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Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Arranged, as stars into a constellation.
- In heraldry, seated or crouched as in its form: said of a hare.
- Trained; developed; mature: as, a formed character.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Astron.), rare Arranged, as stars in a constellation.
- adjective (Biol.) Having structure; capable of growth and development; organized. See
Ferment , n. - adjective (Biol.) a term employed by Beale to denote the lifeless matter of a cell, that which is physiologically dead, in distinction from the truly germinal or living matter.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
form .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having or given a form or shape
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Examples
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Proceeding on these data, M. M.reau de Jonnes has formed a table, showing, 1. the maximum in Roman measures, the same as the established imperial edict; and 2. the mean price of objects _formed from_ half the maximum, and reduced into French measures.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 10, No. 281, November 3, 1827 Various
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The first _he_, in the seventh example, is, in the opinion of some, nom. to _can hear_ understood; but Mr. N.R. Smith, a distinguished and acute grammarian, suggests the propriety of rendering the sentence thus; "He that formed the ear, _formed it to hear_; can he not hear?"
English Grammar in Familiar Lectures Samuel Kirkham
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As soon as the word formed in my mind, I shook my head.
Every little thing in the world Nina de Gramont 2010
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As soon as the word formed in my mind, I shook my head.
Every little thing in the world Nina de Gramont 2010
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He had early in his term formed a post-partisan partnership on some issues with then state Controller Steve Westly, later one of Obama's earliest and biggest backers.
William Bradley: "Post-Partisanship": How It Works, How It Doesn't 2009
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Those are just initials, not an abreviation of the words, nor a new word formed from the initials.
Acronym soup: A quick guide to MP3, WMA and AAC | Sync Blog 2007
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All thoughts of hiding fled as her name formed on his tongue.
Saving Grace Denise Hunter 2005
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The name formed from the initials of Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass is an acronym.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The name formed from the initials of Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass is an acronym.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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The name formed from the initials of Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass is an acronym.
No Uncertain Terms William Safire 2003
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Other words for 'formed'
- acorn-shaped
- awl-shaped
- bacillar
- bacillary
- bacilliform
- baculiform
- bag-shaped
- bar-shaped
- basket-shaped
- belt-shaped
- biform
- boot-shaped
- bottle-shaped
- botuliform
- butterfly-shaped
- button-shaped
- catenulate
- chainlike
- claw-shaped
- club-shaped
- cowl-shaped
- cross-shaped
- die-cast
- drum-like
- drum-shaped
- ductile
- eel-shaped
- fan-shaped
- fig-shaped
- foot-shaped
- football-shaped
- funnel-shaped
- guitar-shaped
- h-shaped
- hammer-shaped
- harp-shaped
- hook-shaped
- horn-shaped
- hourglass-shaped
- keel-shaped
- l-shaped
- lance-shaped
- lancet-shaped
- lip-shaped
- lyre-shaped
- malleable
- molded
- navicular
- nutmeg-shaped
- oven-shaped
- paddle-shaped
- perfected
- phylliform
- pitcher-shaped
- pliable
- pliant
- precast
- ribbon-shaped
- rod-shaped
- rudder-like
- s-shaped
- saddle-shaped
- scaphoid
- shaped
- slipper-shaped
- spade-like
- spade-shaped
- spider-shaped
- spoon-shaped
- stirrup-shaped
- t-shaped
- tadpole-shaped
- tassel-shaped
- tensile
- thimble-shaped
- tractile
- trumpet-shaped
- turnip-shaped
- u-shaped
- umbrella-shaped
- v-shaped
- vase-shaped
- vermiform
- w-shaped
- worm-shaped
- wrought
- y-shaped
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