Figure and List

Figure

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

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List and figure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "List" instead the word "Figure" as a verb or a noun.

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

List verb - To specify one after another.

Usage example: do I need to list all of the reasons why your idea won't work?

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Figure and list are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Figure" instead the word "List" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: listing, listed, lister

old	old figure	old list
good	good figure	good list
nice	nice figure	nice list
similar	similar figure	similar list
Other adjectives: original, single, small, actual, real, large, little, black, main, famous, new.

They figure out the clues, stop the bombs, and listen to the list...Janus List: Colby Granger, FBI, also working for the Chinese.

Source: Series / NUMB3RS
Back in my day, we had to figure out when the examples list ended, without your silly stingers!

Source: When I Was Your Age...
Only one contemporary figure makes the list— naturally enough, it's Adolf Hitler.

Source: Literature / The Screwtape Letters

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