Formation and Profile

Formation

Formation noun - The way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized.

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Profile and formation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Profile" instead a noun "Formation".

Nearby Words: form, formed, forming, format, formative

Profile noun - An outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side).

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Formation and profile are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Formation" instead a noun "Profile".

Nearby Words: profiled, profiling, profiler

good	good formation	good profile
similar	similar formation	similar profile
perfect	perfect formation	perfect profile
certain	certain formation	certain profile
Other adjectives: original, initial, entire, massive, large, famous, new, official, basic, different.

The Old Man of the Mountain was a famous New Hampshire rock formation that resembled a human face in profile, when viewed from the north.

Source: It Kind of Looks Like a Face
The "Old Man of the Mountain" was a granite feature in the White Mountains of New Hampshire which, until the formation collapsed in 2003, resembled a human profile.

Source: Monster-Shaped Mountain
They also used to be known for a rock formation that appeared to be the jagged profile of a human face when viewed from the north: The Old Man of the Mountain, but it collapsed in 2003 due to centuries of freezing and thawing.

Source: National Stereotypes / North America

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