figure

1. noun

1)

the production figure

Syn:

statistic, number, quantity, amount, level, total, sum; (figures) data, information

2)

the second figure was 9

Syn:

digit, numeral, numerical symbol

3)

he can't put a figure on it

Syn:

price, cost, amount, value, valuation

4) (figures)

I'm good with figures

Syn:

arithmetic, mathematics, math, calculations, computation, numbers

5)

her petite figure

Syn:

physique, build, frame, body, proportions, shape, form

6)

a dark figure emerged

Syn:

silhouette, outline, shape, form

7)

a figure of authority

Syn:

person, personage, individual, man, woman, character, personality; representative, embodiment, personification, epitome

8)

life-size figures

Syn:

human representation, effigy, model, statue

9)

geometrical figures

Syn:

shape, pattern, design, motif

10)

see figure 4

Syn:

diagram, illustration, drawing, picture, plate

2. verb

1)

a beast figuring in Egyptian legend

Syn:

feature, appear, be featured, be mentioned, be referred to, have prominence, crop up

2)

a way to figure the values

Syn:

calculate, work out, total, reckon, compute, determine, assess, put a figure on, crunch the numbers, tot up

3) informal

I figured that I didn't have a chance

Syn:

suppose, think, believe, consider, expect, take it, suspect, sense; assume, dare say, conclude, take it as read, presume, deduce, infer, extrapolate, gather, guess

4)

"Charlotte's late." "That figures."

Syn:

make sense, seem reasonable, stand to reason, be to be expected, be logical, follow, ring true

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- figure on

- figure out