STRUCTURE as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a thing constructed
    • a complex construction or entity
    Synonym(s) 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)
  2. 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a particular complex anatomical structure
    Synonym(s) 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)
  4. 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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
    Synonym(s) 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 Hyponym(s)

STRUCTURE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • give a structure to
    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 Hyponym(s) Derived(s)