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1. the act of forming or establishing something (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | federation, |
| definition | : | the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs (noun.act) |
2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | filing, |
| definition | : | the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object) (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | forging, |
| definition | : | shaping metal by heating and hammering (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | metalwork, metalworking, |
| definition | : | the activity of making things out of metal in a skillful manner (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | granulation, |
| definition | : | the act of forming something into granules or grains (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | grooving, rifling, |
| definition | : | the cutting of spiral grooves on the inside of the barrel of a firearm (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | turning, |
| definition | : | the activity of shaping something on a lathe (noun.act) |
3. creation by mental activity (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | affixation, |
| definition | : | formation of a word by means of an affix (noun.act) |
4. a particular spatial arrangement (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | arrangement, placement, |
| definition | : | the spatial property of the way in which something is placed (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | raster, |
| definition | : | the rectangular formation of parallel scanning lines that guide the electron beam on a television screen or a computer monitor (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | rig, rigging, |
| definition | : | formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | split, |
| definition | : | (tenpin bowling) a divided formation of pins left standing after the first bowl (noun.artifact) |
5. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | arrangement, |
| definition | : | an orderly grouping (of things or persons) considered as a unit; the result of arranging (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | flight, |
| definition | : | a formation of aircraft in flight (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | backfield, |
| definition | : | the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | secondary, |
| definition | : | the defensive football players who line up behind the linemen (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | line, |
| definition | : | a formation of people or things one behind another (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | line, |
| definition | : | a formation of people or things one beside another (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | center, |
| definition | : | the middle of a military or naval formation (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | flank, wing, |
| definition | : | the side of military or naval formation (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | head, |
| definition | : | the front of a military formation or procession (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | rear, |
| definition | : | the back of a military formation or procession (noun.group) |
6. (geology) the geological features of the earth (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | object, physical object, |
| definition | : | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | aquifer, |
| definition | : | underground bed or layer yielding ground water for wells and springs etc (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | beach, |
| definition | : | an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | cave, |
| definition | : | a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | delta, |
| definition | : | a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | diapir, |
| definition | : | a domed rock formation where a core of rock has moved upward and pierced through the more brittle overlying strata (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | folium, |
| definition | : | a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | foreshore, |
| definition | : | the part of the seashore between the highwater mark and the low-water mark (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | ice mass, |
| definition | : | a large mass of ice (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | lakefront, |
| definition | : | land bordering a lake (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | massif, |
| definition | : | a block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | monocline, |
| definition | : | a geological formation in which all strata are inclined in the same direction (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | mouth, |
| definition | : | the point where a stream issues into a larger body of water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | oceanfront, |
| definition | : | land bordering an ocean (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | relict, |
| definition | : | geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | ridge, ridgeline, |
| definition | : | a long narrow range of hills (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | ridge, |
| definition | : | a long narrow natural elevation on the floor of the ocean (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | shore, |
| definition | : | the land along the edge of a body of water (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | incline, side, slope, |
| definition | : | an elevated geological formation (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | scree, talus, |
| definition | : | a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | mineral vein, vein, |
| definition | : | a layer of ore between layers of rock (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | crater, volcanic crater, |
| definition | : | a bowl-shaped geological formation at the top of a volcano (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | wall, |
| definition | : | a vertical (or almost vertical) smooth rock face (as of a cave or mountain) (noun.object) |
| instance hyponym | : | pillars of hercules, |
| definition | : | the two promontories at the eastern end of the Strait of Gibraltar; according to legend they were formed by Hercules (noun.object) |
| domain category | : | geology, |
| definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
7. natural process that causes something to form (noun.process)
| hyponym | : | reticulation, |
| definition | : | (photography) the formation of a network of cracks or wrinkles in a photographic emulsion (noun.process) |
8. the act of forming or establishing something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | organise, organize, |
| definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
9. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape (noun.act)
| derivation | : | form, shape, |
| definition | : | give shape or form to (verb.change) |
10. creation by mental activity (noun.act)
11. a particular spatial arrangement (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | form, shape, |
| definition | : | give shape or form to (verb.change) |
12. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit (noun.group)
13. the act of forming or establishing something (noun.act)
| derivation | : | organise, organize, |
| definition | : | cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea (verb.social) |
14. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape (noun.act)
| derivation | : | form, shape, |
| definition | : | give shape or form to (verb.change) |
15. creation by mental activity (noun.act)
16. a particular spatial arrangement (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | form, shape, |
| definition | : | give shape or form to (verb.change) |
17. an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit (noun.group)
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