| form | (noun) the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance | Synonyms: shape |
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| (noun) a life-size dummy used to display clothes | Synonyms: manakin, manikin, mannequin, mannikin |
| (noun) a mold for setting concrete | - |
| (noun) the visual appearance of something or someone | Synonyms: cast, shape |
| (noun) any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) | Synonyms: configuration, conformation, contour, shape |
| (noun) an ability to perform well | - |
| (noun) a particular mode in which something is manifested | - |
| (noun) alternative names for the body of a human being | Synonyms: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma |
| (noun) a perceptual structure | Synonyms: pattern, shape |
| (noun) a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality | Synonyms: kind, sort, variety |
| (noun) the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something | Synonyms: descriptor, signifier, word form |
| (noun) a printed document with spaces in which to write | - |
| (noun) an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse | - |
| (noun) a body of students who are taught together | Synonyms: class, course, grade |
| (noun) (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups | Synonyms: strain, var., variant |
| (noun) (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 | Synonyms: phase |
| (verb) give shape or form to | Synonyms: shape |
| (verb) assume a form or shape | - |
| (verb) make something, usually for a specific function | Synonyms: forge, mold, mould, shape, work |
| (verb) create (as an entity) | Synonyms: organise, organize |
| (verb) establish or impress firmly in the mind | Synonyms: imprint |
| (verb) to compose or represent | Synonyms: constitute, make |
| (verb) develop into a distinctive entity | Synonyms: spring, take form, take shape |
| formal | (adjective) being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress) | - |
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| (adjective) (of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms | - |
| (adjective) refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court | Synonyms: courtly, stately |
| (adjective) logically deductive | - |
| (adjective) represented in simplified or symbolic form | Synonyms: conventional, schematic |
| (adjective) characteristic of or befitting a person in authority | - |
| (noun) a gown for evening wear | Synonyms: dinner dress, dinner gown, evening gown |
| (noun) a lavish dance requiring formal attire | Synonyms: ball |
| formaldehyde | (noun) a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol | Synonyms: methanal |
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| formalin | (noun) a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens | Synonyms: formol |
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| formalisation | (noun) the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions) | Synonyms: formalization |
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| formalise | (verb) make formal or official | Synonyms: formalize |
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| (verb) declare or make legally valid | Synonyms: formalize, validate |
| formalised | (adjective) concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art) | Synonyms: formalistic, formalized |
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| (adjective) given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures | Synonyms: formalized |
| formalism | (noun) the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms | - |
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| (noun) (philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications | - |
| (noun) the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented | - |
| formalistic | (adjective) concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art) | Synonyms: formalised, formalized |
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| formalities | (noun) a requirement of etiquette or custom | Synonyms: formality |
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| formality | (noun) compliance with formal rules | - |
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| (noun) a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies | Synonyms: formalness |
| (noun) a requirement of etiquette or custom | Synonyms: formalities |
| formalization | (noun) the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions) | Synonyms: formalisation |
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| formalize | (verb) make formal or official | Synonyms: formalise |
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| (verb) declare or make legally valid | Synonyms: formalise, validate |
| formalized | (adjective) concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art) | Synonyms: formalised, formalistic |
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| (adjective) given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures | Synonyms: formalised |
| formally | (adverb) in a formal manner | - |
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| (adverb) with official authorization | Synonyms: officially |
| formalness | (noun) a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies | Synonyms: formality |
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| formalwear | (noun) attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening | Synonyms: evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear |
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| format | (noun) the general appearance of a publication | - |
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| (noun) the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) | Synonyms: data format, data formatting, formatting |
| (verb) divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data | Synonyms: initialise, initialize |
| (verb) determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) | - |
| (verb) set (printed matter) into a specific format | Synonyms: arrange |
| formation | (noun) the act of fabricating something in a particular shape | Synonyms: shaping |
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| (noun) the act of forming or establishing something | Synonyms: constitution, establishment, organisation, organization |
| (noun) creation by mental activity | - |
| (noun) a particular spatial arrangement | - |
| (noun) an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit | - |
| (noun) (geology) the geological features of the earth | Synonyms: geological formation |
| (noun) natural process that causes something to form | - |
| formative | (adjective) forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning | Synonyms: plastic, shaping |
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| (adjective) capable of forming new cells and tissues | - |
| (noun) minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function | - |
| formatting | (noun) the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) | Synonyms: data format, data formatting, format |
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| formed | (adjective) having or given a form or shape | - |
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| former | (adjective) referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) | - |
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| (adjective) belonging to the distant past | Synonyms: early, other |
| (adjective) belonging to some prior time | Synonyms: erstwhile, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime |
| (adjective) (used especially of persons) of the immediate past | Synonyms: late, previous |
| (noun) the first of two or the first mentioned of two | - |
| formerly | (adverb) at a previous time | Synonyms: at one time, erst, erstwhile, once |
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| formic | (adjective) of or containing or derived from formic acid | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or derived from ants | - |
| formicary | (noun) a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest | Synonyms: anthill |
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| formicate | (verb) crawl about like ants | - |
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| formication | (noun) hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines | - |
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| formidability | (noun) impressive difficulty | Synonyms: toughness |
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| formidable | (adjective) inspiring fear | Synonyms: redoubtable, unnerving |
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| (adjective) extremely impressive in strength or excellence | - |
| formidably | (adverb) in a formidable manner | - |
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| formless | (adjective) having no physical form | - |
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| (adjective) having no definite form or distinct shape | Synonyms: amorphous, shapeless |
| formlessly | (adverb) in a formless manner | - |
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| formol | (noun) a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens | Synonyms: formalin |
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| formula | (noun) something regarded as a normative example | Synonyms: convention, normal, pattern, rule |
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| (noun) (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Synonyms: rule |
| (noun) a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement | Synonyms: expression |
| (noun) a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle | - |
| (noun) directions for making something | Synonyms: recipe |
| (noun) a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements | Synonyms: chemical formula |
| (noun) a liquid food for infants | - |
| formulaic | (adjective) characterized by or in accordance with some formula | - |
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| formularise | (verb) express as a formula | Synonyms: formularize |
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| formularize | (verb) express as a formula | Synonyms: formularise |
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| formulary | (adjective) of or relating to or of the nature of a formula | - |
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| (noun) (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation | Synonyms: pharmacopeia |
| formulate | (verb) put into words or an expression | Synonyms: articulate, give voice, phrase, word |
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| (verb) elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses | Synonyms: develop, explicate |
| (verb) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort | Synonyms: contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, invent |
| (verb) prepare according to a formula | - |
| formulated | (adjective) devised; developed according to an orderly plan | - |
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| formulation | (noun) inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally | Synonyms: conceptualisation, conceptualization |
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| (noun) the style of expressing yourself | Synonyms: expression |
| (noun) a substance prepared according to a formula | Synonyms: preparation |