Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
Noun
S: (n) formation (an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit) "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
S: (n) formation, shaping (the act of fabricating something in a particular shape)
S: (n) constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation (the act of forming or establishing something) "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
S: (n) formation (a particular spatial arrangement)
S: (n) formation (natural process that causes something to form) "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"
S: (n) formation (creation by mental activity) "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"