OZDIC

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UK /fɔːm/ US /fɔːm/
noun 6verb 5

Definitions

noun

1

To do with shape.

Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.

The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay beneath the mastery of the fell simoom.[…]Roaring, leaping, pouncing, the tempest raged about the wanderers, drowning and blotting out their forms with sandy spume.

2

To do with shape.

3

To do with shape.

4

To do with shape.

5

To do with shape.

verb

1

To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).

When you kids form a straight line I'll hand out the lollies.

Earless ghost swift moths become “invisible” to echolocating bats by forming mating clusters close (less than half a meter) above vegetation and effectively blending into the clutter of echoes that the bat receives from the leaves and stems around them.

2

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

Roll out the dough to form a thin sheet.

3

To take shape.

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

As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels. The reason plaque forms isn’t entirely known, but it seems to be related to high levels of cholesterol inducing an inflammatory response, which can also attract and trap more cellular debris over time.

4

To put together or bring into being; assemble.

The socialists did not have enough MPs to form a government.

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

5

To create (a word) by inflection or derivation.

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

noun

1

Acronym of family, occupation, recreation, motivation, a set of potential topics of conversation for use by salespeople etc.

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