shape
form | the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance, geometry is the mathematical science of shape |
| writing committal to writing | the activity of putting something in written form, she did the thinking while he did the writing |
cryptography
coding
secret writing
steganography | act of writing in code or cipher |
written assignment
writing assignment | an assignment to write something |
writing authorship
composition penning | the act of creating written works, writing was a form of therapy for him, it was a matter of disputed authorship |
| form genus | an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms |
| form | a mold for setting concrete, they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation |
mannequin
manikin
mannikin
manakin
form | a life-size dummy used to display clothes |
secretary
writing table
escritoire
secretaire | a desk used for writing |
| writing arm | an arm of a tablet-armed chair, widened to provide a writing surface |
| writing board | work surface consisting of a wide lightweight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writing |
| writing desk | a desk for writing (usually with a sloping top) |
| writing desk | a portable case containing writing materials and having a writing surface |
| writing implement | an implement that is used to write |
form
shape cast | the visual appearance of something or someone, the delicate cast of his features |
| good form | behavior that conforms to social conventions of the time, it is not good form to brag about winning |
| form | a particular mode in which something is manifested, his resentment took the form of extreme hostility |
shape
form configuration
contour
conformation | any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline), he could barely make out their shapes |
| form | an ability to perform well, he was at the top of his form, the team was off form last night |
| life form | the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism |
e 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 |
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? |
| art form | (architecture) a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture) |
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 |
| sonata form | a musical form having sections -- exposition and development and recapitulation, characteristic of st movement of a sonata or symphony |
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 |
plural
plural form | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
singular
singular form | the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton |
citation form
main entry word
entry word | the form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is alphabetized in a dictionary |
free morpheme
free form | a morpheme that can occur alone |
bound morpheme
bound form | a morpheme that occurs only as part of a larger construction, eg an -s at the end of plural nouns |
| combining form | a bound form used only in compounds, `hemato-' is a combining form in words like `hematology' |
part of speech
form class
word class | one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context |
| major form class | any of the major parts of speech of traditional grammar |
transitive verb
transitive verb form
transitive | a verb (or verb construction) that requires an object in order to be grammatical |
doubly transitive verb
doubly transitive verb form | a transitive verb that takes both a direct and an indirect object |
intransitive verb
intransitive verb form
intransitive | a verb (or verb construction) that does not take an object |
title title of respect
form of address | an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General', the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title |
written communication
written language
black and white | communication by means of written symbols (either printed or handwritten) |
transcription
written text | something written, especially copied from one medium to another, as a typewritten version of dictation |
orthography
writing system | a method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols |
cryptogram
cryptograph secret writing | a piece of writing in code or cipher |
| writing | letters or symbols that are written or imprinted on a surface to represent the sounds or words of a language, he turned the paper over so the writing wouldn't show, the doctor's writing was illegible |
| written word | the written form of a word, while the spoken word stands for something, the written word stands for something that stands for something, a craftsman of the written word |
| picture writing | a writing system using pictographs |
alphabetic writing
alphabetic script | a writing system based on alphabetic characters |
writing
written material
piece of writing | the work of a writer, anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect), the writing in her novels is excellent, that editorial was a fine piece of writing |
| writing | (usually plural) the collected work of an author, the idea occurs with increasing frequency in Hemingway's writings |
poem
verse form | a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines |
| copy written matter | matter to be printed, exclusive of graphical materials |