patrick, while WordPress forms the backbone of countless sites. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 7 July 2026 Park Loop Road The 27-mile Park Loop Road forms the scenic heart of the Acadia All-American Road. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026 How a heat dome actually forms A heat dome is essentially a massive, stubborn high-pressure system that parks itself over a region and traps hot, humid air underneath. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026 The dust is part of the Saharan Air Layer, which forms over Africa and travels west across the Atlantic. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for forms
  1. shapes
  2. documents
  3. figures
  4. rituals
  5. methods
  6. physiques
  7. formats
  8. crystallizes
Noun
  • Look at the jagged lines, the geometric shapes, the neon colour schemes, the tall collars, the billowing short sleeves.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • Seen in relaxed shapes and often layered or paired with unexpected colors, the pattern feels ironically cool, rather than preppy.
    — Christina Holevas, Vogue, 5 July 2026
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  • The documents say the company plans to build seven pump stations, three of them located on federal land managed by the agency.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • The suit, filed in Illinois’ federal district court in May, alleges that Thomas appropriated Karant’s images without attribution or consent, according to court documents obtained by Hyperallergic.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 9 July 2026
Definition of documents
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  • Roberts said his product would be less expensive on a per-square-foot basis than traditional construction but declined to cite figures because individual site conditions affect the overall cost.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • The movie welcomes several major Hollywood figures, including Mckenna Grace, Jesse Plemons, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin and Glenn Close.
    — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Definition of figures
Noun
  • The monicker is an apparent nod to Stonehenge, an ancient British monument which may have acted as a solar calendar and was the likely site of ancient rituals celebrating the solstice.
    — Sanidhya Sharma, Scientific American, 7 July 2026
  • For Hammond, keen to avoid stomach bugs, those extra precautions meant supercharging cleaning rituals.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of rituals
Noun
  • Harford County authorities and the FBI worked with Othram after DNA evidence did not immediately identify the unknown male suspect through traditional methods.
    — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • When using chemical methods to kill the shrub, be sure to protect desirable plants from overspray.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
Definition of methods
Noun
  • The Westminster Christian grad, 50, has long been linked to women who take serious care of their physiques.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
  • They’ve been specially designed in sizes that acknowledge that the world includes people with different physiques, but where their faces would be, there’s a mirror.
    — Jed Perl, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Definition of physiques
Noun
  • The organization has since worked to better align the international promotion of French films, series, animation, documentaries and audiovisual programs at a time when boundaries between formats and platforms continue to blur.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 July 2026
  • The Japanese entertainment and technology company said new PlayStation titles released starting in January 2028 will be sold through the PlayStation Store and by retailers in digital formats only.
    — Anzar Mehraj, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of formats
Verb
  • Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, gives an answer here that crystallizes one of baseball’s many charms.
    — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • Prior research into the shooter and his family combined with the new report crystalizes a picture of extremism, said Rachel Carroll Rivas, deputy director of research at the Southern Poverty Law Center.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
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