figures
figures is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, figures is hyphenated as:
Definitions offigures
- A drawing or diagram conveying information.
- The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
Example: "a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble"
- A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
- The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
Example: "He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain."
- Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.
- A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
- A numeral.
- A number, an amount.
- A shape.
- A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
Example: "The muslin was of a pretty figure."
- Any complex dance moveW.
- A figure of speech.
- The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
- A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
- Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
- A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.
- To calculate, to solve a mathematical problem.
- To come to understand.
Example: "I can’t figure if he’s telling the truth or lying."
- To think, to assume, to suppose, to reckon.
- To be reasonable.
Example: "It figures that somebody like him would be upset about the situation."
- To enter into; to be a part of.
- To represent by a figure, as to form or mould; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape.
- To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
- To indicate by numerals.
- To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
- To prefigure; to foreshow.
- To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.
- To embellish.
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