Verb

• S: (v) form, organize, organise (create (as an entity)) "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
• S: (v) form, constitute, make (to compose or represent) "This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
• S: (v) form, take form, take shape, spring (develop into a distinctive entity) "our plans began to take shape"
• S: (v) shape, form (give shape or form to) "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
• S: (v) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge (make something, usually for a specific function) "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
• verb group
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• S: (v) imprint, form (establish or impress firmly in the mind) "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
• S: (v) form (assume a form or shape) "the water formed little beads"

Adjective

• S: (adj) formed (having or given a form or shape)