Synonym: compose, construct, create, develop, fashion, grade, kind, make, manner, method, mold, procedure, shape, species, style, type, variety, way. Antonym: content. Similar words: norm, former, perform, reform, formal, inform, format, formula. Meaning: [fɔrm /fɔː] 
n. 1. the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something 2. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality 3. a perceptual structure 4. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) 5. alternative names for the body of a human being 6. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance 7. the visual appearance of something or someone 8. (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 9. a printed document with spaces in which to write 10. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups 11. an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse 12. a particular mode in which something is manifested 13. a body of students who are taught together 14. an ability to perform well 15. a life-size dummy used to display clothes 16. a mold for setting concrete. v. 1. to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting" 2. create (as an entity) 3. develop into a distinctive entity 4. give shape or form to 5. make something, usually for a specific function 6. establish or impress firmly in the mind 7. assume a form or shape.
n. 1. the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something 2. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality 3. a perceptual structure 4. any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline) 5. alternative names for the body of a human being 6. the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance 7. the visual appearance of something or someone 8. (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 9. a printed document with spaces in which to write 10. (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups 11. an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse 12. a particular mode in which something is manifested 13. a body of students who are taught together 14. an ability to perform well 15. a life-size dummy used to display clothes 16. a mold for setting concrete. v. 1. to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting" 2. create (as an entity) 3. develop into a distinctive entity 4. give shape or form to 5. make something, usually for a specific function 6. establish or impress firmly in the mind 7. assume a form or shape. 
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181) 'Di' is the abbreviated form of 'Diane'.
182) The paint is sold in powdered form.
183) I would be grateful if you could send the completed form back as soon as possible.
184) All these different political elements have somehow been yoked together to form a new alliance.
185) Our lawyer guided us through the more complicated questions on the form.
186) The fossils appear to be an early form of seaweed washed up on a beach.
187) He couldn't recapture the form he'd shown in getting to the semi-final.
188) The trees' branches intertwined to form a dark roof over the path.
189) These paintings will form the nucleus of a new collection.
190) The team have hit a rich vein of form recently.
191) You have to be able to describe things in a form that the end user can understand.
192) The survival rate for people who have this form of cancer is now more than 90%.
193) If a new leader emerged, it would then be for the Queen to invite him to form a government.
194) Students were asked to conduct a survey and write up their findings in the form of a report.
195) Follow the instructions very carefully when filling in the form.
196) I didn't gather much form the confused story he told me.
197) Detach the lower part of the form from this letter and return it to the above address.
198) Should the new department form part of the Faculty of Arts?
199) A newer anti-HIV drug called pyridinone caused HIV to mutate into a form which could not reproduce or infect new cells.
200) An acid can react with a base to form a salt.
201) The donation he made was a deductible on his tax form.
202) What's the form when you apply for a research grant?
203) You use "have" to form the perfect infinitive of a verb.
204) I'll just read through the form again to make sure I haven't missed anything out.
205) Fill in and return the claim form as soon as it arrives.
206) Please send this form back with a non-returnable deposit of ￡60.
207) Help in the form of money will be very welcome.
208) What form of address should one use when writing to a bishop?
209) It is a form of anaemia which is nearly always fatal if left untreated.
210) The germ of a story began to form in his mind.