Friday, October 14, 2005
definitions
post:form_after the recognised shape_one
post:form_to place a new shape_two
post:form_the shape of the final goal_three
post:form_the place where the shaping takes place_four
post:form_beyond convention_five
post:form_outside the box_six
post:form_beyond the original dimensions_seven
post:form_new thinking_eight
post:form_new millennium_nine
post:form_start designing_ten
post:form_to place a new shape_two
post:form_the shape of the final goal_three
post:form_the place where the shaping takes place_four
post:form_beyond convention_five
post:form_outside the box_six
post:form_beyond the original dimensions_seven
post:form_new thinking_eight
post:form_new millennium_nine
post:form_start designing_ten
POST:
n 1: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" [syn: station] 2: military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post" [syn: military post] 3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation] 4: an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" 5: United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935) [syn: Post, Wiley Post] 6: United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn: Post, Emily Post, Emily Price Post] 7: United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) [syn: Post, C. W. Post, Charles William Post] 8: any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" [syn: mail] 9: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" [syn: stake] 10: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" [syn: mail, mail service, postal service] 11: the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post" v 1: affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning" 2: publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" 3: assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" 4: assign to a station [syn: station, base, send, place] 5: display, as of records in sports games 6: enter on a public list 7: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: carry] 8: ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait 9: mark with a stake; "stake out the path" [syn: stake] 10: put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" [syn: put up] 11: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" [syn: mail, send] 12: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" [syn: brand]
FORM:
n 1: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached" [syn: word form, signifier, descriptor] 2: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" [syn: kind, sort, variety] 3: a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" [syn: shape, pattern] 4: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" [syn: shape, configuration, contour, conformation] 5: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, flesh] 6: the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" [syn: shape] 7: the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" [syn: shape, cast] 8: (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; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system" [syn: phase] 9: a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form" 10: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" [syn: variant, strain, var.] 11: an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline form" 12: a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility" 13: a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" [syn: class, grade] 14: an ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night" 15: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin] 16: a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation" v 1: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" [syn: constitute, make] 2: create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company" [syn: organize, organise] 3: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" [syn: take form, take shape, spring] 4: give a shape or form to; "shape the dough" [syn: shape] 5: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: shape, work, mold, mould, forge] 6: establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children" [syn: imprint] 7: give shape to; "form the clay into a head" [ant: deform]
n 1: the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand; "a soldier manned the entrance post"; "a sentry station" [syn: station] 2: military installation at which a body of troops is stationed; "this military post provides an important source of income for the town nearby"; "there is an officer's club on the post" [syn: military post] 3: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" [syn: position, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation] 4: an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position; "he set a row of posts in the ground and strung barbwire between them" 5: United States aviator who in 1933 made the first solo flight around the world (1899-1935) [syn: Post, Wiley Post] 6: United States female author who wrote a book and a syndicated newspaper column on etiquette (1872-1960) [syn: Post, Emily Post, Emily Price Post] 7: United States manufacturer of breakfast cereals and Postum (1854-1914) [syn: Post, C. W. Post, Charles William Post] 8: any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post" [syn: mail] 9: a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track); "a pair of posts marked the goal"; "the corner of the lot was indicated by a stake" [syn: stake] 10: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office; "the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service"; "in England they call mail `the post'" [syn: mail, mail service, postal service] 11: the delivery and collection of letters and packages; "it came by the first post"; "if you hurry you'll catch the post" v 1: affix in a public place or for public notice; "post a warning" 2: publicize with, or as if with, a poster; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" 3: assign to a post; put into a post; "The newspaper posted him in Timbuktu" 4: assign to a station [syn: station, base, send, place] 5: display, as of records in sports games 6: enter on a public list 7: transfer (entries) from one account book to another [syn: carry] 8: ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait 9: mark with a stake; "stake out the path" [syn: stake] 10: put up; "post a sign"; "post a warning at the dump" [syn: put up] 11: cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" [syn: mail, send] 12: mark or expose as infamous; "She was branded a loose woman" [syn: brand]
FORM:
n 1: the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached" [syn: word form, signifier, descriptor] 2: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" [syn: kind, sort, variety] 3: a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them" [syn: shape, pattern] 4: any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" [syn: shape, configuration, contour, conformation] 5: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, flesh] 6: the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" [syn: shape] 7: the visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" [syn: shape, cast] 8: (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; "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system" [syn: phase] 9: a printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form" 10: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" [syn: variant, strain, var.] 11: an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse; "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline form" 12: a particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility" 13: a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" [syn: class, grade] 14: an ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night" 15: a life-size dummy used to display clothes [syn: mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin] 16: a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation" v 1: to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" [syn: constitute, make] 2: create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company" [syn: organize, organise] 3: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" [syn: take form, take shape, spring] 4: give a shape or form to; "shape the dough" [syn: shape] 5: make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" [syn: shape, work, mold, mould, forge] 6: establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children" [syn: imprint] 7: give shape to; "form the clay into a head" [ant: deform]
