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1.adjectiveOf use as a metaphor, simile, or metonym, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
2.adjectiveMetaphorically so called.
3.adjectiveWith many figures of speech.
4.adjectiveEmblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
5.adjectiveRepresenting forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
6.nounA drawing or diagram conveying information.
7.nounThe representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modelling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a representation of the human body."a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble"
8.nounA person or thing representing a certain consciousness.
9.nounThe appearance or impression made by the conduct or career of a person."He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain."
10.nounDistinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous representation; splendour; show.
11.nounA human figure, which dress or corset must fit to; the shape of a human body.
12.nounA numeral.
13.nounA number, an amount.
14.nounA shape.
15.nounA visible pattern as in wood or cloth."The muslin was of a pretty figure."
16.nounAny complex dance moveW.
17.nounA figure of speech.
18.nounThe form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.
19.nounA horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the astrological houses.
20.nounAny short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression.
21.nounA form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a motif; a florid embellishment.