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structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
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artefact,
artifact a man-made object taken as a whole
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airdock,
hangar,
repair shed a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained
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altar a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made
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arcade,
colonnade a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns
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arch (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it
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area a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"
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balcony a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
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balcony a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet
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bascule a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)
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boarding the act of passengers and crew getting aboard a ship or aircraft
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body the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"
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bridge,
span any of various card games based on whist for four players
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building,
edifice a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
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building complex,
complex a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures
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catchment a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)
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coil,
helix,
spiral,
volute,
whorl a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"
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colonnade structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns
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column,
pillar (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure
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corner,
quoin the intersection of two streets; "standing on the corner watching all the girls go by"
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cross a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry
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deathtrap any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed
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defence,
defense,
defensive structure the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury; "a good boxer needs a good defense"; "defense against hurricanes is an urgent problem"
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door a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle; "he knocked on the door"; "he slammed the door as he left"
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entablature (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof
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erection a structure that has been erected
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establishment a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence
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false bottom a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom)
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floor,
level,
storey,
story the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"
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base,
foot,
foundation,
fundament,
groundwork,
substructure,
understructure a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
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fountain a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
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guide a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something
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card-house,
cardcastle,
cardhouse,
house of cards an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"
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housing,
living accommodations,
lodging structures collectively in which people are housed
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hull the frame or body of ship
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jungle gym a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play
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lamination bonding thin sheets together
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landing,
landing place the act of coming to land after a voyage
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lookout,
lookout station,
observation tower,
observatory the act of looking out
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masonry the craft of a mason
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memorial,
monument a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
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hill,
mound a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"
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impediment,
impedimenta,
obstructer,
obstruction,
obstructor the baggage and equipment carried by an army
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divider,
partition a drafting instrument resembling a compass that is used for dividing lines into equal segments or for transferring measurements
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plate dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
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platform,
weapons platform a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
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porch a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
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post and lintel a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel)
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prefab a prefabricated structure
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projection any structure that branches out from a central support
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public works structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use
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sail a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
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offset,
set-back,
setoff a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
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shelter a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
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shoebox an oblong rectangular (usually cardboard) box designed to hold a pair of shoes
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sign,
signboard a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"
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arena,
bowl,
sports stadium,
stadium a playing field where sports events take place
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structural member support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
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superstructure structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck
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supporting structure a structure that serves to support something
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tower a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
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transept structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church; crosses the nave at right angles
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trestlework a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles; for a bridge or pier or scaffold e.g.
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vaulting (architecture) a vaulted structure; "arches and vaulting"
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shipway,
slipway,
ways structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
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wellhead a structure built over a well
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wind tunnel a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft
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honeycomb a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees
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balance,
counterbalance,
equilibrium,
equipoise a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
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structure - a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure" |
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body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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layer thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells
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apodeme ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles
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caliculus,
calycle,
calyculus a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)
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tooth a means of enforcement; "the treaty had no teeth in it"
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pad the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger
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branchial cleft,
gill cleft,
gill slit one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes
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branchial arch,
gill arch,
gill bar one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians
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peristome region around the mouth in various invertebrates
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syrinx the vocal organ of a bird
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bulb a rounded part of a cylindrical instrument (usually at one end); "the bulb of a syringe"
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carina any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom
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cauda any taillike structure
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chiasm,
chiasma,
decussation an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X
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cingulum (anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)
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concha (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape
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filament,
filum a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
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germ a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
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infundibulum any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)
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interstice small opening between things
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landmark an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken
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limbus a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure
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rib support resembling the rib of an animal
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blade the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge
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radicle (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)
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plexus,
rete a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels
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tube,
tube-shaped structure conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
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passage,
passageway the act of passing from one state or place to the next
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fundus (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"; "the fundus of the stomach"
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funiculus any of several body structure resembling a cord
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head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
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bodily cavity,
cavity,
cavum (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body
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root,
tooth root the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support
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capsule a pill in the form of a small rounded gelatinous container with medicine inside
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uvea the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
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lens nucleus,
nucleus the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex
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membranous labyrinth the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth
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bony labyrinth,
osseous labyrinth cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth
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glans a small rounded structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris
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alveolar bed lung tissue densely packed with alveoli
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valve one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods
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vascular structure a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels
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lacrimal apparatus the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye
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cytoskeleton a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence
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nucleolar organiser,
nucleolar organizer,
nucleolus organiser,
nucleolus organizer the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division
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centromere,
kinetochore a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape; "the centromere is difficult to sequence"
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aster star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis
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neural structure a structure that is part of the nervous system
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fold,
plica the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold"
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convolution,
gyrus the action of coiling or twisting or winding together
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cartilaginous structure body structure given shape by cartilage
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ball a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
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plate dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
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horny structure,
unguis any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin
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skeletal structure any structure created by the skeleton of an organism
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costa a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
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head a single domestic animal; "200 head of cattle"
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bridge any of various card games based on whist for four players
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rotator cuff a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move
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cornu (anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape
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corona a long cigar with blunt ends
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receptor a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response
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zona,
zone (anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure
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structure - the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule" |
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composition,
constitution,
make-up,
makeup,
physical composition something that is created by arranging several things to form a unified whole; "he envied the composition of their faculty"
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infrastructure,
substructure the stock of basic facilities and capital equipment needed for the functioning of a country or area; "the industrial base of Japan"
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architecture,
computer architecture the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect
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cytoarchitectonics,
cytoarchitecture the cellular composition of a bodily structure
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fabric,
framework artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
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structure - the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure" |
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cognition,
knowledge,
noesis the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
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arrangement,
organisation,
organization,
system the act of arranging and adapting a piece of music
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form,
pattern,
shape a mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
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phrase structure,
sentence structure,
syntax the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
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morphology,
sound structure,
syllable structure,
word structure the branch of biology that deals with the structure of animals and plants
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structure - give a structure to; "I need to structure my days" |
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coordinate,
organise,
organize bring into common action, movement, or condition; "coordinate the painters, masons, and plumbers"; "coordinate his actions with that of his colleagues"; "coordinate our efforts"
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reconstitute,
restructure construct or form anew or provide with a new structure; "After his accident, he had to restructure his life"; "The governing board was reconstituted"
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