figures

Noun

• a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
• alternative names for the body of a human being
• one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
• a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
• a well-known or notable person
• a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
• an amount of money expressed numerically
• the impression produced by a person
• the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
• language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
• a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
• a decorative or artistic work
• a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
  • "she made the best score on compulsory figures"
• plural of figure

Verb

• judge to be probable
• be or play a part of or in
• imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
• make a mathematical calculation or computation
• understand
• third-person singular simple present indicative of figure

Phrase

• It figures.

Synonyms

anatomy, bod, build, calculate, chassis, cipher, compute, count on, cypher, design, digit, enter, envision, estimate, fancy, fig, figure, figure of speech, flesh, forecast, form, frame, human body, image, material body, name, number, pattern, physical body, physique, picture, project, public figure, reckon, see, shape, soma, trope, visualise, visualize, work out

Antonyms

ground

Anagrams of figures