Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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motive | Yes | Yes | No | No |
figure | Yes | No | Yes | No |
motive (noun) | figure (noun) |
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the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior | a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating |
a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration | a model of a bodily form (especially of a person) |
a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music | a decorative or artistic work |
the impression produced by a person | |
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals | |
alternative names for the body of a human being | |
a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground | |
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 |
motive (adjective) | figure (adjective) |
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causing or able to cause motion | |
impelling to action |
motive (verb) | figure (verb) |
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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 |