form

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

sculpture is a form of art

a perceptual structure

the composition presents problems for students of musical form

create (as an entity)

social groups form everywhere

to compose or represent:

This wall forms the background of the stage setting