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The characteristic surface configuration of a thing; an outline or contour. See Synonyms at form.
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Something distinguished from its surroundings by its outline.
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The contour of a person's body; the figure.
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A definite distinctive form: "The bomb gave the shape of life, outer and inner, an irreversible charge; a sense of fatefulness would now lie on all things” ( Alfred Kazin).
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A desirable form: a fabric that holds its shape.
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