figure

Noun

• a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
  • she made the best score on compulsory figures
    

• a decorative or artistic work
  • the coach had a design on the doors
    

• a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

• language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

• the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
  • he had a number of chores to do
    
  • the number of parameters is small
    
  • the figure was about a thousand
    

• the impression produced by a person
  • he cut a fine figure
    
  • a heroic figure
    

• an amount of money expressed numerically
  • a figure of $17 was suggested
    

• a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

• a well-known or notable person
  • they studied all the great names in the history of France
    
  • she is an important figure in modern music
    

• a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
  • he made a figure of Santa Claus
    

• one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
  • 0 and 1 are digits
    

• alternative names for the body of a human being
  • Leonardo studied the human body
    
  • he has a strong physique
    
  • the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
    

• a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
  • the area covered can be seen from Figure 2
    

Verb

• understand
  • He didn't figure her
    

• make a mathematical calculation or computation

• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
  • I can't see him on horseback!
    
  • I can see what will happen
    
  • I can see a risk in this strategy
    

• be or play a part of or in
  • Elections figure prominently in every government program
    
  • How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?
    

• judge to be probable

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  design , pattern , trope , figure of speech , image , number , name , public figure , digit , fig , calculate , cipher , cypher , compute , work out , reckon , visualize , visualise , envision , project , fancy , see , picture , enter , estimate , count on , forecast