FIGURE

/ˈfɪɡjɚ/ ► audio Scrabble 10 Words With Friends 12

Definition

  1. verb judge to be probable. — synonyms: calculate, estimate, reckon, count_on, forecast
  2. verb be or play a part of or in. — synonyms: enter
  3. verb imagine. — synonyms: visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, picture, image
  4. verb make a mathematical calculation or computation. — synonyms: calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work_out, reckon
  5. verb understand.
  6. noun a diagram or picture illustrating textual material. — synonyms: fig
  7. noun alternative names for the body of a human being. — synonyms: human_body, physical_body, material_body, soma, build, physique, anatomy, shape
  8. noun one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration. — synonyms: digit
  9. noun a model of a bodily form (especially of a person).
  10. noun a well-known or notable person. — synonyms: name, public_figure
  11. noun a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape.
  12. noun an amount of money expressed numerically.
  13. noun the impression produced by a person.
  14. noun the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals. — synonyms: number
  15. noun language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense. — synonyms: trope, figure_of_speech, image
  16. noun a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground.
  17. noun a decorative or artistic work. — synonyms: design, pattern
  18. noun a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating.

Examples

  • “a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble”
  • “He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.”
  • “The muslin was of a pretty figure.”

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