Unscramble deform

Definition of deform

verb:

• make formless; "the heat deformed the plastic sculpture".
• twist and press out of shape. Synonyms: contort, distort, wring.
• cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod", "twist the dough into a braid", "the strong man could turn an iron bar". Synonyms: bend, flex, turn, twist. Antonyms: unbend.
• become misshapen; "The sidewalk deformed during the earthquake".
• alter the shape of (something) by stress; "His body was deformed by leprosy". Synonyms: distort, strain.
• assume a different shape or form. Synonyms: change form, change shape.

Related words

batter, bend, bulge, convolute, convolve, crank, dent, dinge, distort, draw, extend, flatten, flex, furl, gnarl, grain, granulate, incurvate, indent, jaundice, morph, point, pop, pouch, protrude, roll, sharpen, start, stretch, taper, turn, twine, twist, unfold.

Words nearby

reform.

Rhymes with

conform, corm, dorm, form, inform, lukewarm, misinform, norm, perform, reform, reform, storm, swarm, transform, warm.