figure (noun)

  • 121public figure — noun A famous person whose life is the subject of public interest …

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  • 122academy figure — noun A drawing usually half life size, in crayon or pencil, after a nude model …

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  • 123big figure — noun (in a money market) the part of a monetary value before the decimal point …

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  • 124stick figure — noun A simple drawing, typically of a human body with a circle representing the head and straight lines representing the torso and limbs …

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  • 125terminal figure — noun A statue carved out of the top of a square pillar, used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome …

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  • 126hate figure — noun a person, normally in the public eye, who is widely disliked and criticized …

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  • 127lay figure — noun a) A jointed model of the human body used by artists, or to display clothes. b) An unimportant person. Syn: dummy, mannequin, Joe Average …

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  • 128hill figure — noun an outline of a horse, human, or other design cut into the turf of a hill, especially in the chalk downs of southern England …

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