figure (noun)
1figure eight — noun 1. 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 • Syn: ↑figure of eight • Hypernyms: ↑knot 2. a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice …
2figure — ► NOUN 1) a number or numerical symbol. 2) an amount of money. 3) a person s bodily shape, especially that of a woman. 4) a person seen indistinctly. 5) an artistic representation of a human or animal form. 6) a shape defined by one or more lines …
3figure — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 amount/price ADJECTIVE ▪ high ▪ low ▪ double ▪ Four players reached double figures in the scoring column. ▪ accurate …
4figure of eight — noun 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 • Syn: ↑figure eight • Hypernyms: ↑knot * * * noun see figure eight * * * 1. See …
5figure of speech — noun language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑trope, ↑figure, ↑image • Derivationally related forms: ↑tropical (for: ↑trope) …
6figure-skater — noun [countable] [singular figure skater plural figure skaters] Thesaurus: skating and sports played on icehyponym sports events and competitions …
7figure skater — noun • • • Main Entry: ↑figure * * * figure skater noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] a champion figure skater • • • Main Entry: ↑figure skating …
8figure skating — noun ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures • Hypernyms: ↑ice skating * * * noun [noncount] : ice skating in which the skaters perform various jumps, spins, and dance movements figure skater noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] a… …
9figure skating — figure ,skating noun uncount a type of SKATING in which you have to jump, spin, and move around the ice in a particular way ╾ figure ,skater noun count …
10figure — 1. Both the noun and the verb are pronounced fig ǝ in BrE but fig yǝ in AmE. The derivative forms figural, figuration, and figurine have the y sound in both BrE and AmE; but figurative (figǝ rǝ tiv) lacks it in BrE. 2. As a verb, figure is used… …
