nnoun.groupan arrangement of people or things acting as a unitExamples:- a defensive formation
- a formation of planes
Derivationally Related Form:form
Hypernyms:arrangement
Inherited Hypernyms:formationarrangementgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:backfieldcenterflankflightheadlinemilitary formationrearsecondarywing
Full Hyponyms:backfieldbreadlinecentercheckout linechoruschow lineclose ordercolumnconga linecorps de balletdiagonalextended orderfileflankflightgas lineheadlineline of marchline of successionlinemenlineupmain diagonalmilitary formationopen orderpicket linequeuerankrearreception linerivet linerowsecondarysecondary diagonalserrationsick callsnake danceterraceticket linetrap lineunemployment line
nnoun.actthe act of fabricating something in a particular shapeSynset:shaping
Derivationally Related Form:shapeform
Hypernyms:fabrication manufacture manufacturing
Inherited Hypernyms:formationfabricationcreating from raw materialscreationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:filingforginggranulationgroovingmetalworkmetalworkingriflingturning
Full Hyponyms:filingforginggranulationgroovingmetalworkingturning
nnoun.actthe act of forming or establishing somethingSynset:constitution establishment organisation organization
Examples:- the constitution of a PTA group last year
- it was the establishment of his reputation
- he still remembers the organization of the club
Derivationally Related Form:constituteformestablishorganiseorganize
Hypernyms:beginning commencement start
Inherited Hypernyms:constitutionbeginningchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:collectivisationcollectivizationcolonisationcolonizationcommunisationcommunizationfederationsettlementunionisationunionization
Full Hyponyms:collectivizationcolonizationcommunizationfederationpopulationunionization
nnoun.object(geology) the geological features of the earthTopic:geology
Synset:geological formation
Hypernyms:object physical object
Inherited Hypernyms:geological formationobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:aquiferbeachcavechainchain of mountainscliffcraterdeltadepressiondiapirdropdrop-offelevationfoliumforeshorefountaingroundwater levelice massinclinelakefrontmassifmineral veinmonoclinemountain chainmountain rangemouthnatural depressionnatural elevationnatural springoceanfrontoutflowoutpouringrangerange of mountainsrelictridgeridgelinescreeshoresideslopespringtalusveinvolcanic craterwallwater levelwater table
Instance Hyponyms:Pillars of Hercules
Full Hyponyms:abyssal zonealpalpine glacieranthillaquiferaretearroyoascentatollbankbarbarbecue pitbarrier reefbasinbeachbedbenbermbluffbonanzaborrow pitbraeburrowbuttecalderacanyoncanyonsidecavecaverncirquecliffcoastcollectorcontinental glaciercontinental shelfcontinental slopecoral reefcovecragcraterdaledelldeltadescentdiapirdivotdowndownhilldrawduneescarpmenteskerfire pitfoliumfoothillforeshorefountain of youthgeyserglacierglengopher holegorgegrottogrowlergulchgullyguyothighlandhillhillsidehogbackholehollowhot springice fieldice floeice massicebergicecapkettle holekeyknollkopjelake bedlakefrontlakesidelandfalllandfillledgelittorallowlandlunar cratermaarmassifmesamolehillmonoclinemountainmountainsidemouthmullnatural depressionnatural elevationneritic zonenullahocean flooroceanfrontpiedmontpiedmont glacierpitplagepointpolar glacierpotholeprecipicepromontoryquicksandrabbit burrowrangeravinereefrelictridgerift valleyripple markriverbankriverbedsaltpansandbanksandbarsandpitsanitary landfillsawpitseamountseashoreseasideseif duneshoalshoresinkholeski slopeslopespringsteepstrandstreambedswaleswelltablelandtalustar pitterracetidal basintidelandtortrenchtrou-de-louptroughtwilight zoneuphillvalleyveinvolcanic cratervolcanowadiwallwarrenwashwater tablewatersidewormhole
nnoun.artifacta particular spatial arrangementDerivationally Related Form:form
Hypernyms:arrangement placement
Inherited Hypernyms:formationplacementpositionrelationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:rasterrigriggingsplit
Full Hyponyms:bermuda rigcat rigfore-and-aft riglateen-rigrasterrigsplit
nnoun.processnatural process that causes something to formExamples:- the formation of gas in the intestine
- the formation of crystals
- the formation of pseudopods
Hypernyms:action activity natural action natural process
Inherited Hypernyms:formationnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:encrustationincrustationreticulation
Full Hyponyms:incrustationreticulation
nnoun.actcreation by mental activityExamples:- the formation of sentences
- the formation of memories
Derivationally Related Form:form
Hypernyms:creating by mental acts
Inherited Hypernyms:formationcreating by mental actscreationactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:affixation
Full Hyponyms:affixationprefixationsuffixation