forming
Coming into being
Forming is the present participle of form, carrying its senses of shaping, creating, or coming into being.
Something forming takes shape gradually: Storm clouds were forming on the horizon.
In manufacturing, forming refers to processes that shape materials: metal forming, vacuum forming.
The word often describes early stages: The forming stages of a friendship.
Bounding line of shape
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
- bendingCurving from straight
stretching · hammering · forging · anvil · blacksmith · metalsmith · smithing · potter's wheel
Shaping through liquid form
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- extrusionPushing through a die
- thermoformingShaping softened plastic sheets
- blowMove air forcefully
compression · rotational · die · mold · moldable · resin · silicone · plastics
Starting point or source
- inceptionFounding moment
- creationMaking something exist
- conceptionFormation of an idea
- birthComing into the world
emergence · foundation · beginning · initiation · commencement · dawn · outset · seed
Shape by carving
- carveCut to shape
- forgeFurnace for shaping metal
- moldForm-giving container
- shapeExternal outline of something
build · construct · assemble · fabricate · weave · knit · sew · handmade
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- progressionSequential forward movement
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
cultivation · nurturing · ripening · blossoming · flourishing · germination · sprouting · incubation
Verb form variation system
- declensionNoun form variation
- inflectionWord form alteration
- derivationSource or origin tracing
- morphemeSmallest meaningful language unit
suffix · prefix · root · stem · paradigm · tense · plural · grammatical
contour
Bounding line of shape
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- manipulationUnderhanded control of others
- pressingRequiring immediate attention
bending · stretching · hammering · forging · anvil · blacksmith · metalsmith · smithing · potter's wheel · wheel-throwing
casting
Shaping through liquid form
- injectionSyringe-delivered dose
- extrusionPushing through a die
- thermoformingShaping softened plastic sheets
blow · compression · rotational · die · mold · moldable · resin · silicone · plastics · polymer
origin
Starting point or source
- inceptionFounding moment
- creationMaking something exist
- conceptionFormation of an idea
birth · emergence · foundation · beginning · initiation · commencement · dawn · outset · seed · nucleus
sculpt
Shape by carving
shape · build · construct · assemble · fabricate · weave · knit · sew · handmade · artisan
growth
Increase in size
- maturationProcess of becoming complete
- progressionSequential forward movement
- unfoldingGradually becoming apparent
evolution · cultivation · nurturing · ripening · blossoming · flourishing · germination · sprouting · incubation · consolidation
conjugation
Verb form variation system
- declensionNoun form variation
- inflectionWord form alteration
- derivationSource or origin tracing
morpheme · suffix · prefix · root · stem · paradigm · tense · plural · grammatical · syntax
- creatingcreating, inventing, producing, generating, making
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- shapingmolding, folding, sculpting, curving, morphing
- lining upqueuing, waiting, standing, filing, snaking
- sculptingcarving, clay, modeling, molding, plaster
- bakingbaking, bread baking, cake decorating, mixing, whisking
formingdestroying
Causing complete ruin
annihilating · demolishing · ruining · obliterating · wrecking
formingdismantling
Taking apart systematically
disassembling · separating · scattering · fragmenting · taking apart
formingdissolving
Passing into solution
dissipating · fading · vanishing · disintegrating · collapsing
- habit formingTending to create dependency
- vacuum formingShaping heated plastic by suction
- blood forming