Definitions for structure

Definitions for (noun) structure

Main entry: structure, construction

Definition: a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

Usage: the structure consisted of a series of arches; she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons


Main entry: structure

Definition: the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts

Usage: artists must study the structure of the human body; the structure of the benzene molecule


Main entry: anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure

Definition: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing

Usage: he has good bone structure


Main entry: structure

Definition: the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations

Usage: his lectures have no structure


Main entry: structure, social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system

Definition: the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships

Usage: the social organization of England and America is very different; sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family


Definitions for (verb) structure

Main entry: structure

Definition: give a structure to

Usage: I need to structure my days


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