figur

form, shape

Usage

  • figurative

    If you use words in a figurative way, they have an abstract or symbolic meaning beyond their literal interpretation.

  • figurehead

    A figurehead in an organization is the apparent authority or head in name only—the real power lies somewhere else.

  • configuration

    an arrangement of parts or elements

  • configure

    set up for a particular purpose

  • disfigure

    mar or spoil the appearance of

  • figure

    judge to be probable

  • figurine

    a small carved or molded figure

  • transfiguration

    (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus

  • transfigure

    elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration

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