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1.NounA cohesive whole built up of distinct parts."The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items."
2.NounThe underlying shape of a solid."He studied the structure of her face."
3.NounThe overall form or organization of something."The structure of a sentence.; The structure of the society was still a mystery."
4.NounA set of rules defining behaviour."For some, the structure of school life was oppressive."
5.NounSeveral pieces of data treated as a unit."This structure contains both date and timezone information."
6.NounUnderwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish"There's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built."
7.NounA body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook."The South African leader went off to consult with the structures."
8.NounA set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.
9.VerbTo give structure to; to arrange."I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.; I've structured the deal to limit the amount of money we can lose."