Court-plaster (n.) Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin. |
Figure (n.) The form of anything |
Figure (n.) The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting, modeling, carving, embroidering, etc. |
Figure (n.) A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article |
Figure (n.) A diagram or drawing |
Figure (n.) The appearance or impression made by the conduct or carrer of a person |
Figure (n.) Distinguished appearance |
Figure (n.) A character or symbol representing a number |
Figure (n.) Value, as expressed in numbers |
Figure (n.) A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes a type or representative. |
Figure (n.) A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas by words which suggest pictures or images from the physical world |
Figure (n.) The form of a syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term. |
Figure (n.) Any one of the several regular steps or movements made by a dancer. |
Figure (n.) A horoscope |
Figure (n.) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as a group of chords, which produce a single complete and distinct impression. |
Figure (n.) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage |
Figure (n.) To represent by a figure, as to form or mold |
Figure (n.) To embellish with design |
Figure (n.) To indicate by numerals |
Figure (n.) To represent by a metaphor |
Figure (n.) To prefigure |
Figure (n.) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other characters, in order to indicate the accompanying chords. |
Figure (n.) To embellish. |
Figure (v. t.) To make a figure |
Figure (v. t.) To calculate |
Plaster (n.) An external application of a consistency harder than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen, leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind parts together, etc. |
Plaster (n.) A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and partitions of houses. See Mortar. |
Plaster (n.) Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings, etc. |
Plaster (v. t.) To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore. |
Plaster (v. t.) To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and walls of a house. |
Plaster (v. t.) Fig.: To smooth over |
figure skating | ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures |
figure | a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating, she made the best score on compulsory figures |
figure eight | a skating figure that carves an in the ice |
cast plaster cast plaster bandage | bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal |
court plaster | a plaster composed of isinglass on silk, formerly used to dress superficial wounds |
design pattern figure | a decorative or artistic work, the coach had a design on the doors |
figure | a model of a bodily form (especially of a person), he made a figure of Santa Claus |
figure eight figure of eight | a knot having the shape of the numeral , tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose |
figure loom figured-fabric loom | a loom for weaving figured fabrics |
figure skate | an ice skate worn for figure skating, has a slightly curved blade and a row of jagged points at the front of the blade |
lay figure | dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body |
mustard plaster sinapism | a plaster containing powdered black mustard, applied to the skin as a counterirritant or rubefacient |
plaster adhesive plaster sticking plaster | adhesive tape used in dressing wounds |
plaster plasterwork | a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling), there were cracks in the plaster |
poultice cataplasm plaster | a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. |
stick figure | drawing of a human or animal that represents the head by a circle and the rest of the body by straight lines |
terminus terminal figure term | (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar, originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome |
waxwork wax figure | an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax |
figure | the impression produced by a person, he cut a fine figure, a heroic figure |
number figure | the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals, he had a number of chores to do, the number of parameters is small, the figure was about a thousand |
e human body physical body material body soma build figure physique anatomy shape bod chassis frame form flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
figure | a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground |
figure fig | a diagram or picture illustrating textual material, the area covered can be seen from Figure |
trope figure of speech figure image | language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense |
authority figure | someone who is regarded as an authority by someone else |
father figure father surrogate | a man who takes over all the functions of the real father |
father-figure | a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically |
mother figure | a woman who evokes the feelings usually reserved for a mother |
name figure public figure | a well-known or notable person, they studied all the great names in the history of France, she is an important figure in modern music |
plaster saint | a person (considered to be) without human failings, he's no plaster saint |
figure | an amount of money expressed numerically, a figure of $ was suggested |
digit figure | one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration, and are digits |
significant digit significant figure | any digit of a number that is known with certainty, any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value), he calculated the answer to four significant figures |
figure of merit | a numerical expression representing the efficiency of a given system, material, or procedure |
figure | a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape |
plane figure two-dimensional figure | a two-dimensional shape |
solid figure three-dimensional figure | a three-dimensional shape |
lath and plaster | a building material consisting of thin strips of wood that provide a foundation for a coat of plaster |
plaster | a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water, hardens into a smooth solid, used to cover walls and ceilings |
plaster of Paris plaster | any of several gypsum cements, a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid, used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs |
poultice plaster | dress by covering with a therapeutic substance |
figure ,u | understand, He didn't figure her |
solve work out figure out puzzle out lick work d | find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of, did you solve the problem?, Work out your problems with the boss, this unpleasant situation isn't going to work itself out, did you get it?, Did you get my meaning?, He could not work the math problem |
calculate cipher cypher compute work out reckon figure | make a mathematical calculation or computation |
calculate estimate reckon count on figure forecast | judge to be probable |
plaster daub | coat with plaster, daub the wall |
plaster plaster over stick on | apply a heavy coat to |
plaster | apply a plaster cast to, plaster the broken arm |
plaster | affix conspicuously, She plastered warnings all over the wall |
plaster b beplaster | cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on, The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters, She let the walls of the apartment be beplastered with stucco |