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figure-work — index census Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
figure skating — figure skater. 1. ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice. 2. a type of ice skating developed from this, emphasizing jumps, spins, and other movements that combine athletic skills and dance techniques. 3. a… … Universalium
Figure skating — is an athletic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level (senior), and at local,… … Wikipedia
Figure drawing — is an exercise in drawing the human body in its various shapes and positions. Life drawing refers to the process of drawing the human figure from observation of a live model. Figure drawing is arguably the most difficult subject an artist… … Wikipedia
Figure painting (hobby) — Figure painting is the hobby of painting miniature figures and/or model figures, either in its own right or as an adjunct to role playing games, wargames, military modeling, etc.Because of the small scale of these figures, the often finely… … Wikipedia
Work hardening — Work hardening, also known as strain hardening or cold working, is the strengthening of a metal by plastic deformation. This strengthening occurs because of dislocation movements within the crystal structure of the material.[1] Any material with… … Wikipedia
figure somebody out — ˌfigure sb/sthˈout derived 1. to think about sb/sth until you understand them/it Syn: ↑work out • We couldn t figure her out. • figure somebody out how, what, etc… I can t figure out how to do this … Useful english dictionary
Figure skate — Figure skates are a type of ice skate used by figure skaters. The skates consist of a boot and a blade that is attached with screws to the sole of the boot. Inexpensive sets for recreational skaters are available, but most figure skaters purchase … Wikipedia
figure — [n1] numeral; numeric value amount, character, chiffer, cipher, cost, digit, integer, number, price, quotation, rate, sum, symbol, terms, total, worth; concepts 784,787 Ant. letter figure [n2] form, shape; physical structure anatomy, appearance,… … New thesaurus
Figure skating jumps — are a major element of competitive figure skating. Different jumps are identified by the take off edge and the number of revolutions completed. There are six kinds of jumps currently counted as jump elements in ISU regulations.RevolutionsJumps… … Wikipedia
