8. form the organization, placement, or relationship of basic elements, as lines and colors in a painting or volumes and voids in a sculpture, so as to produce a coherent image; the formal structure of a work of art.
9. form a particular kind, type, species, or variety, esp. of a zoological group.
10. form the combination of all the like faces possible on a crystal of given symmetry.
11. form due or proper shape; orderly arrangement of parts; good order.
12. form Philos.
13. form the structure, organization, or essential character of something, as opposed to its matter.
14. form (cap.) Platonism.
15. form Aristotelianism. that which places a thing in its particular species or kind.
16. form a set, prescribed, or customary order or method of doing something.
17. form a set order of words, as for use in religious ritual or in a legal document; formula.
18. form a document with blank spaces to be filled in with particulars: a tax form.
19. form a conventional method of procedure or behavior: society's forms.
20. form procedure according to a set order or method.
21. form conformity to the usages of society; formality; ceremony.
22. form manner or method of performing something; technique: The violinist displayed excellent form.
23. form physical condition or fitness, as for performing: a tennis player in peak form.
24. form a particular shape of a word that occurs in more than one shape: In I'm, 'm is a form of am.
25. form a word with a particular inflectional ending or other modification: Goes is a form of go.
26. form the external shape or pattern of a word or other construction, as distinguished from its meaning, function, etc.
40. form to produce (a word or class of words) by adding an affix, combining elements, or changing the shape of the form: to form the plural by adding -s.
41. (v.i.)form to take or assume form.
42. form to be formed or produced: Ice began to form on the window.
43. form to take a particular form or arrangement: The ice formed in patches across the window.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME forme < OF < L fōrma form, mold, sort, ML: seat)
Definition of 'FORM'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)form, word form, signifier, descriptor 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"
2. (noun)kind, sort, form, variety a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
3. (noun)form, shape, pattern a perceptual structure "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
4. (noun)shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) "he could barely make out their shapes"
5. (noun)human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh alternative names for the body of a human being "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
6. (noun)shape, form the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
7. (noun)form, shape, cast the visual appearance of something or someone "the delicate cast of his features"
8. (noun)form a printed document with spaces in which to write "he filled out his tax form"
9. (noun)form, variant, strain, var. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups "a new strain of microorganisms"
10. (noun)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"
11. (noun)form a particularmode in which something is manifested "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"
12. (noun)phase, form (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 "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"
13. (noun)class, form, grade, course a body of students who are taught together "early morning classes are always sleepy"
14. (noun)form an ability to perform well "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night"
15. (noun)mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, form a life-size dummy used to displayclothes
16. (verb)form a mold for setting concrete "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
17. (verb)form, organize, organise create (as an entity) "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
18. (verb)form, constitute, make to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting" "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
19. (verb)form, take form, take shape, spring develop into a distinctive entity "our plans began to take shape"
20. (verb)shape, form give shape or form to "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
21. (verb)shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge make something, usually for a specific function "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
22. (verb)imprint, form establish or impress firmly in the mind "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
23. (verb)form assume a form or shape "the water formed little beads"
1. (noun)form the particular way sth is expressed, appears, or seems just another form of discrimination; protection in the form of helmets and knee pads; an artistic idea that can be expressed in many different forms
2. form an official document onto which you write information legal forms and documents; to fill out a form
3. form the shape of sb or sth; = outline The building appeared as a shapeless form in the darkness.
4. form level of ability or performance
5. form in top form performing or playing at the highest level at which you are able a basketball player in top form
6. form a class of students in a school ***children in the sixth form
7. (verb)form to develop or exist or make develop or exist Ice had formed on the pond.; Everyone stand up and form a circle.; We decided to form a punk rock band.; The idea had not yet fully formed in my head.
8. form to be or function as sth These women form the core of the group.
Definition of 'FORM'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)FORM a suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform
3. (noun)FORM constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system; as, a republicanform of government
4. (noun)FORM established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula; as, a form of prayer
5. (noun)FORM show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; as, a matter of mereform
14. (noun)FORM the combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid
15. (noun)FORM that assemblage or disposition of qualities which makes a conception, or that internal constitution which makes an existing thing to be what it is; -- called essential or substantial form, and contradistinguished from matter; hence, active or formative nature; law of being or activity; subjectively viewed, an idea; objectively, a law
20. (noun)FORM to go to make up; to act as constituent of; to be the essential or constitutive elements of; to answer for; to make the shape of; -- said of that out of which anything is formed or constituted, in whole or in part
21. (noun)FORM to provide with a form, as a hare. See Form, n., 9
22. (noun)FORM to derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes
23. (verb)FORM to take a form, definite shape, or arrangement; as, the infantry should form in column
Definitions of FORM 
Afrikaans: vorm
Arabic: شَكْل، هَيْئَه، صورَه
Bulgarian: форма
Brazilian: vulto
Czech: tvar; postava
German: die Form, die Gestalt
Danish: form; skikkelse
Greek: μορφή, σχήμα
Spanish: forma
Estonian: kuju, vorm
Farsi: شکل؛ شمایل
Finnish: muoto
French: forme, silhouette
Hebrew: צוּרָה
Hindi: आकृति
Croatian: oblik, lik
Hungarian: alak, forma
Indonesian: bentuk
Icelandic: form; vera (útlínur)
Italian: forma, figura, sagoma
Japanese: 形
Korean: 모양, 외형
Lithuanian: forma, pavidalas
Latvian: forma;ārējais veids; apve
Malay: bentuk
Dutch: gedaante
Norwegian: form, skikkelse
Polish: kształt
Persian: شکل؛ شمایل
Pashto: بڼه، شکل
Portuguese: vulto
Russian: форма; очертание
Slovak: postava
Slovenian: oblika
Serbian: oblik
Swedish: gestalt, skepnad, figur
Thai: รูปทรง
Turkish: biçim, şekil, görüntü
Taiwanese: 形狀
Ukrainian: форма
Urdu: شکل، باہری ہیئت
Vietnamese: hình dáng
Chinese: 形状
