figuring

n. thinking; calculating; theorizing, speculating

v. calculate; think, assume; portray, depict; express verbally; adorn with figures or patterns; embellish; express in numerical digits

Noun
1. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities
(synonym) calculation, computation, reckoning
(hypernym) problem solving
(hyponym) extrapolation
(derivation) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure

Noun
1. a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
(synonym) fig
(hypernym) illustration
2. alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
(synonym) human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
(hypernym) body, organic structure, physical structure
(hyponym) person
(part-holonym) person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
3. one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits"
(synonym) digit
(hypernym) integer, whole number
(hyponym) binary digit
4. a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
(hypernym) model, simulation
(hyponym) dummy
5. a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
(synonym) name, public figure
(hypernym) important person, influential person, personage
6. a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) pencil
7. an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested"
(hypernym) sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
(derivation) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon
8. the impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"
(hypernym) impression, effect
9. the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
(synonym) number
(hypernym) amount
(hyponym) numerousness, numerosity, multiplicity
(derivation) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon
10. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
(synonym) trope, figure of speech, image
(hypernym) rhetorical device
(hyponym) irony
(class) lens
(class) blind alley
11. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
(antonym) ground
(hypernym) percept, perception, perceptual experience
12. a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"
(synonym) design, pattern
(hypernym) decoration, ornament, ornamentation
(hyponym) argyle, argyll
13. a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures"
(hypernym) maneuver, manoeuvre, play
(hyponym) figure eight
Verb
1. judge to be probable
(synonym) calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, forecast
(hypernym) judge
(hyponym) allow, take into account
2. be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
(synonym) enter
(hypernym) be
3. imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
(synonym) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, picture, image
(hypernym) imagine, conceive of, ideate, envisage
(verb-group) understand, realize, realise, see
(derivation) figuration
4. make a mathematical calculation or computation
(synonym) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon
(hypernym) reason
(hyponym) quantize, quantise
(see-also) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work
(verb-group) work out
(derivation) number
(classification) mathematics, math, maths
5. understand; "He didn't figure her"
(hypernym) get the picture, comprehend, savvy, dig, grasp, compass, apprehend
(classification) colloquialism