English noun: figure | |||
1. | figure (communication) a diagram or picture illustrating textual material | ||
Samples | The area covered can be seen from Figure 2. | ||
Synonyms | fig | ||
Broader (hypernym) | illustration | ||
2. | figure (body) alternative names for the body of a human being | ||
Samples | Leonardo studied the human body. He has a strong physique. The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. | ||
Synonyms | anatomy, bod, build, chassis, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body, organic structure, physical structure | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adult body, female body, juvenile body, male body, person | ||
Part meronym | homo, human, human being, individual, man, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul | ||
3. | figure (quantity) one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration | ||
Samples | 0 and 1 are digits. | ||
Synonyms | digit | ||
Broader (hypernym) | integer, whole number | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, ace, binary digit, Captain Hicks, cinque, cipher, cypher, decimal digit, deuce, deuce-ace, duodecimal digit, eight, eighter, eighter from Decatur, ennead, fin, five, fivesome, four, foursome, half a dozen, heptad, hexad, hexadecimal digit, I, II, III, IV, IX, leash, Little Joe, Little Phoebe, Nina from Carolina, nine, niner, nought, octad, octal digit, octet, octonary, ogdoad, one, pentad, Phoebe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, quint, quintet, quintuplet, septenary, septet, sestet, seven, sevener, sextet, sextuplet, significant digit, significant figure, single, sise, six, sixer, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, tetrad, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika, two, unity, V, VI, VII, VIII, zero | ||
4. | figure (artifact) a model of a bodily form (especially of a person) | ||
Samples | He made a figure of Santa Claus. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | model, simulation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | dummy, figurehead, figurine, marionette, puppet, snowman, statuette | ||
Instance hyponym | Trojan Horse, Wooden Horse | ||
5. | figure (person) a well-known or notable person | ||
Samples | They studied all the great names in the history of France. She is an important figure in modern music. | ||
Synonyms | name, public figure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | important person, influential person, personage | ||
6. | figure (shape) a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape | ||
Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | equilateral, parallel, pencil, plane figure, solid figure, subfigure, three-dimensional figure, two-dimensional figure | ||
7. | figure (possession) an amount of money expressed numerically | ||
Samples | A figure of $17 was suggested. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amount, amount of money, sum, sum of money | ||
8. | figure (attribute) the impression produced by a person | ||
Samples | He cut a fine figure. A heroic figure. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | effect, impression | ||
9. | figure (attribute) the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals | ||
Samples | He had a number of chores to do. The number of parameters is small. The figure was about a thousand. | ||
Synonyms | number | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amount | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bulk, countlessness, fewness, innumerableness, majority, minority, multiplicity, numerosity, numerousness, preponderance, prevalence, roundness | ||
10. | figure (communication) language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense | ||
Synonyms | figure of speech, image, trope | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rhetorical device | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | conceit, exaggeration, hyperbole, irony, kenning, metaphor, metonymy, oxymoron, personification, prosopopoeia, simile, synecdoche, zeugma | ||
Domain usage members | bell ringer, blind alley, blockbuster, bull's eye, cakewalk, dawn, domino effect, evening, flip side, goldbrick, home run, housecleaning, lens, mark, megahit, period, rainy day, sleeper, smash hit, summer | ||
11. | figure (cognition) a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground | ||
Broader (hypernym) | percept, perception, perceptual experience | ||
Antonyms | ground | ||
12. | figure (artifact) a decorative or artistic work | ||
Samples | The coach had a design on the doors. | ||
Synonyms | design, pattern | ||
Broader (hypernym) | decoration, ornament, ornamentation | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | argyle, argyll, bear claw, damascene, decal, decalcomania, device, emblem, herringbone, herringbone pattern, linocut, mandala, marking, mihrab, motif, motive, polka dot, pyrograph, screen saver, sunburst, tattoo, tetraskele, tetraskelion, triskele, triskelion, weave | ||
13. | figure (act) a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating | ||
Samples | She made the best score on compulsory figures. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | maneuver, manoeuvre, play | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | figure eight, spread eagle | ||
English verb: figure | |||
1. | figure (cognition) judge to be probable | ||
Synonyms | calculate, count on, estimate, forecast, reckon | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evaluate, judge, pass judgment | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | allow, take into account | ||
2. | figure (stative) be or play a part of or in | ||
Samples | Elections figure prominently in every government program. How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?. | ||
Synonyms | enter | ||
Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
3. | figure (creation) imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind | ||
Samples | I can't see him on horseback!. I can see what will happen. I can see a risk in this strategy. | ||
Synonyms | envision, fancy, image, picture, project, see, visualise, visualize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine | ||
Verb group | realise, realize, see, understand, visualise, visualize | ||
4. | figure (cognition) make a mathematical calculation or computation | ||
Synonyms | calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, reckon, work out | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | reason | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | add, add together, approximate, average, average out, budget, capitalise, capitalize, deduct, differentiate, divide, estimate, extract, extrapolate, factor, factor in, factor out, fraction, gauge, guess, integrate, interpolate, judge, miscalculate, misestimate, multiply, process, prorate, quantise, quantize, recalculate, resolve, solve, subtract, survey, take off | ||
Verb group | work out | ||
Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
5. | figure (cognition) understand | ||
Samples | He didn't figure her. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | apprehend, compass, comprehend, dig, get the picture, grasp, grok, savvy | ||
Domain usage | colloquialism | ||