Form

What does form mean?

noun

1. the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached
2. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality sculpture is a form of art
3. a perceptual structure the composition presents problems for students of musical form

verb

1. create (as an entity) social groups form everywhere
2. to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting" This wall forms the background of the stage setting
3. develop into a distinctive entity our plans began to take shape

Definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University.