EGAVE

figure

About 282.61 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A drawing or diagram conveying information.
  2. noun The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
    a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble
  3. noun A person, thing, or action representative of another
  4. noun The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
    He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.
  5. noun Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.
  6. noun A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
  7. noun A numeral.
  8. noun A number, an amount.

Similar words

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Often followed by

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Word family

figured figurer figurers figures figuring

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