Word

figure, n.
(figures)
freq. cnt. 183

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 110 freq. cnt.: 65 freq. cnt.: 45

fig figure

sample sentences

"the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"

semantic pointers

hypernym

illustration

alternative names for the body of a human being
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 85 freq. cnt.: 48 freq. cnt.: 19 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

anatomy bod build chassis figure flesh form frame human body material body physical body physique shape soma

sample sentences

"Leonardo studied the human body"
"he has a strong physique"
"the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

anatomical anatomic anatomist

semantic pointers

part holonym

person, individual, someone, soul, mortal, somebody man, human being, human, homo

hypernym

body, organic structure

hyponym

person juvenile body adult body male body female body

one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
<noun.quantity> freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 18

digit figure

sample sentences

"0 and 1 are digits"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

digitize digitise digitalize

semantic pointers

hypernym

integer, whole number

hyponym

binary digit octal digit decimal digit duodecimal digit hexadecimal digit significant digit, significant figure 0, zero, nought, cipher, cypher one, 1, ace, unity, I, single two, 2, II, deuce three, 3, trio, III, threesome, tierce, leash, troika, triad, trine, trinity, ternary, ternion, triplet, tercet, terzetto, trey, deuce-ace four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe 5, five, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe six, 6, half a dozen, VI, sixer, sise, Captain Hicks, sextet, sestet, sextuplet, hexad seven, 7, VII, sevener, heptad, septet, septenary 8, eight, VIII, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, ogdoad, octonary, octet 9, nine, IX, niner, Nina from Carolina, ennead

a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 14

figure

sample sentences

"he made a figure of Santa Claus"

semantic pointers

hyponym

dummy figurehead figurine, statuette puppet, marionette snowman

hypernym

model, simulation

instance hyponym

Trojan Horse, Wooden Horse

a well-known or notable person
<noun.person> freq. cnt.: 14 freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 1

figure name public figure

sample sentences

"they studied all the great names in the history of France"
"she is an important figure in modern music"

semantic pointers

hypernym

important person, influential person, personage

the impression produced by a person
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

figure

sample sentences

"he cut a fine figure"
"a heroic figure"

semantic pointers

hypernym

effect, impression

an amount of money expressed numerically
<noun.possession> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

figure

sample sentences

"a figure of $17 was suggested"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

figure

semantic pointers

hypernym

amount, sum, sum of money, amount of money

a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
<noun.shape> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8

figure

semantic pointers

hypernym

form, shape

hyponym

equilateral pencil plane figure, two-dimensional figure three-dimensional figure, solid figure subfigure parallel

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 132 freq. cnt.: 131 freq. cnt.: 1

figure number

sample sentences

"the number of parameters is small"
"the figure was about a thousand"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

number number number number number

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

figure

semantic pointers

hypernym

amount

hyponym

numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity preponderance, prevalence innumerableness, countlessness majority, bulk minority fewness roundness

a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
<noun.act>

figure

sample sentences

"she made the best score on compulsory figures"

semantic pointers

hypernym

play, maneuver, manoeuvre

hyponym

figure eight spread eagle

a decorative or artistic work
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 2

design figure pattern

sample sentences

"the coach had a design on the doors"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

design design

semantic pointers

hyponym

hypernym

decoration, ornament, ornamentation

a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
<noun.cognition>

figure

lexical pointers

antonym

ground

semantic pointers

hypernym

perception, percept, perceptual experience

language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

figure figure of speech image trope

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

tropical

semantic pointers

member of this domain (usage)

cakewalk blind alley blockbuster, megahit, smash hit sleeper bull's eye, bell ringer, mark, home run housecleaning goldbrick helm lens domino effect flip side period summer dawn evening rainy day

hypernym

rhetorical device

hyponym

conceit irony exaggeration, hyperbole kenning metaphor metonymy oxymoron personification, prosopopoeia simile synecdoche zeugma