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forms

/fɔːmz/ /fɔɹmz/

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(heading, physical) To do with shape.

Examples :

"The art class explored different geometric forms. "

appearance style

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(social) To do with structure or procedure.

Examples :

"The school's new forms for student enrollment are quite detailed. "

structure organization system society

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A blank document or template to be filled in by the user.

Examples :

"To apply for the position, complete the application form."

stationery writing

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A specimen document to be copied or imitated.

Examples :

"The teacher handed out forms for the permission slip, telling the students to use them as examples when filling out their own. "

stationery writing type

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Level of performance.

Examples :

"The orchestra was on top form this evening."

achievement quality ability

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(grammar) A grouping of words which maintain grammatical context in different usages; the particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech.

Examples :

"participial forms; verb forms"

grammar language word linguistics

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The den or home of a hare.

Examples :

"The farmer carefully avoided driving the tractor too close to the hedgerow, as he knew several forms were hidden there, each sheltering a mother hare and her leverets. "

animal nature place

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A window or dialogue box.

Examples :

"Please write just the sentence and nothing else. The website uses several forms to collect user information like name and address. "

computing technology internet

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An infraspecific rank.

Examples :

"Within the species of dog, different forms, like breeds such as the Golden Retriever and the Poodle, show the wide variation possible at an infraspecific rank. "

organism biology science

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The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase.

Examples :

"The printer carefully examined the forms locked in the chase before starting the press run to ensure the leaflets would be printed correctly. "

technical type writing machine

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noun

Examples :

"Polynomial equations with multiple variables are forms studied in advanced algebra. "

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(fitness) A specific way of performing a movement.

Examples :

"The yoga instructor demonstrated the correct forms for each pose to prevent injuries. "

sport body action

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To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).

Examples :

"As the bread bakes, it forms a golden-brown crust. "

appearance structure

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To give (a shape or visible structure) to a thing or person.

Examples :

"Roll out the dough to form a thin sheet."

structure appearance thing

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Examples :

"When icicles start to form on the eaves you know the roads will be icy."

appearance nature

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To put together or bring into being; assemble.

Examples :

"Paul McCartney and John Lennon formed The Beatles in Liverpool in 1960."

process action structure

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To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.

Examples :

"By adding "-ness", you can form a noun from an adjective."

language linguistics word

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To constitute, to compose, to make up.

Examples :

"Teenagers form the bulk of extreme traffic offenders."

structure organization system process

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To mould or model by instruction or discipline.

Examples :

"The drill sergeant forms recruits into disciplined soldiers. "

education mind character

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To provide (a hare) with a form.

Examples :

"The hare carefully forms itself a cozy hollow in the tall grass, flattening the surrounding vegetation for shelter. "

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To treat (plates) to prepare them for introduction into a storage battery, causing one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and the other of lead peroxide. This was formerly done by repeated slow alternations of the charging current, but later the plates or grids were coated or filled, one with a paste of red lead and the other with litharge, introduced into the cell, and formed by a direct charging current.

Examples :

"The technician forms the battery plates by carefully controlling the electrical current, converting the lead compounds into the necessary active materials for energy storage. "

technical chemistry energy industry electric machine process