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 |
Flying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fly |
Flying (v. i.) Moving in the air with, or as with, wings |
Flying fish () A fish which is able to leap from the water, and fly a considerable distance by means of its large and long pectoral fins. These fishes belong to several species of the genus Exocoetus, and are found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. |
Flying squirrel () One of a group of squirrels, of the genera Pteromus and Sciuropterus, having parachute-like folds of skin extending from the fore to the hind legs, which enable them to make very long leaps. |
Skating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skate |
Spin (v. t.) To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or machinery |
Spin (v. t.) To draw out tediously |
Spin (v. t.) To protract |
Spin (v. t.) To cause to turn round rapidly |
Spin (v. t.) To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid, which hardens on coming into contact with the air |
Spin (v. t.) To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal revolves, as in a lathe. |
Spin (v. i.) To practice spinning |
Spin (v. i.) To move round rapidly |
Spin (v. i.) To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet |
Spin (v. i.) To move swifty |
Spin (n.) The act of spinning |
Spin (n.) Velocity of rotation about some specified axis. |
flying colors flying colours | complete success, they passed inspection with flying colors |
spin | a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion), the campaign put a favorable spin on the story |
flight flying | an instance of traveling by air, flying was still an exciting adventure for him |
acrobatics aerobatics stunting stunt flying | the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft |
blind flying blind landing | using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. |
tailspin spin | rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral |
spin | a short drive in a car, he took the new car for a spin |
spin twirl twist twisting whirl | the act of rotating rapidly, he gave the crank a spin, it broke off after much twisting |
flying mare | a wrestling maneuver |
skating | the sport of gliding on skates |
ice skating | skating on ice |
figure skating | ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures |
roller skating | skating on wheels |
speed skating | competitive skating on speed skates (usually around an oval course) |
spin the bottle | a game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the person that it points to when it stops spinning |
spin the plate spin the platter | a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge and the name of a player is called, the named player must catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit |
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 |
electron spin resonance ESR electron paramagnetic resonance | microwave spectroscopy in which there is resonant absorption of radiation by a paramagnet |
instrument flying | navigation of an airplane solely by instruments |
flying visit | a visit that last for only a very short time, he wanted to hear all about my flying visit to his old stamping grounds |
carinate carinate bird flying bird | birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles |
flying gecko fringed gecko Ptychozoon homalocephalum | a gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short distances |
dragon flying dragon flying lizard | any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body |
pterosaur flying reptile | an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb |
flying phalanger flying opossum flying squirrel | nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body |
flying mouse | tiny flying phalanger |
flying fox | large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox |
American flying squirrel | New World flying squirrels |
southern flying squirrel Glaucomys volans | small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States |
northern flying squirrel Glaucomys sabrinus | large flying squirrel, chiefly of Canada |
Asiatic flying squirrel | nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps |
taguan flying marmot flying cat Petaurista petaurista | East Indian flying squirrel |
flying lemur flying cat colugo | arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps |
flying fish | tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight |
monoplane flying fish two-wing flying fish | having only pectoral fins enlarged |
biplane flying fish four-wing flying fish | having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged |
flying gurnard flying robin butterflyfish | tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding, unrelated to searobins |
airfield landing field flying field field | a place where planes take off and land |
buzz bomb robot bomb flying bomb doodlebug V- | a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb |
by-product byproduct spin-off | a product made during the manufacture of something else |
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 |
flying boat | a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons |
flying bridge flybridge fly bridge monkey bridge | the highest navigational bridge on a ship, a small (often open) deck above the pilot house |
flying buttress arc-boutant | a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch |
flying carpet | (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go |