Figure vs. Shape
Figurenoun
A drawing or diagram conveying information.
Figurenoun
The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body.
Figurenoun
A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
Figurenoun
The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person.
Figurenoun
(obsolete) Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.
Figurenoun
A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
Figurenoun
A numeral.
Figurenoun
A number.
Figurenoun
A shape.
Figurenoun
A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
Figurenoun
A dance figure, a complex dance moveW.
Figurenoun
A figure of speech.
Figurenoun
(logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
Figurenoun
(astrology) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
Figurenoun
(music) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
Figurenoun
(music) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.
Figureverb
To solve a mathematical problem.
Figureverb
To come to understand.
Figureverb
To be reasonable.
Figureverb
(transitive) To enter, be a part of.
Figureverb
(obsolete) 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.
Figureverb
To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
Figureverb
(obsolete) To indicate by numerals.
Figureverb
To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
Figureverb
(obsolete) To prefigure; to foreshow.
Figureverb
(music) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.
Figureverb
(music) To embellish.
Figurenoun
The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.
Figurenoun
The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble.
Figurenoun
A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article; a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a pretty figure.
Figurenoun
A diagram or drawing, made to represent a magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a surface or space inclosed on all sides; - called superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when inclosed by surfaces; any arrangement made up of points, lines, angles, surfaces, etc.
Figurenoun
The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person; as, a sorry figure.
Figurenoun
Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendor; show.
Figurenoun
A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc.
Figurenoun
Value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are estimated or sold at a low figure.
Figurenoun
A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative.
Figurenoun
A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any deviation from the plainest form of statement. Also called a figure of speech.
Figurenoun
The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
Figurenoun
Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer.
Figurenoun
A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
Figurenoun
Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
Figurenoun
A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical phrase or motive; a florid embellishment.
Figureverb
To represent by a figure, as to form or mold; to make an image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into a determinate form; to shape.
Figureverb
To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.
Figureverb
To indicate by numerals; also, to compute.
Figureverb
To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.
Figureverb
To prefigure; to foreshow.
Figureverb
To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords.
Figureverb
To make a figure; to be distinguished or conspicious; as, the envoy figured at court.
Figureverb
To calculate; to contrive; to scheme; as, he is figuring to secure the nomination.
Figurenoun
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material;
Figurenoun
alternative names for the body of a human being;
Figurenoun
one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers;
Figurenoun
a model of a bodily form (especially of a person);
Figurenoun
a well-known or notable person;
Figurenoun
a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
Figurenoun
an amount of money expressed numerically;
Figurenoun
the impression produced by a person;
Figurenoun
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals;
Figurenoun
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Figurenoun
a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
Figurenoun
a decorative or artistic work;
Figurenoun
a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating;
Figureverb
judge to be probable
Figureverb
be or play a part of or in;
Figureverb
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind;
Figureverb
make a mathematical calculation or computation
Figureverb
understand;
Shapenoun
The status or condition of something
Shapenoun
Condition of personal health, especially muscular health.
Shapenoun
The appearance of something, especially its outline.
Shapenoun
Form; formation.
Shapenoun
(iron manufacture) A rolled or hammered piece, such as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
Shapenoun
(iron manufacture) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.
Shapenoun
A mould for making jelly, blancmange etc., or a piece of such food formed moulded into a particular shape.
Shapenoun
(programming) In the Hack programming language, a group of data fields each of which has a name and a data type.
Shapeverb
To create or make.
Shapeverb
(transitive) To give something a shape and definition.
Shapeverb
To form or manipulate something into a certain shape.
Shapeverb
(of a country, person, etc) To give influence to.
Shapeverb
To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
Shapeverb
(obsolete) To imagine; to conceive.
Shapeverb
To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a particular form; to give proper form or figure to.
Shapeverb
To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct; as, to shape the course of a vessel.
Shapeverb
To imagine; to conceive; to call forth (ideas).
Shapeverb
To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange.
Shapeverb
To suit; to be adjusted or conformable.
Shapenoun
Character or construction of a thing as determining its external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form; guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an elegant shape.
Shapenoun
That which has form or figure; a figure; an appearance; a being.
Shapenoun
A model; a pattern; a mold.
Shapenoun
Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some quality.
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Dress for disguise; guise.
Shapenoun
A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle iron, etc., having a cross section different from merchant bar.
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any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline);
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the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance;
Shapenoun
alternative names for the body of a human being;
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a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept;
Shapenoun
the visual appearance of something or someone;
Shapenoun
the state of (good) health (especially in the phrases `in condition' or `in shape' or `out of condition' or `out of shape')
Shapenoun
the supremem headquarters that advises NATO on military matters and oversees all aspects of the Allied Command Europe
Shapenoun
a perceptual structure;
Shapeverb
shape or influence; give direction to;
Shapeverb
make something, usually for a specific function;
Shapeverb
give a shape or form to;
Shape
A shape or figure is the form of an object or its external boundary, outline, or external surface, as opposed to other properties such as color, texture, or material type. A plane shape, two-dimensional shape, or 2D shape (plane figure, two-dimensional figure, or 2D figure) is constrained to lie on a plane, in contrast to solid figures.
