uniform
adjective
identical or consistent, as from example to example, place to place, or moment to moment: a uniform building code.
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uniform
American
[yoo-nuh-fawrm]
/ ˈju nəˌfɔrm /
adjective
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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.
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without variations in detail: a uniform surface.
uniform output;
a uniform surface.
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constant; unvarying; undeviating: uniform velocity.
uniform kindness;
uniform velocity.
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constituting part of a uniform.
to be issued uniform shoes.
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Mathematics. occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter, function, etc..
a uniform bound.
noun
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uniforms
plural
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an identifying outfit or style of dress worn by the members of a given profession, organization, or rank.
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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.
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a word used in communications to represent the letter U.
verb (used with object)
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uniforms,
present (3rd person singular)
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uniformed,
past participle, past
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uniforming
present participle
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to make uniform or standard.
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to clothe in or furnish with a uniform.
uniform
1
British
/ ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm /
noun
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a prescribed identifying set of clothes for the members of an organization, such as soldiers or schoolchildren
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a single set of such clothes
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a characteristic feature or fashion of some class or group
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informal a police officer who wears a uniform
adjective
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unchanging in form, quality, quantity, etc; regular
a uniform surface
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identical; alike or like
a line of uniform toys
verb
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to fit out (a body of soldiers, etc) with uniforms
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to make uniform
Uniform
2
British
/ ˈjuːnɪˌfɔːm /
noun
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Nouns
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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uniformsimple
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uniformssimple
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have uniformedperfect
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has uniformedperfect
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am uniformingprogressive
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are uniformingprogressive
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is uniformingprogressive
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have been uniformingperfect progressive
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has been uniformingperfect progressive
Past
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uniformedsimple
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had uniformedperfect
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was uniformingprogressive
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were uniformingprogressive
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had been uniformingperfect progressive
Future
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
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.
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One important goal during the initial shock is to melt the diamond into a smooth, uniform fluid.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
Cole, whom news reports are calling a cop killer and a fugitive, is a British former Marine and police officer with a shadowy past that brought an abrupt end to his career in uniform.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Claire wears her cheerleader uniform in both scenes — the identifying outfit that generated the first season’s catchphrase, “Save the cheerleader, save the world.”
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Project co-ordinator Petra Davies said: "The cost of uniform, despite the government guidelines, is still rising in price and people just cannot afford it."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
I had tried mending my uniform myself, but we had only blunt needles, and I wasn’t much good at sewing, so it soon came apart again.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
This safeguard is reinforced by the Dead Donor Rule, the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Hospital Conditions of Participation among other legal and ethical protections.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 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
The Second Chance Uniform Shop, based at the Roots and Rise community unit in the Queensgate Centre, has recorded about 1,000 visitors since it opened in November.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026
“We can’t allow the Uniform Commercial Code to be used as a weapon,” Papan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
Uniform day was the day when Coach was going to give us our jerseys and shorts.
From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
In the UK, from September uniforms are being limited to three items with a school logo, saving parents an estimated £50 per child.
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
Yasukuni this week also appealed to visitors to refrain from wearing military-style uniforms so that the "general public can worship in peace and quiet at our shrine".
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
It provides school uniforms, new shoes and general clothing items.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
Though the drivers aren’t direct employees of FedEx and Amazon, they often wear branded uniforms or vests and drive corporate-branded vans or trucks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
She saved enough money to order some material that was the same color as the Red Cross nurses’ uniforms.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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
Prosecutor Andrew Scott said the detective had accessed logs involving "a relatively minor complaint" and "tittle-tattle" relating to her male friend, which was being dealt with by uniformed officers.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
As a stopgap, the VA brought on a private security firm in June to provide uniformed 24-hour “observe and report” sentry posts and roving patrols.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
We’re leaving uniformed officers at the top of the stairs.
From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson
“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
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
You can't erect an army by uniforming and drilling a few hundred thousand clerks and farmers.
From Ailsa Paige by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
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
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