form
(n.) A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc. |
Form
(n.) The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed |
Form
(n.) Constitution |
Form
(n.) Established method of expression or practice |
Form
(n.) Show without substance |
Form
(n.) Orderly arrangement |
Form
(n.) A shape |
Form
(n.) That by which shape is given or determined |
Form
(n.) A long seat |
Form
(n.) The seat or bed of a hare. |
Form
(n.) The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase. |
Form
(n.) The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body. |
Form
(n.) The particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech |
Form
(n.) The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid. |
Form
(n.) That assemblage or disposition of qualities which makes a conception, or that internal constitution which makes an existing thing to be what it is |
Form
(n.) Mode of acting or manifestation to the senses, or the intellect |
Form
(n.) The peculiar characteristics of an organism as a type of others |
Form
(n.) To give form or shape to |
Form
(n.) To give a particular shape to |
Form
(n.) To go to make up |
Form
(n.) To provide with a form, as a hare. See Form, n., 9. |
Form
(n.) To derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes. |
Form
(v. i.) To take a form, definite shape, or arrangement |
Form
(v. i.) To run to a form, as a hare. |
Inking
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ink |
Inker
(n.) One who, or that which, inks |
Inking
(a.) Supplying or covering with ink. |
Kidney-form
(a.) Alt. of Kidney-shaped |
Re-form
(v. t. & i.) To give a new form to |
Roller
(n.) One who, or that which, rolls |
Roller
(n.) A bandage |
Roller
(n.) One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather. |
Roller
(n.) A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling cylinder |
Roller
(n.) A cylinder coated with a composition made principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of type are inked previously to taking an impression from them. |
Roller
(n.) A long cylinder on which something is rolled up |
Roller
(n.) A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc. |
Roller
(n.) ANy insect whose larva rolls up leaves |
Roller
(n.) Any one of numerous species of Old World picarian birds of the family Coraciadae. The name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or "tumbling" in flight. |
Roller
(n.) Any species of small ground snakes of the family Tortricidae. |
shape
form | the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance, geometry is the mathematical science of shape |
| roller | a grounder that rolls along the infield |
| roller skating | skating on wheels |
| form genus | an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms |
roller tumbler
tumbler pigeon | pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground |
| roller | Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight, related to kingfishers |
European roller
Coracias garrulus | common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back |
| ground roller | Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms |
leaf roller
leafoller | moth whose larvae form nests by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk |
ball bearing
needle bearing
roller bearing | bearings containing small metal balls |
curler
hair curler
roller crimper | a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it, a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight |
| form | a mold for setting concrete, they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation |
| garden roller | heavy cast-iron cylinder used to flatten lawns |
mannequin
manikin
mannikin
manakin
form | a life-size dummy used to display clothes |
pad inkpad
inking pad
stamp pad | a block of absorbent material saturated with ink, used to transfer ink evenly to a rubber stamp |
| paint roller | a roller that has an absorbent surface used for spreading paint |
rock bit
roller bit | a drill bit that has hardened rotating rollers |
| roller | a cylinder that revolves |
| roller | a small wheel without spokes (as on a roller skate) |
| roller bandage | bandage consisting of a strip of sterile fabric (of variable width) rolled into a cylinder to facilitate application |
| roller blind | a window shade that rolls up out of the way |
roller coaster
big dipper
chute-thehute | elevated railway in an amusement park (usually with sharp curves and steep inclines) |
| roller skate | a shoe with pairs of rollers fixed to the sole |
| roller towel | a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller |
steamroller
road roller | vehicle equipped with heavy wide smooth rollers for compacting roads and pavements |
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 |
poem
verse form | a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines |