FIGURE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
   Usage Example(s)
   • she made the best score on compulsory figures
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • maneuver (what does maneuver mean?)
   • manoeuvre (what does manoeuvre mean?)
   • play (what does play mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • figure eight (what does figure eight mean?)
   • spread eagle (what does spread eagle mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a decorative or artistic work
   Synonym(s)
   • design (what does design mean?)
   • pattern (what does pattern mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the coach had a design on the doors
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decoration (what does decoration mean?)
   • ornament (what does ornament mean?)
   • ornamentation (what does ornamentation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • argyle (what does argyle mean?)
   • argyll (what does argyll mean?)
   • bear claw (what does bear claw mean?)
   • damascene (what does damascene mean?)
   • decal (what does decal mean?)
   • decalcomania (what does decalcomania mean?)
   • device (what does device mean?)
   • emblem (what does emblem mean?)
   • linocut (what does linocut mean?)
   • mandala (what does mandala mean?)
   • mihrab (what does mihrab mean?)
   • motif (what does motif mean?)
   • polka dot (what does polka dot mean?)
   • pyrograph (what does pyrograph mean?)
   • screen saver (what does screen saver mean?)
   • tattoo (what does tattoo mean?)
   • tetraskelion (what does tetraskelion mean?)
   • tetraskele (what does tetraskele mean?)
   • triskelion (what does triskelion mean?)
   • triskele (what does triskele mean?)
   • weave (what does weave mean?)
   • marking (what does marking mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • design (what does design mean?)
   • design (what does design mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he made a figure of Santa Claus
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • model (what does model mean?)
   • simulation (what does simulation mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • dummy (what does dummy mean?)
   • figurehead (what does figurehead mean?)
   • figurine (what does figurine mean?)
   • statuette (what does statuette mean?)
   • puppet (what does puppet mean?)
   • marionette (what does marionette mean?)
   • snowman (what does snowman mean?)
   • Trojan Horse (what does Trojan Horse mean?)
   • Wooden Horse (what does Wooden Horse mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the impression produced by a person
   Usage Example(s)
   • he cut a fine figure
   • a heroic figure
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • impression (what does impression mean?)
   • effect (what does effect mean?)
5. Meaning
   • the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
   Synonym(s)
   • number (what does number mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he had a number of chores to do
   • the number of parameters is small
   • the figure was about a thousand
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • amount (what does amount mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • numerousness (what does numerousness mean?)
   • numerosity (what does numerosity mean?)
   • multiplicity (what does multiplicity mean?)
   • preponderance (what does preponderance mean?)
   • prevalence (what does prevalence mean?)
   • innumerableness (what does innumerableness mean?)
   • countlessness (what does countlessness mean?)
   • majority (what does majority mean?)
   • bulk (what does bulk mean?)
   • minority (what does minority mean?)
   • fewness (what does fewness mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • calculate (what does calculate mean?)
   • cipher (what does cipher mean?)
   • cypher (what does cypher mean?)
   • compute (what does compute mean?)
   • work out (what does work out mean?)
   • reckon (what does reckon mean?)
   • figure (what does figure mean?)
   • number (what does number mean?)
   • keep down (what does keep down mean?)
   • count (what does count mean?)
   • number (what does number mean?)
   • enumerate (what does enumerate mean?)
   • numerate (what does numerate mean?)
   • number (what does number mean?)
   • list (what does list mean?)
   • number (what does number mean?)
   • total (what does total mean?)
   • number (what does number mean?)
   • add up (what does add up mean?)
   • come (what does come mean?)
   • amount (what does amount mean?)
6. Meaning
   • alternative names for the body of a human being
   Synonym(s)
   • anatomy (what does anatomy mean?)
   • bod (what does bod mean?)
   • build (what does build mean?)
   • chassis (what does chassis mean?)
   • flesh (what does flesh mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • frame (what does frame mean?)
   • human body (what does human body mean?)
   • material body (what does material body mean?)
   • physical body (what does physical body mean?)
   • physique (what does physique mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • soma (what does soma mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Leonardo studied the human body
   • he has a strong physique
   • the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • body (what does body mean?)
   • organic structure (what does organic structure mean?)
   • physical structure (what does physical structure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • person (what does person mean?)
   • juvenile body (what does juvenile body mean?)
   • adult body (what does adult body mean?)
   • male body (what does male body mean?)
   • female body (what does female body mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • percept (what does percept mean?)
   • perception (what does perception mean?)
   • perceptual experience (what does perceptual experience mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • ground (what does ground mean?)
8. Meaning
   • a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
   Synonym(s)
   • fig (what does fig mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the area covered can be seen from Figure 2
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • illustration (what does illustration mean?)
9. Meaning
   • language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
   Synonym(s)
   • figure of speech (what does figure of speech mean?)
   • image (what does image mean?)
   • trope (what does trope mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rhetorical device (what does rhetorical device mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • irony (what does irony mean?)
   • hyperbole (what does hyperbole mean?)
   • exaggeration (what does exaggeration mean?)
   • kenning (what does kenning mean?)
   • metaphor (what does metaphor mean?)
   • metonymy (what does metonymy mean?)
   • oxymoron (what does oxymoron mean?)
   • personification (what does personification mean?)
   • prosopopoeia (what does prosopopoeia mean?)
   • simile (what does simile mean?)
   • synecdoche (what does synecdoche mean?)
   • zeugma (what does zeugma mean?)
10. Meaning
    • a well-known or notable person
    Synonym(s)
    • name (what does name mean?)
    • public figure (what does public figure mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • they studied all the great names in the history of France
    • she is an important figure in modern music
    Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • important person (what does important person mean?)
    • influential person (what does influential person mean?)
    • personage (what does personage mean?)
11. Meaning
    • an amount of money expressed numerically
    Usage Example(s)
    • a figure of $17 was suggested
    Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • sum (what does sum mean?)
    • sum of money (what does sum of money mean?)
    • amount (what does amount mean?)
    • amount of money (what does amount of money mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • calculate (what does calculate mean?)
    • cipher (what does cipher mean?)
    • cypher (what does cypher mean?)
    • compute (what does compute mean?)
    • work out (what does work out mean?)
    • reckon (what does reckon mean?)
    • figure (what does figure mean?)
12. Meaning
    • one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers
    Synonym(s)
    • digit (what does digit mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • 0 and 1 are digits
    Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • integer (what does integer mean?)
    • whole number (what does whole number mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • binary digit (what does binary digit mean?)
    • octal digit (what does octal digit mean?)
    • decimal digit (what does decimal digit mean?)
    • significant digit (what does significant digit mean?)
    • significant figure (what does significant figure mean?)
    • zero (what does zero mean?)
    • 0 (what does 0 mean?)
    • nought (what does nought mean?)
    • cipher (what does cipher mean?)
    • cypher (what does cypher mean?)
    • one (what does one mean?)
    • 1 (what does 1 mean?)
    • I (what does I mean?)
    • ace (what does ace mean?)
    • single (what does single mean?)
    • unity (what does unity mean?)
    • two (what does two mean?)
    • 2 (what does 2 mean?)
    • II (what does II mean?)
    • deuce (what does deuce mean?)
    • three (what does three mean?)
    • 3 (what does 3 mean?)
    • III (what does III mean?)
    • trio (what does trio mean?)
    • threesome (what does threesome mean?)
    • tierce (what does tierce mean?)
    • leash (what does leash mean?)
    • troika (what does troika mean?)
    • triad (what does triad mean?)
    • trine (what does trine mean?)
    • trinity (what does trinity mean?)
    • ternary (what does ternary mean?)
    • ternion (what does ternion mean?)
    • triplet (what does triplet mean?)
    • tercet (what does tercet mean?)
    • terzetto (what does terzetto mean?)
    • trey (what does trey mean?)
    • deuce-ace (what does deuce-ace mean?)
    • four (what does four mean?)
    • 4 (what does 4 mean?)
    • IV (what does IV mean?)
    • tetrad (what does tetrad mean?)
    • quatern (what does quatern mean?)
    • quaternion (what does quaternion mean?)
    • quaternary (what does quaternary mean?)
    • quaternity (what does quaternity mean?)
    • quartet (what does quartet mean?)
    • quadruplet (what does quadruplet mean?)
    • foursome (what does foursome mean?)
    • Little Joe (what does Little Joe mean?)
    • five (what does five mean?)
    • 5 (what does 5 mean?)
    • V (what does V mean?)
    • cinque (what does cinque mean?)
    • quint (what does quint mean?)
    • quintet (what does quintet mean?)
    • fivesome (what does fivesome mean?)
    • quintuplet (what does quintuplet mean?)
    • pentad (what does pentad mean?)
    • fin (what does fin mean?)
    • Phoebe (what does Phoebe mean?)
    • Little Phoebe (what does Little Phoebe mean?)
    • six (what does six mean?)
    • 6 (what does 6 mean?)
    • VI (what does VI mean?)
    • sixer (what does sixer mean?)
    • sise (what does sise mean?)
    • Captain Hicks (what does Captain Hicks mean?)
    • half a dozen (what does half a dozen mean?)
    • sextet (what does sextet mean?)
    • sestet (what does sestet mean?)
    • sextuplet (what does sextuplet mean?)
    • hexad (what does hexad mean?)
    • seven (what does seven mean?)
    • 7 (what does 7 mean?)
    • VII (what does VII mean?)
    • sevener (what does sevener mean?)
    • heptad (what does heptad mean?)
    • septet (what does septet mean?)
    • eight (what does eight mean?)
    • 8 (what does 8 mean?)
    • VIII (what does VIII mean?)
    • eighter (what does eighter mean?)
    • eighter from Decatur (what does eighter from Decatur mean?)
    • octad (what does octad mean?)
    • ogdoad (what does ogdoad mean?)
    • octonary (what does octonary mean?)
    • octet (what does octet mean?)
    • nine (what does nine mean?)
    • 9 (what does 9 mean?)
    • IX (what does IX mean?)
    • niner (what does niner mean?)
    • Nina from Carolina (what does Nina from Carolina mean?)
    • ennead (what does ennead mean?)
    Derived(s)
    • digitize (what does digitize mean?)
    • digitise (what does digitise mean?)
    • digitalize (what does digitalize mean?)
    • digitalise (what does digitalise mean?)
    • digitize (what does digitize mean?)
    • digitise (what does digitise mean?)
    • digitalize (what does digitalize mean?)
    • digitalise (what does digitalise mean?)
    • digitize (what does digitize mean?)
    • digitise (what does digitise mean?)
    • digitalize (what does digitalize mean?)
    • digitalise (what does digitalise mean?)
13. Meaning
    • a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
    Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
    • shape (what does shape mean?)
    • form (what does form mean?)
    Hyponym(s)
    • pencil (what does pencil mean?)
    • plane figure (what does plane figure mean?)
    • two-dimensional figure (what does two-dimensional figure mean?)
    • solid figure (what does solid figure mean?)
    • three-dimensional figure (what does three-dimensional figure mean?)
    • subfigure (what does subfigure mean?)

FIGURE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • understand
   Usage Example(s)
   • He didn”t figure her
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • get the picture (what does get the picture mean?)
   • comprehend (what does comprehend mean?)
   • savvy (what does savvy mean?)
   • dig (what does dig mean?)
   • grasp (what does grasp mean?)
   • compass (what does compass mean?)
   • apprehend (what does apprehend mean?)
2. Meaning
   • make a mathematical calculation or computation
   Synonym(s)
   • calculate (what does calculate mean?)
   • cipher (what does cipher mean?)
   • compute (what does compute mean?)
   • cypher (what does cypher mean?)
   • reckon (what does reckon mean?)
   • work out (what does work out mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • reason (what does reason mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • quantize (what does quantize mean?)
   • quantise (what does quantise mean?)
   • extract (what does extract mean?)
   • process (what does process mean?)
   • prorate (what does prorate mean?)
   • miscalculate (what does miscalculate mean?)
   • misestimate (what does misestimate mean?)
   • recalculate (what does recalculate mean?)
   • average (what does average mean?)
   • average out (what does average out mean?)
   • factor (what does factor mean?)
   • factor in (what does factor in mean?)
   • factor out (what does factor out mean?)
   • add (what does add mean?)
   • add together (what does add together mean?)
   • subtract (what does subtract mean?)
   • deduct (what does deduct mean?)
   • take off (what does take off mean?)
   • multiply (what does multiply mean?)
   • divide (what does divide mean?)
   • fraction (what does fraction mean?)
   • interpolate (what does interpolate mean?)
   • extrapolate (what does extrapolate mean?)
   • differentiate (what does differentiate mean?)
   • integrate (what does integrate mean?)
   • survey (what does survey mean?)
   • estimate (what does estimate mean?)
   • gauge (what does gauge mean?)
   • approximate (what does approximate mean?)
   • guess (what does guess mean?)
   • judge (what does judge mean?)
   • budget (what does budget mean?)
   • capitalize (what does capitalize mean?)
   • capitalise (what does capitalise mean?)
   • resolve (what does resolve mean?)
   • solve (what does solve mean?)
   See Also
   • solve (what does solve mean?)
   • work out (what does work out mean?)
   • figure out (what does figure out mean?)
   • puzzle out (what does puzzle out mean?)
   • lick (what does lick mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   • count (what does count mean?)
   • bet (what does bet mean?)
   • depend (what does depend mean?)
   • look (what does look mean?)
   • calculate (what does calculate mean?)
   • reckon (what does reckon mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • number (what does number mean?)
   • figure (what does figure mean?)
   • figure (what does figure mean?)
   • calculator (what does calculator mean?)
   • reckoner (what does reckoner mean?)
   • figurer (what does figurer mean?)
   • estimator (what does estimator mean?)
   • computer (what does computer mean?)
   • calculation (what does calculation mean?)
   • computation (what does computation mean?)
   • figuring (what does figuring mean?)
   • reckoning (what does reckoning mean?)
   • calculator (what does calculator mean?)
   • reckoner (what does reckoner mean?)
   • figurer (what does figurer mean?)
   • estimator (what does estimator mean?)
   • computer (what does computer mean?)
   • calculation (what does calculation mean?)
   • computation (what does computation mean?)
   • figuring (what does figuring mean?)
   • reckoning (what does reckoning mean?)
   • calculation (what does calculation mean?)
   • computation (what does computation mean?)
   • figuring (what does figuring mean?)
   • reckoning (what does reckoning mean?)
   • calculation (what does calculation mean?)
   • computation (what does computation mean?)
   • computing (what does computing mean?)
   • calculator (what does calculator mean?)
   • reckoner (what does reckoner mean?)
   • figurer (what does figurer mean?)
   • estimator (what does estimator mean?)
   • computer (what does computer mean?)
   • computer (what does computer mean?)
   • computing machine (what does computing machine mean?)
   • computing device (what does computing device mean?)
   • data processor (what does data processor mean?)
   • electronic computer (what does electronic computer mean?)
   • information processing system (what does information processing system mean?)
   • zero (what does zero mean?)
   • 0 (what does 0 mean?)
   • nought (what does nought mean?)
   • cipher (what does cipher mean?)
   • cypher (what does cypher mean?)
   • zero (what does zero mean?)
   • 0 (what does 0 mean?)
   • nought (what does nought mean?)
   • cipher (what does cipher mean?)
   • cypher (what does cypher mean?)
   • calculus (what does calculus mean?)
   • the calculus (what does the calculus mean?)
   • infinitesimal calculus (what does infinitesimal calculus mean?)
   • calculation (what does calculation mean?)
   • computation (what does computation mean?)
   • figuring (what does figuring mean?)
   • reckoning (what does reckoning mean?)
   • calculation (what does calculation mean?)
   • computation (what does computation mean?)
   • computing (what does computing mean?)
   • calculator (what does calculator mean?)
   • reckoner (what does reckoner mean?)
   • figurer (what does figurer mean?)
   • estimator (what does estimator mean?)
   • computer (what does computer mean?)
   • calculator (what does calculator mean?)
   • calculating machine (what does calculating machine mean?)
3. Meaning
   • judge to be probable
   Synonym(s)
   • calculate (what does calculate mean?)
   • count on (what does count on mean?)
   • estimate (what does estimate mean?)
   • forecast (what does forecast mean?)
   • reckon (what does reckon mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • judge (what does judge mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • allow (what does allow mean?)
   • take into account (what does take into account mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • prognosis (what does prognosis mean?)
   • forecast (what does forecast mean?)
   • forecaster (what does forecaster mean?)
   • predictor (what does predictor mean?)
   • prognosticator (what does prognosticator mean?)
   • soothsayer (what does soothsayer mean?)
   • calculator (what does calculator mean?)
   • reckoner (what does reckoner mean?)
   • figurer (what does figurer mean?)
   • estimator (what does estimator mean?)
   • computer (what does computer mean?)
   • calculation (what does calculation mean?)
   • computation (what does computation mean?)
   • computing (what does computing mean?)
4. Meaning
   • imagine
   • conceive of
   • see in one’’s mind
   Synonym(s)
   • envision (what does envision mean?)
   • fancy (what does fancy mean?)
   • image (what does image mean?)
   • picture (what does picture mean?)
   • project (what does project mean?)
   • see (what does see mean?)
   • visualise (what does visualise mean?)
   • visualize (what does visualize mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I can”t see him on horseback!
   • I can see what will happen
   • I can see a risk in this strategy
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • imagine (what does imagine mean?)
   • conceive of (what does conceive of mean?)
   • ideate (what does ideate mean?)
   • envisage (what does envisage mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • image (what does image mean?)
   • mental image (what does mental image mean?)
   • effigy (what does effigy mean?)
   • image (what does image mean?)
   • simulacrum (what does simulacrum mean?)
   • picture (what does picture mean?)
   • image (what does image mean?)
   • icon (what does icon mean?)
   • ikon (what does ikon mean?)
   • imagination (what does imagination mean?)
   • imaging (what does imaging mean?)
   • imagery (what does imagery mean?)
   • mental imagery (what does mental imagery mean?)
   • imagination (what does imagination mean?)
   • imaging (what does imaging mean?)
   • imagery (what does imagery mean?)
   • mental imagery (what does mental imagery mean?)
   • mental picture (what does mental picture mean?)
   • picture (what does picture mean?)
   • impression (what does impression mean?)
   • picturing (what does picturing mean?)
   • envisioning (what does envisioning mean?)
   • figuration (what does figuration mean?)
   • visionary (what does visionary mean?)
   • illusionist (what does illusionist mean?)
   • seer (what does seer mean?)
   • illusion (what does illusion mean?)
   • fantasy (what does fantasy mean?)
   • phantasy (what does phantasy mean?)
   • fancy (what does fancy mean?)
   • fancy (what does fancy mean?)
   • picturing (what does picturing mean?)
   • envisioning (what does envisioning mean?)
   • visual image (what does visual image mean?)
   • visualization (what does visualization mean?)
   • visualisation (what does visualisation mean?)
   • visualizer (what does visualizer mean?)
   • visualiser (what does visualiser mean?)
5. Meaning
   • be or play a part of or in
   Synonym(s)
   • enter (what does enter mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Elections figure prominently in every government program
   • How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?
   Hypernyms(s) figure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • be (what does be mean?)