form

the shape and structure of something as distinguished from its material

The first known use: in the 13th century

Word Structure

4 Letters, 1 Syllable

form

3 Phonemes

f or m

onset, rime

f orm

Morpheme

form

Sentence Examples

Coal is a form of carbon.

The shadowy forms of several people were visible through the smoke.

The friendship that they formed in school lasted a lifetime.

Her early experiences played an important role in forming her personality.

His ideas were not yet fully formed.

The drug can help prevent blood clots from forming.

Beads of sweat formed on his forehead.

A plan was gradually forming in my mind.

A plan was gradually forming itself in my mind.

An angry crowd was forming in the streets.

Related Words

Sound the same but are spelled differently.

design

fashion

mode

model

pattern

plan

Collocations

The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.

form

art form

pro-form

re-form

base form

free form

free-form

I-9 form

life form

Neighborhood

Rhymes

storm

warm

Onset Friends

for

find

first

father

found

food

fish

face

few

False Friends

worm

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