Phrase Hound found 79 phrases and 35 compound words that contain figure. The most common are listed below. Open figure in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 79
- figure outTo come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
- figure of speechA word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect.
- figure skatingA sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates.
- action figureA children's toy in the form of a posable plastic figurine of a character, often from a movie, video game, or television program, with moving parts and often capable of some form of spring-loaded movement. It is used to distinguish from …
- go figureExpresses perplexity, puzzlement, or surprise (as if telling somebody to try to make sense of the situation).
- figure-of-eightin the shape of an 8 (eight)
- public figureA famous person whose life is the subject of public interest.
- significant figureA digit that is meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement; that is, excluding any leading zeroes, trailing rounding or placeholder zeroes, and non-zero digits not warranted by the accuracy of a derivation or measurement.
- father figureOne who represents, behaves as, or is regarded as equivalent to a father for another person or group of people.
- mother figureOne (especially an older woman) who behaves as, is regarded as equivalent to, or represents a mother for another person or group of people.
- figure of merita numerical value used in comparing the quality or performance of different methods, systems, or devices.
- dark figureThe estimated number of unreported criminal cases.
- black figureFigural depiction in black color on a red background.
- red figureFigural depiction in red color on a black background.
- figure eightThe shape consisting of two circles or ovals joined together at one point, resembling the numeral 8.
- authority figureSomeone who is in a position of authority.
- stick figureA simple drawing, usually representing a human.
- cut a figureTo present an image; to make an impression.
- figure of funA person who is frequently mocked; a target of ridicule.
- figure-of-fourAlternative form of figure-of-4
- big figureIn a money market, the part of a monetary value before the decimal point.
- figure fourA grappling position where a fighter grabs an opponent's limb and then holds on to their own wrist with the other hand; used in various joint locks.
- figure spaceIn fonts whose digits are of uniform width, a space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a digit.
- figure upTo add up or calculate.
- lay figureA jointed model of the human body used by artists, or to display clothes.
Compound words 35
- figurineA small carved or molded figure; a statuette.
- figureheadA carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
- misfigureTo miscalculate; to make a computational error.
- figurableCapable of being brought to a fixed form or shape.
- figurerOne who figures or calculates.
- subfigureA figure (geometric form) that is part of another.
- minifigureA small figure of a person, especially in toys such as Lego.
- refigureTo figure again or anew.
- figuresomePossessing an attractive figure or shape.
- figuristA proponent of figurism.