Phrase Hound found 9 phrases and 15 compound words that contain former. The most common are listed below. Open former in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 9
- former Yugoslav Republic of MacedoniaFormer long form of North Macedonia: a country in Southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula; used in diplomatic circles before the 2019 agreement that produced the name North Macedonia due to the naming dispute with Greece over the …
- former USSRA contemporary designation for the USSR, a state that existed from 1922 to 1991.
- former Soviet UnionSynonym of former USSR: A contemporary designation for the USSR, a state that existed from 1922 to 1991.
- former timesIn the past, in earlier years.
- opinion formerSynonym of opinionmaker: One who influences the public in their opinions.
- t-formerClipping of transformer: Something that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.
- pan formerPower roll forming equipment that produces a metal panel from a flat sheet.
- sixth-formerA pupil in the sixth form.
- shadow of one's former selfA person or a thing whose impression got declined drastically.
Compound words 15
- beamformerThe device used to accomplish beamforming
- formernessQuality of being former, or belonging to the past.
- glassformerAny substance whose liquid state fails to crystallize upon cooling, but forms a glass.
- metalformerA company that carries out metalforming.
- sporeformerAn organism that forms spores.
- performerOne who performs for, or entertains, an audience.
- transformerSomething that transforms, changing its own or another thing's shape.
- platformerA platform game.
- chloroformerOne who uses chloroform.
- formeretsplural of formeret: One of the half-ribs against the walls in a ceiling vaulted with ribs.