a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features"
a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"
an ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night"
a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
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"
a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form"
an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline form"
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"
assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads"
create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape"
meriting respect or esteem; "the worthy gentleman"
having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "worthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause"
hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
any attribute or immaterial possession that is inherited from ancestors; "my only inheritance was my mother's blessing"; "the world's heritage of knowledge"
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
any of various games played on a pool table having 6 pockets
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
an organization of people or resources that can be shared; "a car pool"; "a secretarial pool"; "when he was first hired he was assigned to the pool"
something resembling a pool of liquid; "he stood in a pool of light"; "his chair sat in a puddle of books and magazines"
a small body of standing water (rainwater) or other liquid; "there were puddles of muddy water in the road after the rain"; "the body lay in a pool of blood"
the combined stakes of the betters
any communal combination of funds; "everyone contributed to the pool"
the state in which a substance has no tendency to flow under moderate stress; resists forces (such as compression) that tend to deform it; and retains a definite size and shape
a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure
uninterrupted in space; having no gaps or breaks; "a solid line across the page"; "solid sheets of water"
incapable of being seen through; "solid blackness"
having three dimensions; "a solid object"
acting together as a single undiversified whole; "a solid voting bloc"
characterized by good substantial quality; "solid comfort"; "a solid base hit"
of one substance or character throughout; "solid gold"; "carved out of solid rock"
of the same color throughout; "solid color"
of a substantial character and not frivolous or superficial; " work of solid scholarship"; "based on solid facts"
of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state"
entirely of one substance with no holes inside; "a solid block of wood"
financially sound; "the bank is solid and will survive this attack"
of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"