polymorph
Many shapes possible
A polymorph is something that exists in multiple forms.
In biology, polymorphic species show distinct variations—different colorations, sizes, or body types within the same population.
In chemistry, a polymorph is a substance that crystallizes in more than one structure.
In fantasy gaming and fiction, to polymorph is to magically transform into another creature: The wizard polymorphed into a dragon.
Being altering its form
- changelingSubstituted fairy child
- transmutationComplete change of form
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
- transfigurationExalted change in appearance
transmogrification · illusion · enchantment · sorcery · druid · lycanthrope · skinwalker · mimic
Being altering its form
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- phoenixSelf-immolating, regenerating bird
- werewolfShapeshifting wolf-person
- selkieShapeshifting seal of legend
kitsune · tanuki · Proteus · Loki · Zeus · skinwalker · berserker · familiar
Clear, ordered, brilliant
- isomerSame formula, different shape
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- moleculeBonded atomic group
compound · synthesis · pharmaceutical · solubility · stability · thermodynamic · kinetic · transition
Grouping by shared traits
- spellArrange letters correctly
- druidAncient Celtic priest-scholar
- wizardPractitioner of sorcery
- D&DFantasy tabletop roleplaying game
transmutation · baleful · shapechange · transformation · concentration · duration · tabletop · RPG
Immature feeding stage
- pupaInsect's resting stage
- imagoInsect's final form
- tadpoleImmature aquatic amphibian
- caterpillarMoth or butterfly young
chrysalis · molting · developmental · life-cycle · nymph · instar · amphibian · insect
Paradigm using encapsulated entities
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- methodOrderly way of doing
- overridingOf chief importance
- overloadingExceeding safe capacity
interface · subtype · dynamic · dispatch · abstraction · encapsulation · class · runtime
shapeshifter
Being altering its form
- changelingSubstituted fairy child
- transmutationComplete change of form
- doppelgangerSupernatural duplicate of oneself
transfiguration · transmogrification · illusion · enchantment · sorcery · druid · lycanthrope · skinwalker · mimic · disguise
shapeshifter
Being altering its form
- chimeraUnrealistic fantasy or hybrid
- phoenixSelf-immolating, regenerating bird
- werewolfShapeshifting wolf-person
selkie · kitsune · tanuki · Proteus · Loki · Zeus · skinwalker · berserker · familiar · Anansi
crystalline
Clear, ordered, brilliant
molecule · compound · synthesis · pharmaceutical · solubility · stability · thermodynamic · kinetic · transition · phase
class
Grouping by shared traits
D&D · transmutation · baleful · shapechange · transformation · concentration · duration · tabletop · RPG · spellcaster
larva
Immature feeding stage
caterpillar · chrysalis · molting · developmental · life-cycle · nymph · instar · amphibian · insect · transformation
object-oriented
Paradigm using encapsulated entities
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- methodOrderly way of doing
- overridingOf chief importance
overloading · interface · subtype · dynamic · dispatch · abstraction · encapsulation · class · runtime · compile-time
- magicwizard, wand, sorcerer, witchcraft, mage
- magical effectsinvisibility, teleportation, levitation, enchantment, hex
- magical transformationshapeshifting, transfiguration, transmogrification, transmutation, lycanthropy
- spellsspell, cast, conjure, curse, enchantment
- shapeshiftersshapeshifter, werewolf, shape-shifting, lycanthrope, skinwalker
- shape-changingwerewolf, chameleon, caterpillar, butterfly, tadpole
polymorphfixed form
Poetry with required patterns
invariant · unchanging · rigid · immutable · static