structures

Noun

structure (countable and uncountable, plural structures)

1. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
   • The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.

   Synonyms:

   formation

2. The underlying shape of a solid.
   • He studied the structure of her face.

   Synonyms:

   formation

3. The overall form or organization of something.
   • The structure of a sentence.

   Synonyms:

   makeup, configuration, arrangement, composition, format, constitution, form

4. A set of rules defining behaviour.
   • For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.
5. Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
   • This structure contains both date and timezone information.
6. (uncountable) Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
   • There's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built.

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