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figurenoun a character used to represent a mathematical valueno doubt the figures on the price tags at the jewelry store are so small because the zeroes are so many a line that traces the outer limits of an object or surfacewe could gradually see the figure of a ship coming our way through the fog contour, outline, silhouette delineation, sketchprofile, skylinecast, configuration, conformation, form, geometry, shapeframework, skeleton a person who is widely known and usually much talked aboutfigures from the worlds of sport and entertainment will be guests at the White House dinner cause célèbre(also cause celebre), celeb, celebrity, icon(also ikon), light, luminary, megastar, name, notability, notable, notoriety, personage, personality, somebody, standout, star, superstar, VIP favorite, heartthrob, hero, idoldemigod, dignitary, eminence, immortal, monument, pillar, worthybaron, big shot, bigwig, kahuna, magnate, mogul, nabob, panjandrum nobody, noncelebrity lightweight, mediocrityhas-been a small statuepainted wooden figures by untrained artists can be quite valuable on today's antiques market figurine, statuette doll, dolly, hand puppet, marionette, puppetbust, figureheadcarving, model, sculpturedummy, form, manikin(also mannikin), mannequin colossus a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothesthe museum features a collection of figures strikingly attired in suits of medieval armor dummy, form, manikin(also mannikin), mannequin doll a unit of decoration that is repeated all over something (as a fabric)upholstered the chair with a fabric embossed with figures of fleur-de-lis design, motif, motive, pattern schemedeviceadornment, caparison, decoration, embellishment, frill, garnish, ornament, trim something that visually explains or decorates a textthe layout editor could have done a better job of getting the figures on the same page as the specific portion of text that they are intended to illustrate diagram, graphic, illustration, plate, visual art, artworkdrawing, illumination, image, pictogram, pictograph, picturecaption, key, legendinsetdepiction, pictorialization, portrait, portrayal, representationclarification, elucidation, explanation, explication, exposition the amount of money that is demanded as payment for somethinga number of the paintings at the auction sold at figures far higher than had been estimated ante, charge, cost, damage, fee, freight, price, price tag fair market value, market value, valuation, valueasking price, list price, sticker priceprice point, rate, tariff, unit pricecarrying charge, overcharge, service charge(also service fee), surchargededuction, discount, markdown, reduction, saledepositdown paymentaccount, bill, check, invoice, tab the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substancethe ice sculpture at the banquet was in the figure of an eagle spreading its wings cast, configuration, conformation, fashion, form, geometry, shape contour, outline, profile, silhouetteframe, framework, shell, skeletonarrangement, design, format, layout, makeup, organization, pattern, plan, setup composition, material, matter, raw material, stuff, substance the type of body that a person hasMartha has such a slender figure that just about anything looks good on her build, constitution, form, frame, habit, physique, shape anatomy, structure figures pl.the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a valuea person with a good head for figures arithmetic, calculation, calculus, ciphering, computation, figuring, math, mathematics, number crunching, numbers, reckoning addition, division, multiplication, subtractioncalibration, measurement, mensurationappraisal, assessment, estimation, evaluation, valuation the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a qualityunshaven and dirty, he presents a sorry figure appearance, aspect, dress, garb, look, mien, outside, presence, regard(archaic) air, attitude, bearing, behavior, comportment, demeanor, deportment, manner, poise, posecarriage, posture, stancecast, mold, shape, turncolor, coloring, complexioncountenance, face, features, habit, habitus, person(archaic), physiognomy, superficies, visage cut of one's jib figureverbto come to a judgment about after discussion or considerationwe figured that we had better arrive early at the concert in order to get good seats choose, conclude, decide, determine, name, opt, resolve, settle (on or upon) decree, rulecull, elect, handpick, pick, prefer, select, single (out)adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, find, judge, referee, rule (on), umpirechew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull (over), ponder, question, ruminate, study, think (about or over), weigh abstain, decline, refuse, reject, turn downdelay, halt, hesitate, stall, temporizeshilly-shally, vacillate, waffle, waver to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurementlet's figure the juice in the pan to be about a cup and just add it to the mix calculate, call, conjecture, estimate, gauge(also gage), guess, judge, make, place, put, reckon, suppose conclude, deduce, extrapolate, gather, infer, reason, understand calibrate, measure, scalecompute, work out to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operationsthe car dealer figured that our monthly car payment would be $357 calculate, cipher, compute, reckon, work out add up, average, sum, tally, total, totalizeadd, divide, multiply, subtractallow (for), deduct, factor (in or into or out), figure infigure out, solve (for)count, itemize, numbercalibrate, gauge(also gage), measure, scaleappraise, assess, estimate, evaluate, rate, valuerecalculate, recompute, refigure to have as an opinionthe father figures that girls should have the same athletic opportunities as boys and supports his daughter's interest in soccer allow(chiefly Southern & Midland), believe, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, guess, hold, imagine, judge, reckon(chiefly dialect), suppose, think regard, viewaccept, perceivedepend, rely, trustassume, presume, presuppose, surmiseconclude, deduce, infer distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspectdisbelieve, discredit, reject in the 13th century |