Act and Figure

Act

Act verb - To present a portrayal or performance of.

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Figure and act are semantically related In some cases you can use "Figure" instead a verb "Act".

Nearby Words: acting, acted

Figure verb - To come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration.

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Act and figure are semantically related in feature topic. Sometimes you can use "Act" instead a verb "Figure".

Nearby Words: figured, figuring, figurine, figuration, fig

old	old act	old figure
good	good act	good figure
nice	nice act	nice figure
similar	similar act	similar figure
Other adjectives: original, single, popular, small, actual, real, big, evil, little, main, famous, new, major, heroic, minor.

ability	act ability	figure ability
kind	act kind	figure kind
time	act time	figure time
way	act way	figure way
Other words: personality, bit, little, hell, times.

If you do figure it out, you escape through a hidden trap door, but get talked into a knife throwing act, which ends badly for you.

Source: Literature / Give Yourself Goosebumps
In the second act Arachne (the figure from Greek Myth) sings a song about how awesome shoes are with her Spider-Furies.

Source: BLAM / Theater
The mere act of putting it to words often allows you to figure it out on your own.

Source: Placebo Eureka Moment

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