Figure and Veil

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Figure noun - A character used to represent a mathematical value.

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

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

Veil noun - Something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth.

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

Nearby Words: veiled, veiling

perfect	perfect figure	perfect veil
sinister	sinister figure	sinister veil
small	small figure	small veil
real	real figure	real veil
Other adjectives: large, blue, little, black, hooded.

figure faces

veil faces

The simple addition of the veil changes him from a beloved and respected figure to an item of fear and horror, and he wears it for the rest of his life.

Source: The Faceless / Literature
It's a loose organization of new media fans who seek out and document breaches in the supernaturals' veil of secrecy — however, one faction, known as the Secret Keepers, then actively covers up these breaches to ensure the rest of humanity doesn't figure it out.

Source: The Men in Black
Anti-Climax: Seven hundred pages of buildup about what could be behind that sinister Black Veil, and it turns out to be a figure of painted wax, placed as a memento mori to keep a past lord of the house humble.

Source: Literature / The Mysteries of Udolpho

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