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(n)
(heading, physical) To do with shape.
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(v)
To ascertain definitely; to figure out, find out, or conclude by analyzing, calculating, or investigating.
Model, example.
(countable) A physical entity typifying an abstract concept.
The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
The relative positions of a set of things; the way things are arranged or put together;
(countable) The process or period of constructing a physical object.
To control or direct according to rule, principle, or law.
A state or quality.
(slang) The body.
A drawing or diagram conveying information.
The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
An outline, boundary or border, usually of curved shape.
An act of throwing.
The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
A hollow form or matrix for shaping a fluid or plastic substance.
Commonwealth spelling of mold (“growth of tiny fungi”).
The base frame of a vehicle, such as a motor vehicle.
The act of beating or working iron or steel.
The science that deals with the form and structure of organic bodies; anatomical structure or organization.
(biology) The body of an organism in contrast to the germ cells.
(N)
The human body is the entire structure of a human being.
alternative names for the body of a human being
The combination of circumstances at a given moment; a state of affairs.
(transitive) To bring into existence; (sometimes in particular:)
A person’s condition, position or standing relative to that of others.
(programming) A kind of macro in source code that replaces one text string with another wherever it occurs.
(transitive) To fit by alteration; to modify or remodel for a different purpose; to adjust.
The way something looks; personal presence
A starting point, base or foundation for an argument or hypothesis.
(uncountable) The act of creating something.
Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
The act by which something is formed; formation.
(adj)
Serving to define or distinguish.
(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
To build or alter according to personal preferences or specifications.
(transitive) To form; to found; to institute; to set up in business.
(transitive) To modify.
(obsolete) influence
The degree to which something fits.
(transitive) To establish the identity of someone or something.
The act of leaving real property in a will.
The act of assembling a group or structure. [from 14th c.]
(obsolete) preparation
(transitive) To arrange in working order.
(transitive) To communicate knowledge to.
(transitive) To change greatly the appearance or form of.
Brand; marque; manufacturer; maker.
(transitive) To represent in a physical or concrete form; to incarnate or personify.
An event with a formal dress code.
(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in such a way that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking
A work of music, literature or art.
(uncountable) The state of being formal.
A structured arrangement of items within certain limits.
(countable) A command.
(informal, US, sometimes figurative, usually preceded by a) A distance.
(ambitransitive) To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle.
(transitive) To develop; to form in the mind; to imagine.
Structure; organization.
(transitive) To advance; to further; to promote the growth of.
(obsolete) An established law.
A general type.
One who, or that which, shifts or changes.
(uncountable) The forces or behaviours that are the enemy of evil. Usually consists of helping others and general benevolence.
(zoology) An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.
The way a person holds and positions their body.
The act of governing
A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
Something constructed from parts.
A likeness of a person.
The condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
A type, race or category; a group of entities that have common characteristics such that they may be grouped together.
The process by which something is reshaped.
A process of design.
A choice of words and the style in which they are used in a given context.
(logic) The classification of propositions on the basis on whether they claim possibility, impossibility, contingency or necessity; mode.
The act or process of fashioning something; manufacture.
Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
A shift or change; a shifting movement.
A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
To describe or depict with words or gestures.
An external appearance in manner or dress; an appropriate indication or expression; a garb; a shape.
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of organize.
(chiefly British) Alternative form of setup. [Equipment designed for a particular purpose; an apparatus.]
Physical frame.
(semantics, lexicography) A statement of the meaning of a word, word group, sign, or symbol; especially, a dictionary definition.
(uncountable) The process of editing or censoring.
The time, place and circumstance in which something (such as a story or picture) is set; context; scenario.
(countable) The outermost shape, view, or edge of an object.
A general description of some subject.
An individual who has been granted personhood; usually a human being.