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  uniform

  adjective

  identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: a uniform building code.
• Uniform
  Uniform

  noun

  communications a code word for the letter u

uniform

American  

[yoo-nuh-fawrm] / ˈju nəˌfɔrm /

adjective

1. identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: a uniform building code.

   uniform spelling;

   a uniform building code.

2. without variations in detail: a uniform surface.

   uniform output;

   a uniform surface.

3. constant; unvarying; undeviating: uniform velocity.

   uniform kindness;

   uniform velocity.

4. constituting part of a uniform.

   to be issued uniform shoes.

5. Mathematics. occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc..

   a uniform bound.

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noun

• uniforms
  plural

1. an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.

2. Informal. a uniformed police officer, as opposed to a detective or other member of a police force who does not wear a uniform while on duty.

   The chief wants all available uniforms at the site of the explosion ASAP.

3. a word used in communications to represent the letter U.

verb (used with object)

• uniforms,
  present (3rd person singular)
• uniformed,
  past participle,  past
• uniforming
  present participle

1. to make uniform or standard.

2. to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.

uniform ¹ British  

/ ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm /

noun

1. a prescribed identifying set of clothes for the members of an organization, such as soldiers or schoolchildren

2. a single set of such clothes

3. a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group

4. informal a police officer who wears a uniform

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adjective

1. unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regular

   a uniform surface

2. identical; alike or like

   a line of uniform toys

verb

1. to fit out (a body of soldiers, etc) with uniforms

2. to make uniform

Uniform ² British  

/ ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm /

noun

1. communications a code word for the letter u

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• self-uniform
  noun
• uniformness
  noun
• nonuniform
  adjective
• uniformly
  adverb

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• uniforms
  plural

Participles

• uniforming
  present
• uniformed
  past

Conjugated Forms

Present

• uniform
  simple
• uniforms
  simple
• have uniformed
  perfect
• has uniformed
  perfect
• am uniforming
  progressive
• are uniforming
  progressive
• is uniforming
  progressive
• have been uniforming
  perfect progressive
• has been uniforming
  perfect progressive

Past

• uniformed
  simple
• had uniformed
  perfect
• was uniforming
  progressive
• were uniforming
  progressive
• had been uniforming
  perfect progressive

Future

• will uniform
  simple
• will have uniformed
  perfect
• will be uniforming
  progressive
• will have been uniforming
  perfect progressive

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Etymology

Origin of uniform

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin ūnifōrmis (adjective), equivalent to ūni- combining form meaning “one” + -fōrmis “form, shape”; see uni-, -form

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Explanation

Uniform means the same. If your school has a uniform it means all the kids wear the same clothes. If you are told to make your handwriting uniform, they want your letters to be the same shape and size over and over. When you break uniform down, you'll see uni for one, and form, for shape––things that are uniform have the shape. If you are building a Zombie Army, it's more fun to create zombies who are not uniform. Some can wear shredded shrouds, others can wear whatever they find. Some walk just fine, others leave body parts wherever they go.

Example Sentences

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Birds chirped as he sat on the porch of a house near the front line, still in his Russian uniform.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

The veteran infielder stood by his locker at Dodger Stadium, his eyes red and watery, his uniform covered in dirt, knowing that when he pulled them off, it would be for the last time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Last Monday the education ministry in Azerbaijan began enforcing new uniform rules, turning away female pupils wearing hijabs.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The new atlas also uncovered surprising differences within parts of the brain that scientists previously considered relatively uniform.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026

“Daisy,” I said, “Rowdy is no fool. He knows what that uniform means as much as I do. He’s sick and he doesn’t want you messing with him.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

If your children are still minors, you can also establish custodial accounts under the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 17, 2026

Uniform for All is a community project for recycling uniforms for Rochdale's schools - and in the six years since opening, the volunteer-led organisation has provided free uniforms to more than 2,000 families.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2026

The 1968 Uniform Monday Holiday Act mandated that the federal government celebrate Presidents Day on the third Monday in February each year.

From Barron's ● Feb. 16, 2026

“We can’t allow the Uniform Commercial Code to be used as a weapon,” Papan said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026

“Col. Washington appears at Congress in his Uniform and, by his great Experience and Abilities in military Matters, is of much service to Us.”

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The Atlanta Falcons will wear throwback uniforms this weekend for the first time this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

For some parents the countdown to starting school means buying uniforms, labelling water bottles and trying to squeeze in one last summer holiday.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

The technology emerged from research focused on making military uniforms more resistant to mosquito bites and improving comfort for soldiers wearing body armor.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

The photos showed the Lincoln football players posing behind the counter and drive-thru window dressed in their football uniforms and helmets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

The kids, of course, are all in uniforms.

From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein

Six trained and uniformed "security operatives" would patrol Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford centres seven days a week, from 10:00 to 18:00, as part of a three-month trial, said Reform UK-led Essex County Council.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

The reports include officers of all genders, but many cases involve a uniformed man stalking a civilian woman — or the people close to her.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

The Space Force is far smaller than the Marine Corps or Coast Guard, with only about 10,000 uniformed personnel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

At first, he worked as a uniformed response officer in Glasgow before he secured a job in officer safety training, based in Coatbridge, in about 2016.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

As they neared the consulate, they saw police cars and several uniformed officers milling around its entrance.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

“What we’re talking about is not creating any new laws, we’re talking about uniforming the laws that we have,” Manchin said in afternoon speech on the Senate floor.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 16, 2013

Routed, he sailed for the U. S., established himself in Westbury, L. I., furnished copy on dull days by such stunts as uniforming and drilling an army of messenger boys and farmhands.

From Time Magazine Archive

The pay of the 22,500 men amounted to 7,838,400 francs; rations, 6,366,195; musicians, 239,112; uniforming, 1,887,682; officers' uniforms, 208,837.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 by Various

On this morning of battle little attention had been paid to uniforming.

From Campaign of the First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry April 25-November 11, 1898 by James Fenimore Cooper

Inside rode two passengers, one apparently an official, sheriff, or something, the other a doctor, who debated all the way the propriety of uniforming the physician in attendance upon executions.

From The Making of an American by Jacob A. (Jacob August) Riis

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