1. A diagram or picture illustrating textual material
   "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2";
   - fig
    
2. A combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
   "The artist drew various geometric figures on the canvas"
    
3. A model of a bodily form (especially of a person)
   "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
    
4. The physical body of a human being
   "Leonardo studied the figure";
   - human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, physique, anatomy, shape, bod [informal], chassis [informal], frame, form
    
5. A well-known or notable person
   "she is an important figure in modern music"; "The public figure's every move was scrutinized by the media";
   - name, public figure
    
6. The impression produced by a person
   "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"
    
7. One of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
   "0 and 1 are figures";
   - digit
    
8. An amount of money expressed numerically
   "a figure of $17 was suggested"
    
9. A unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
   "The silhouette of a person was the central figure in the painting"
    
10. The property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
    "the figure was about a thousand";
    - number
     
11. Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
    "The author's use of figures of speech made the text rich with meaning";
    - trope, figure of speech, image
     
12. A decorative or artistic work
    "the coach had a figure on the doors";
    - design, pattern
     
13. A predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
    "she made the best score on compulsory figures"

1. Judge to be probable
   "We're figuring good weather for the outdoor event";
   - calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, forecast
    
2. 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?";
   - enter
    
3. Understand
   "He didn't figure her"
    
4. Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
   "He figured what the house would look like after renovation";
   - visualize, visualise [Brit], envision, project, fancy, see, picture, image
    
5. [N. Amer] Make a calculation or computation
   "He figured the total cost in his head";
   - calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon

Derived forms: figured, figuring, figures

Type of: amount, amount of money, appear, apprehend, body, compass, comprehend, conceive of, decoration, dig [informal], effect, envisage, evaluate, form, get the picture [informal], grasp, grok [N. Amer, informal], ideate [informal], illustration, imagine, important person, impression, influential person, integer, judge, look, maneuver [US], manoeuvre [Brit, Cdn], model, organic structure, ornament, ornamentation, pass judgment, percept, perception, perceptual experience, personage, play, reason, rhetorical device, savvy, seem, shape, simulation, sum, sum of money, whole number

Antonym: ground

Part of: homo, human, human being, individual, man, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

Encyclopedia: Figure