form

1. form (noun) — sense 1

Definition: To do with shape.: The shape or visible structure of a thing or person.

Example: 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.

2. form (noun) — sense 2

Definition: To do with shape.: A thing that gives shape to other things as in a mold.

3. form (noun) — sense 3

Definition: To do with shape.: Regularity, beauty, or elegance.

4. form (verb) — sense 4

Definition: To assume (a certain shape or visible structure).

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

5. form (verb) — sense 5

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

Example: Roll out the dough to form a thin sheet.

6. form (verb) — sense 6

Definition: To take shape.

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