figur

Usage

• figurative

  If you use words in a figurative way, they have an abstract or symbolic meaning beyond their literal interpretation.

• figurehead

  A figurehead in an organization is the apparent authority or head in name only—the real power lies somewhere else.

• configuration

  an arrangement of parts or elements

• configure

  set up for a particular purpose

• disfigure

  mar or spoil the appearance of

• figure

  judge to be probable

• figurine

  a small carved or molded figure

• transfiguration

  (Christianity) a church festival held in commemoration of the Transfiguration of Jesus

• transfigure

  elevate or idealize, in allusion to Christ's transfiguration