former
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9.0
- noun
- /ˈfɔrmər/
- Specialized
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molde
- Mainstreaming this synthesis of librarianship and schooling enables school librarians to be creative formers of this new vision.
But what if I could print a hybrid part that's rubber bonded onto a rigid former?
- But what if I could print a hybrid part that's rubber bonded onto a rigid former?
Examples
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For the project, we need a former that can create precise angles in the wood.
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The former is a tool used to shape clay into pottery.
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I believe I can get everything I need out of this former microphone stand.
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I've wanted, I've wanted, I've wanted this platform for my vacuum former forever.
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The catalog's final section, manufacturing, describes the Vacuum Former, a kit that introduces students to the vacuum-forming process.
Academic text (2001) -
Potential sulfide formers are manganese, iron, zinc, cadmium, copper, silver, mercury, nickel, cobalt, and lead.
Academic text (2000) -
Horace Mann, who laid the groundwork for equitable public education when he established the "common school" in Massachusetts, is labeled an "educational reformer," but would probably want to be remembered as a "former of American education" because his vision changed everything.
Academic text (2013) -
The engineer demonstrated how the former can mold plastic into various shapes.
Synonyms
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6.8
A frame that holds wet concrete until it hardens
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7.5
A temporary mold that holds poured concrete until it hardens
Idioms
- Informal
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7.1
A person or thing that is much weaker and less impressive than before
Compounds
- NSFW
A Rwandan rebel group that fought to overthrow the Tutsi government and restore Hutu rule
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Former for a tool comes from the word form, which means 'shape', because a former is something that gives shape to an object. So a shoe or hat former is a device that makes or keeps the object's form.