Synonyms: figure
Definition: a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
Usage: she made the best score on compulsory figures
Similar words: maneuver, manoeuvre, play
Definition: a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill
Usage: he made a great maneuver; the runner was out on a play by the shortstop
Synonyms: design, figure, pattern
Definition: a decorative or artistic work
Usage: the coach had a design on the doors
Similar words: decoration, ornament, ornamentation
Definition: something used to beautify
Synonyms: figure
Definition: a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
Usage: he made a figure of Santa Claus
Similar words: model, simulation
Definition: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
Synonyms: figure
Definition: the impression produced by a person
Usage: he cut a fine figure; a heroic figure
Similar words: effect, impression
Definition: an outward appearance
Usage: he made a good impression; I wanted to create an impression of success; she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting
Definition: the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
Usage: he had a number of chores to do; the number of parameters is small; the figure was about a thousand
Similar words: amount
Definition: the relative magnitude of something with reference to a criterion
Usage: an adequate amount of food for four people
Synonyms: material body, physical body, physique, human body, soma, shape, anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame
Definition: alternative names for the body of a human being
Usage: Leonardo studied the human body; he has a strong physique; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
Similar words: physical structure, body, organic structure
Definition: the entire structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
Usage: he felt as if his whole body were on fire
Synonyms: figure
Definition: a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
Similar words: percept, perception, perceptual experience
Definition: the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
Definition: a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
Usage: the area covered can be seen from Figure 2
Similar words: illustration
Definition: artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
Synonyms: figure, figure of speech, trope, image
Definition: language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Similar words: rhetorical device
Definition: a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
Synonyms: name, figure, public figure
Definition: a well-known or notable person
Usage: they studied all the great names in the history of France; she is an important figure in modern music
Similar words: important person, influential person, personage
Definition: a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events
Synonyms: figure
Definition: an amount of money expressed numerically
Usage: a figure of $17 was suggested
Similar words: sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
Definition: a quantity of money
Usage: he borrowed a large sum; the amount he had in cash was insufficient
Definition: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
Usage: 0 and 1 are digits
Similar words: whole number, integer
Definition: any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
Usage: an integer is a number that is not a fraction
Synonyms: figure
Definition: a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
Definition: the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
Usage: geometry is the mathematical science of shape
Synonyms: figure
Definition: understand
Usage: He didn't figure her
Similar words: dig, compass, comprehend, get the picture, grasp, grok, apprehend, savvy
Definition: get the meaning of something
Usage: Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?
Synonyms: compute, cipher, calculate, cypher, reckon, work out, figure
Definition: make a mathematical calculation or computation
Synonyms: reckon, calculate, count on, forecast, figure, estimate
Definition: judge to be probable
Similar words: evaluate, judge, pass judgment
Definition: form a critical opinion of
Usage: I cannot judge some works of modern art; How do you evaluate this grant proposal? We shouldn't pass judgment on other people
Synonyms: figure, envision, fancy, project, picture, see, image, visualise, visualize
Definition: imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
Usage: I can't see him on horseback!; I can see what will happen; I can see a risk in this strategy
Similar words: envisage, conceive of, ideate, imagine
Definition: form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
Usage: Can you conceive of him as the president?
Definition: be or play a part of or in
Usage: Elections figure prominently in every government program; How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?
Similar words: be
Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer