Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- 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.
Wiktionary
- v. Simple past tense and past participle of form.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Astron.), rare Arranged, as stars in a constellation.
- adj. (Biol.) Having structure; capable of growth and development; organized. See Ferment, n.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. having or given a form or shape
Examples
“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?”
“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
“As soon as the word formed in my mind, I shook my head.”
“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
“Those are just initials, not an abreviation of the words, nor a new word formed from the initials.”
“All thoughts of hiding fled as her name formed on his tongue.”
“The name formed from the initials of Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass is an acronym.”
“Adam was in there with his producer; the word formed itself into an irrational snarl, something to be mocked, loathed—something unavailable to Shawn forever.”
“An acronym is defined as a word formed from the initial letters of a series of words.”
“As soon as the word formed in her head, she drew back on the reins, stopping the buggy.”
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
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veal, valve, used, yak, wax, wan, teak, vat, vas, strip, use, strap and 4515 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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∆∆∆
cadence, fracture, utter, regression, incessant, inverted, trashy, suspend, waiting, semblance, unbearable, nausea and 35 more...
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