Figure and Puppet

Figure

Figure noun - A small statue.

Usage example: painted wooden figures by untrained artists can be quite valuable on today's antiques market

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Puppet and figure are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Puppet" instead a noun "Figure".

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

Puppet noun - A small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything.

Usage example: gave her a puppet with strings for a gift

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Figure and puppet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Figure" instead a noun "Puppet".

Nearby Words: puppetry, puppeteer

human	human figure	human puppet
old	old figure	old puppet
good	good figure	good puppet
female	female figure	female puppet
Other adjectives: better, perfect, original, small, actual, real, large, big, blue, black, white, new, political, giant.

Mid-Review Sketch Show: A truly... bizarre one occurs at the end of his Pirates of the Caribbean review involving the panda puppet and an Assassin's Creed action figure.

Source: Web Video / Forget About It
Trope ensures, culminating in the legendary figure feared by raiders everywhere known only as "the Puppet Man".

Source: Consulting Mister Puppet aka: Consulting Mr Puppet
In Pinocchio, the fairy who brings the puppet to life is often interpreted as a Mother Mary figure.

Source: Christianity Is Catholic

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