structure, n.
(structures)
freq. cnt. 47
(structures)
freq. cnt. 47
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 1
construction structure
sample sentences
"the structure consisted of a series of arches""she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
airdock, hangar, repair shed
altar
arcade, colonnade
arch
area
balcony
balcony
bascule
boarding
body
bridge, span
building, edifice
building complex, complex
catchment
coil, spiral, volute, whorl, helix
colonnade
column, pillar
corner, quoin
cross
deathtrap
defensive structure, defense, defence
door
entablature
erection
establishment
false bottom
floor, story, level, storey
fountain
guide
house of cards, cardhouse, card-house, cardcastle
housing, lodging, living accommodations
hull
jungle gym
lamination
landing, landing place
lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
masonry
monument, memorial
hill, mound
obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
partition, divider
platform, weapons platform
porch
post and lintel
prefab
projection
public works
sail
set-back, setoff, offset
shelter
shoebox
sign, signboard
stadium, bowl, arena, sports stadium
superstructure
supporting structure
tower
transept
trestlework
vaulting
ways, shipway, slipway
wellhead
wind tunnel
honeycomb
balance, equilibrium, equipoise, counterbalance
part meronym
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 13 freq. cnt.: 13
structure
sample sentences
"artists must study the structure of the human body""the structure of the benzene molecule"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 7
structure
sample sentences
"his lectures have no structure"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
<noun.body> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part structure
sample sentences
"he has good bone structure"
semantic pointers
hyponym
layer
apodeme
calyculus, caliculus, calycle
tooth
pad
gill slit, branchial cleft, gill cleft
gill arch, branchial arch, gill bar
peristome
syrinx
bulb
carina
cauda
chiasma, chiasm, decussation
cingulum
concha
filament, filum
germ
infundibulum
interstice
landmark
limbus
rib
blade
radicle
plexus, rete
tube, tube-shaped structure
passage, passageway
fundus
funiculus
head
cavity, bodily cavity, cavum
root
capsule
uvea
lens nucleus, nucleus
membranous labyrinth
bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth
glans
alveolar bed
valve
vascular structure
lacrimal apparatus
cytoskeleton
nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
centromere, kinetochore
aster
neural structure
fold, plica
gyrus, convolution
cartilaginous structure
ball
plate
horny structure, unguis
skeletal structure
costa
head
bridge
rotator cuff
cornu
corona
receptor
zone, zona
hypernym
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships
<noun.group> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
social organisation social organization social structure social system structure
sample sentences
"the social organization of England and America is very different""sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family"
semantic pointers
member holonym
hyponym
feudalism, feudal system
patriarchy, patriarchate
matriarchy, matriarchate
meritocracy
pluralism
class structure
segregation, separatism
member meronym
hypernym