figure+of+speech
41figure — figurable, adj. figureless, adj. figurer, n. /fig yeuhr/; esp. Brit. /fig euhr/, n., v., figured, figuring. n. 1. a numerical symbol, esp. an Arabic numeral. 2. an amount or value expressed in numbers. 3. figures, the use of number …
42figure — /ˈfɪgə / (say figuh) noun 1. a written symbol other than a letter. 2. a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral. 3. an amount or value expressed in numbers. 4. (plural) the use of numbers in calculating: poor at figures. 5. form or shape,… …
43speech — noun 1 speaking ADJECTIVE ▪ slurred ▪ She could tell by his slurred speech that he had been drinking. ▪ clipped ▪ casual ▪ connected …
44speech — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Oral communication Nouns 1. speech, talk, faculty of speech; locution, parlance, expression, vernacular, oral communication, word of mouth, parole, palaver, prattle; effusion, discourse; soliloquy;… …
45figure — Synonyms and related words: Aristotelian sorites, Establishment, Goclenian sorites, Platonic body, Platonic form, Platonic idea, VIP, accept, acclaim, acknowledge, act, acute angled triangle, add, adornment, adumbrate, advert to, aesthetic form,… …
46figure — fig•ure [[t]ˈfɪg yər[/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈfɪg ər[/t]] n. v. ured, ur•ing 1) math. a numerical symbol, esp. an Arabic numeral 2) math. an amount or value expressed in numbers 3) figures, the use of numbers in calculating; arithmetic 4) a written… …
47speech — [[t]spi͟ːtʃ[/t]] ♦♦ speeches 1) N UNCOUNT Speech is the ability to speak or the act of speaking. ...the development of speech in children... Intoxication interferes with speech and coordination. ...a speech therapist specialising in stammering.… …
48speech — /spi:tS/ noun 1 (C) a talk, especially a formal one about a particular subject, given to a group of people: an election speech | give/make/deliver a speech: Dr Ozu made a brilliant speech about the need for change. 2 (U) the ability to speak:… …
49figure — n. & v. n. 1 a the external form or shape of a thing. b bodily shape (has a well developed figure). 2 a a person as seen in outline but not identified (saw a figure leaning against the door). b a person as contemplated mentally (a public figure) …
50figure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin figura, from fingere Date: 13th century 1. a. a number symbol ; numeral, digit b. plural arithmetical calculations < good at figures > …
