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The following 8 entries include the term figure of.
figure of merit
noun phrase: a numerical quantity based on one or more characteristics of a system or device that represents a measure of efficiency or effectiveness
figure of speech
noun phrase: a form of expression (such as a simile or metaphor) used to convey meaning or heighten effect often by comparing or identifying one thing with another that has a meaning or connotation familiar to the reader or listener
figure-of-eight bandage
noun: a bandage in which the successive turns cross each other as in the figure eight
figure of the earth
: the precise geometric shape of the planet compare geoid
figure of authority
noun phrase: a person who has authority over another person : a person who has the power to give orders or make decisions
figure of contempt
noun phrase: a person who is regarded with contempt
figure of fun
noun phrase: a person whom people laugh at and make jokes about in an unkind way
figure of ridicule
noun phrase: a person who is laughed at or ridiculed
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- Before we went to her house, Hannah told us her aunt was a flibbertigibbet.
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