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Multi-word Results
| father figure |
a person whom one thinks of and responds to as a father. |
| figure of speech |
an expression, such as a metaphor, hyperbole, or simile, that uses words in a nonliteral, unusual, or intensive manner to produce a certain effect; trope. |
| figure on |
to take (something) into consideration; expect; plan for. |
| figure out |
to find an answer to a problem or puzzling question by using the power of the mind. |
| figure skater |
an ice skater who is capable of tracing perfect figures onto the ice with the blade of his or her skate and executes athletic jumps and dance movements. |
| figure skating |
ice skating in which the skater traces elaborate figures on ice or, in competition, executes athletic jumps and dance movements. |
| lay figure |
a jointed, usu. wooden model of the human body, used by artists as a substitute for a live model. |
| stick figure |
a conventional, rudimentary representation of a human figure drawn using a single straight line for the torso, straight lines for the limbs, and a circle for the head. |
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