figure
noun
1. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- the area covered can be seen from Figure 2
Similar word(s): fig
Definition categories: communication, illustration
2. alternative names for the body of a human being
Similar word(s): anatomy, bod, build, chassis, flesh, form, frame, physique, shape, soma
Definition categories: body
3. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
Similar word(s): digit
Definition categories: quantity, integer
4. a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
- he made a figure of Santa Claus
Definition categories: man–made, model, simulation
5. a well-known or notable person
- she is an important figure in modern music
Similar word(s): name
Definition categories: person, personage
6. a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
Definition categories: shape, form
7. an amount of money expressed numerically
- a figure of $17 was suggested
Definition categories: possession, amount, sum
8. the impression produced by a person
- he cut a fine figure
- a heroic figure
Definition categories: attribute, effect, impression
9. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
- the figure was about a thousand
Similar word(s): number
Definition categories: attribute, amount
10. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Definition categories: communication
11. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
Definition categories: thought, percept, perception
12. a decorative or artistic work
Similar word(s): design, pattern
Definition categories: man–made, decoration, ornament, ornamentation
13. a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
- she made the best score on compulsory figures
Definition categories: act, maneuver, manoeuvre, play
Sentences with figure as a noun:
- 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.
verb
1. judge to be probable
Similar word(s): calculate, estimate, forecast, reckon
Definition categories: cognition, evaluate, judge
2. 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?
Similar word(s): enter
Definition categories: stative, be
3. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
Similar word(s): envision, fancy, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize
Definition categories: creation, envisage, ideate, imagine
4. make a mathematical calculation or computation
Similar word(s): reckon, calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, reckon
Definition categories: cognition, reason
5. understand
- He didn't figure her
Definition categories: cognition, apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, grasp, grok, savvy
Sentences with figure as a verb:
- I can't figure if he's telling the truth or lying.