Shapes and Forms: fig (form, shape)

This vocabulary list features words with the root fig, meaning "shape."
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  1. figure
    alternate name for the body of a human being
  2. configuration
    an arrangement of parts or elements
  3. figurative
    not literal
  4. disfigure
    mar or spoil the appearance of
  5. figure out
    find the solution to or understand the meaning of
  6. prefigure
    indicate by signs; be an early indication of
  7. effigy
    a representation of a person
  8. transfigure
    completely change the nature or appearance of
  9. transfiguration
    a striking change in appearance or character
  10. figurehead
    a leader in name only, without real power or authority
  11. figurine
    a small carved or molded figure
  12. configured
    organized so as to give arrangement to
  13. figuratively
    in a non-literal sense
  14. disfigured
    having a spoiled appearance
  15. figment
    a contrived or fantastic idea
Created on Mon Jun 02 11:48:40 EDT 2025 (updated Fri Jun 06 17:05:26 EDT 2025)

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