figure vs period

figure and period both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
figure	Yes	No	Yes	No
period	Yes	No	No	No

figure (noun)	period (noun)
a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating	a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
a decorative or artistic work	an amount of time
the impression produced by a person	the interval taken to complete one cycle of a regularly repeating phenomenon
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals	a unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed
alternative names for the body of a human being	the end or completion of something
a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground	(ice hockey) one of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
a well-known or notable person
an amount of money expressed numerically
one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

figure (verb)	period (verb)
make a mathematical calculation or computation
judge to be probable
understand
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
be or play a part of or in