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figure

noun
  1. a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
    “I made the best score on compulsory figures.”
  2. a decorative or artistic work
    pattern
  3. a model of a bodily form, especially of a person
    “I made a figure of my favorite footballer.”
  4. the impression produced by a person
    “Their figure was striking against the new fallen snow.”
  5. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
    number
  6. alternative names for the body of a human being
    shape
  7. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
  8. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
    fig
  9. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
    imagetropefigure of speech
  10. a well-known or notable person
    namepublic figure
  11. an amount of money expressed numerically
    “a figure of $17 was suggested”
  12. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
    digit
  13. a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
verb
  1. understand
    “We didn't figure them.”
  2. make a mathematical calculation or computation
    ciphercypherwork outreckoncalculatecompute
  3. judge to be probable
    estimateforecastreckoncalculatecount on
  4. imagine
    fancyprojectimagepictureseevisualizevisualiseenvision
  5. be or play a part of or in
    “Elections figure prominently in every government program”
    enter