what does structure mean?
STRUCTURE as NOUN
- Meaning
- a thing constructed
- a complex construction or entity
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Usage Example(s)
- the structure consisted of a series of arches
- she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons
Hypernyms(s) structure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
Usage Example(s)
- artists must study the structure of the human body
- the structure of the benzene molecule
Hypernyms(s) structure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a particular complex anatomical structure
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Usage Example(s)
- he has good bone structure
Hypernyms(s) structure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
Hyponym(s)
- Meaning
- the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
Usage Example(s)
- his lectures have no structure
Hypernyms(s) structure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
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Usage Example(s)
- the social organization of England and America is very different
- sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family
Hypernyms(s) structure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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STRUCTURE as VERB
- Meaning
Usage Example(s)
- I need to structure my days
Hypernyms(s) structure is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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