noun • the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
• a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
• a perceptual structure
• any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
• alternative names for the body of a human being
• the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
• the visual appearance of something or someone
• a printed document with spaces in which to write
• (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
• an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse
• a particular mode in which something is manifested
• (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
• a body of students who are taught together
• an ability to perform well
• a life-size dummy used to display clothes
• a mold for setting concrete
verb • create (as an entity)
• to compose or represent
• develop into a distinctive entity
• give shape or form to
• make something, usually for a specific function
• establish or impress firmly in the mind
• assume a form or shape