a number symbol, esp an Arabic one
a salary running into six figures
(in pl) arithmetical calculations
a written or printed character
value, esp as expressed in numbers
was sold for a low figure
bodily shape or form, esp a slim shape
a slender figure
a personage or personality
great political figures
a representative or substitute
a father figure
the graphic representation of a human or animal form
a diagram or pictorial illustration in a text
a geometrical diagram or shape
an appearance made; an impression produced, esp a favourable one
cut quite a figure
a series of movements in a dance
an outline representation of a form traced by a series of evolutions, e.g. by a skater on an ice surface
an intentional deviation from the usual form or syntactic relation of words
an often repetitive pattern in a manufactured article, e.g. cloth, or natural substance, e.g. wood
a short musical phrase
in logic, the form of a syllogism with respect to the position of the middle term of the two premises