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| NOUN: | 1. An element or a component in a decorative composition: design, device, motif, motive, pattern. See PART. 2. Arithmetic calculations Used in plural arithmetic, computation, number (used in plural). See COUNT. 3. The external outline of a thing: cast, configuration, form, pattern, shape. See SURFACE. | | VERB: | 1. Informal. To have an opinion: believe, consider, deem, hold, opine, think. Informal : judge. Idioms: be of the opinion. See OPINION. 2. To ascertain by mathematics: calculate, cast, cipher, compute, reckon. See REASON. | | PHRASAL VERB: | figure on Informal. To look forward to confidently: anticipate, await, bargain for or (on), count on, depend on or (upon), expect, look for, wait (for). See SURPRISE. figure out 1. Informal. To find a solution for: clear up, decipher, explain, resolve, solve, unravel. Informal : dope out. Idioms: get to the bottom of. See ASK, REASON. 2. Informal. To arrive at an answer to (a mathematical problem): solve, work, work out. See REASON.
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