structure | |
1. n. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts. | |
The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items. | |
2. n. The underlying shape of a solid. | |
He studied the structure of her face. | |
3. n. The overall form or organization of something. | |
The structure of a sentence. | |
The structure of the society was still a mystery. | |
4. n. A set of rules defining behaviour. | |
For some, the structure of school life was oppressive. | |
5. n. (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit. | |
This structure contains both date and timezone information. | |
6. n. (fishing) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish | |
There's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built. | |
7. n. A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook. | |
The South African leader went off to consult with the structures. | |
8. n. (logic) A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations. | |
9. v. To give structure to; to arrange. | |
I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late. | |
I've structured the deal to limit the amount of money we can lose. | |