Definition of MORPH

morph

Meanings

Plural: morphs

Verb

  • cause to change shape in a computer animation
    • "The computer programmer morphed the image"
  • change shape as via computer animation
    • "In the video, Michael Jackson morphed into a panther"
  • To change shape, from one form to another, through computer animation.
  • To shapeshift.
  • To undergo dramatic change in a seamless and barely noticeable fashion.

Noun

  • A recurrent distinctive sound or sequence of sounds representing an indivisible morphological form; especially as representing a morpheme.
  • An allomorph: one of a set of realizations that a morpheme can have in different contexts.
  • A variety of a species, distinguishable from other individuals of the species by morphology or behaviour.
  • A computer-generated gradual change from one image to another.
  • Morphine.
  • A hermaphrodite, an intersex person.

Origin / Etymology

Back-formation from morpheme, from Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ, “form, shape”). Compare German Morph, from Morphem. Attested since the 1940s.

Scrabble Score: 12

morph is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
morph is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
morph is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

morph is a valid Words With Friends word