figment
- n a contrived or fantastic idea
a figment of the imagination
figuration
- n representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory
- n decorating with a design
figure
- n a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- n alternative names for the body of a human being
- n one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
- n a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
he made a figure of Santa Claus - n a well-known or notable person
she is an important figure in modern music - n a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
- n an amount of money expressed numerically
a figure of $17 was suggested - n the impression produced by a person
he cut a fine figure
a heroic figure - n the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
the figure was about a thousand - n language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
- n a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
- n a decorative or artistic work
- n a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
she made the best score on compulsory figures - v judge to be probable
- v be or play a part of or in
Elections figure prominently in every government program
How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics? - v imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
- v make a mathematical calculation or computation
- v understand
He didn't figure her
figure eight
- n a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
- n a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice
figure of eight
- n a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose
figure of merit
- n a numerical expression representing the efficiency of a given system, material, or procedure
figure of speech
- n language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense