figure

  1. Noun.  A drawing or representation conveying information.
  2. Noun.  A person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
  3. Noun.  A human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of human body.
  4. Noun.  A numeral.
  5. Noun.  A number.
  6. Noun.  A shape.
  7. Noun.  A visible pattern as in wood or cloth.
  8. Noun.  A dance figure.
  9. Noun.  A figure of speech.
  10. Verb.  To solve a mathematical problem.
  11. Verb.  To come to understand.

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