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fig|ure|head — «FIHG yuhr HEHD», noun. 1. a person who is the head in name only, without real authority: »The old man is just a figurehead; his son really runs the business. 2. a statue or carving placed for ornament on the bow of a ship … Useful english dictionary
fig|ure-skate — figure skate, an ice skate with a slight toothed curve on the point of the blade and a high shoe, used for figure skating. fig|ure skate «FIHG yuhr SKAYT», intransitive verb, skat|ed, skat|ing. to engage in figure skating. –figure skater … Useful english dictionary
con|fig|ure — «kuhn FIHG yuhr», transitive verb, ured, ur|ing. to make or arrange in a certain form: »For some reason, I ve always thought of Queen Elizabeth I as being configured along the lines of Edith Sitwell (New Yorker) … Useful english dictionary
cult-fig|ure — «KUHLT FIHG yuhr, uhr», noun. a person or figure that is the object of a cult or popular adulation: »We have not, so far, come up with a cult figure to equal Father Christmas (Punch) … Useful english dictionary
dis|fig|ure — «dihs FIHG yuhr», transitive verb, ured, ur|ing. to spoil the appearance of; hurt the beauty of: »A scar disfigured his face. Large billboards disfigured the countryside. SYNONYM(S): deform … Useful english dictionary
pre|fig|ure — «pree FIHG yuhr», transitive verb, ured, ur|ing. 1. to represent beforehand by a figure or type: »In one painting of Christ, His shadow is that of a cross, prefiguring the Crucifixion. 2. to imagine or picture to oneself beforehand: »My first… … Useful english dictionary
trans|fig|ure — «trans FIHG yuhr», transitive verb, ured, ur|ing. 1. to change in form or appearance; transform: »New paint and furnishings had transfigured the old house. 2. Figurative. to change so as to glorify; exalt; idealize … Useful english dictionary
fig·ure·head — /ˈfigjɚˌhɛd, Brit ˈfıgəˌhɛd/ noun, pl heads [count] 1 : a carved figure (as of a woman) on a ship s bow an elaborately carved figurehead 2 : a person who is called the head or chief of something but who has no real power The king is merely a… … Useful english dictionary
dis|fig|ure|ment — «dihs FIHG yuhr muhnt», noun. 1. the act of disfiguring: »the disfigurement of walls by scribblers. 2. a disfigured condition: »The disfigurement of his face was caused by an explosion. SYNONYM(S): defacement, deformity. 3. something that… … Useful english dictionary
pre|fig|ure|ment — «pree FIHG yuhr muhnt», noun. the act of prefiguring … Useful english dictionary
