1. The shape and structure of an object. 2. The body or outward appearance of a person or an animal considered separately from the face or head; figure. 3. The essence of something. 4. a form of animal life; a form of blackmail. 5. Procedure as determined or governed by regulation or custom. 6. A fixed order of words or procedures, as for use in a ceremony; a formula. 7. insurance forms. 8. Manners or conduct as governed by etiquette, decorum, or custom. 9. Tardiness is considered bad form. 10. a good jump shooter having an unusual form. 11. a musician at the top of her form. 12. Fitness, as of an athlete or animal, with regard to health or training. 13. The past performance of a racehorse. 14. A racing form. 15. presented my ideas in outline form; a treatise in the form of a dialogue. 16. The essay is a literary form. 17. symphonic form. 18. A mold for the setting of concrete. 19. A model of the human figure or part of it used for displaying clothes. 20. A proportioned model that may be adjusted for fitting clothes. 21. the sixth form. 22. A linguistic form. 23. verb forms. 24. A long seat; a bench. 25. The resting place of a hare. 26. A subdivision of a variety usually differing in one trivial characteristic, such as flower color. 27. form clay into figures. 28. form an opinion. 29. To shape or mold (dough, for example) into a particular form. 30. Holding out his arms, the cheerleader formed a T. The acrobats formed a pyramid. 31. The environmentalists formed their own party. 32. form a child's mind. 33. form a habit. 34. To constitute or compose a usually basic element, part, or characteristic of. 35. form the pluperfect. 36. To make (a word) by derivation or composition. 37. To put in order; arrange. 38. To become formed or shaped. 39. To come into being by taking form; arise. 40. To assume a specified form, shape, or pattern.
