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figure

/ figure /

noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1

a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating

"she made the best score on compulsory figures"

Type of:

maneuver manoeuvre play

Kinds of:

figure eight spread eagle

verb Sense 2

understand

"He didn''t figure her"

Type of:

get the picture comprehend savvy

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s something with something

Domain:

colloquialism

noun Sense 3

a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

Type of:

shape form

Kinds of:

pencil plane figure two-dimensional figure solid figure three-dimensional figure

noun Sense 4

an amount of money expressed numerically

"a figure of $17 was suggested"

Type of:

sum sum of money amount

Derived:

calculate cipher cypher compute work out

verb Sense 5

be or play a part of or in

"Elections figure prominently in every government program"

"How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"

Type of:

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s something to somebody

Somebody ----s something with something

noun Sense 6

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

"the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"

Type of:

illustration

noun Sense 7

a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

Opposites:

ground

Type of:

percept perception perceptual experience

noun Sense 8

a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)

"he made a figure of Santa Claus"

Type of:

model simulation

Kinds of:

dummy figurehead figurine statuette puppet

noun Sense 9

the impression produced by a person

"he cut a fine figure"

"a heroic figure"

Type of:

impression effect

noun Sense 10

a well-known or notable person

"they studied all the great names in the history of France"

"she is an important figure in modern music"

Type of:

important person influential person personage

noun Sense 11

one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers

"0 and 1 are digits"

Type of:

integer whole number

Kinds of:

binary digit octal digit decimal digit significant digit significant figure

Derived:

digitize digitise digitalize digitalise

noun Sense 12

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

"he had a number of chores to do"

"the number of parameters is small"

"the figure was about a thousand"

Type of:

amount

Kinds of:

numerousness numerosity multiplicity preponderance prevalence

Derived:

calculate cipher cypher compute work out

noun Sense 13

language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

Type of:

rhetorical device

Kinds of:

irony hyperbole exaggeration kenning metaphor

noun Sense 14

a decorative or artistic work

"the coach had a design on the doors"

Type of:

decoration ornament ornamentation

Kinds of:

argyle argyll bear claw damascene decal

Derived:

design

verb Sense 15

judge to be probable

Type of:

judge

Kinds of:

allow take into account

Derived:

prognosis forecast forecaster predictor prognosticator

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Something ----s somebody

noun Sense 16

alternative names for the body of a human being

"Leonardo studied the human body"

"he has a strong physique"

"the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

Type of:

body organic structure physical structure

Kinds of:

person juvenile body adult body male body female body

Has parts:

person individual someone

verb Sense 17

make a mathematical calculation or computation

Type of:

reason

Kinds of:

quantize quantise extract process prorate

Derived:

number calculator reckoner figurer estimator

Verb group:

work out

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maneuver manoeuvre play figure eight spread eagle get the picture comprehend savvy shape form pencil plane figure