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figure


figure - noun

  • a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
  • alternative names for the body of a human being
  • one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
  • a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
  • a well-known or notable person
  • a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
  • an amount of money expressed numerically
  • the impression produced by a person
  • the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
  • language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
  • a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
  • a decorative or artistic work
  • a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating

    • figure - verb

    • judge to be probable
    • be or play a part of or in
    • imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
    • make a mathematical calculation or computation
    • understand

    figure - thesaurus

    anatomy   bod   build   calculate   chassis   cipher American English spelling but is sometimes accepted as British spelling   compute   cypher British English spelling   design   digit   enter   envision   estimate   fancy   fig   flesh   forecast   form   frame   image   name   number   pattern   physique   picture   project   reckon   see   shape   soma   trope   visualise British English spelling   visualize American English spelling  

    Scrabble score for figure

    f is 4 i is 1 g is 2 u is 1 r is 1 e is 1
    Scrabble score = 10

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