Ex vs. Former

Exnoun

a man who was formerly a certain woman's husband

Exnoun

a woman who was formerly a particular man's wife;

Exadjective

out of fashion;

Expreposition

(of goods) sold direct from

Expreposition

(of goods) without charges to the purchaser until removed from

Expreposition

not including

Exnoun

a former husband, wife, or other partner in a relationship

Formeradjective

Previous.

Formeradjective

First of aforementioned two items. Used with the, often without a noun.

Formernoun

Someone who forms something; a maker; a creator or founder.

Formernoun

An object used to form something, such as a template, gauge, or cutting die.

Formernoun

Someone in, or of, a certain form (class).

Formernoun

One who forms; a maker; a creator.

Formernoun

A shape around which an article is to be shaped, molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise constructed.

Formeradjective

Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier; hence, ancient; long past.

Formeradjective

Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a discourse or argument.

Formeradjective

Earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first mentioned.

Formernoun

the first of two or the first mentioned of two;

Formeradjective

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several);

Formeradjective

belonging to some prior time;

Formeradjective

(used especially of persons) of the immediate past;

Formeradjective

of the distant past;

Former

A former is an object, such as a template, gauge or cutting die, which is used to form something such as a boat's hull. Typically, a former gives shape to a structure that may have complex curvature.