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a character used to represent a mathematical value<no doubt the figures on the price tags at the jewelry store are so small because the zeroes are so many>— see number
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a line that traces the outer limits of an object or surface<we could gradually see the figure of a ship coming our way through the fog>— see outline 1
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a person who is widely known and usually much talked about<figures from the worlds of sport and entertainment will be guests at the White House dinner>— see celebrity 1
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a small statue<painted wooden figures by untrained artists can be quite valuable on todayʼs antique market>— see figurine
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a three-dimensional representation of the human body used especially for displaying clothes<the museum features a collection of figures strikingly attired in suits of medieval armor>— see mannequin 1
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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>— see pattern 1
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something that visually explains or decorates a text<the layout editor could have done a better job of getting the figures on the same page as the portion of text they illustrate>— see illustration 1
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the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something<a number of the paintings at the auction sold at figures far higher than had been estimated>— see price 1
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the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance<the ice sculpture at the banquet was in the figure of an eagle spreading its wings>— see form 1
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the type of body that a person has<Martha has such a slender figure that just about anything looks good on her>— see physique
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figures plural
the act or process of performing mathematical operations to find a value<a person with a good head for figures>— see calculation
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