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Type Words
Synonyms social organisation, social organization, social structure, social system
Type of scheme, system
Has types pluralism, matriarchate, class structure, matriarchy, meritocracy, feudalism, separatism, patriarchate, feudal system, segregation, patriarchy


sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family.
Type Words
Synonyms anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part
Type of body part
Has types cartilaginous structure, fold, rib, rete, receptor, radicle, blade, plica, plexus, fundus, funiculus, germ, gill arch, gill bar, gill cleft, gill slit, glans, plate, cauda, gyrus, cavity, head, cavum, centromere, chiasm, horny structure, chiasma, cingulum, valve, uvea, peristome, infundibulum, interstice, bodily cavity, kinetochore, passageway, lacrimal apparatus, filament, root, filum, bony labyrinth, landmark, layer, lens nucleus, unguis, limbus, tube-shaped structure, concha, tube, convolution, passage, pad, aster, osseous labyrinth, nucleus, membranous labyrinth, cornu, nucleolus organizer, corona, nucleolus organiser, costa, neural structure, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser, branchial arch, branchial cleft, tooth, syrinx, cytoskeleton, zone, decussation, bridge, alveolar bed, apodeme, bulb, caliculus, calycle, calyculus, capsule, ball, zona, vascular structure, skeletal structure, carina, rotator cuff


he has good bone structure.
Type Words
Synonyms construction
Type of artifact, artefact
Has types superstructure, altar, arcade, arch, area, arena, balance, balcony, bascule, boarding, body, bowl, bridge, building, building complex, card-house, cardcastle, cardhouse, catchment, coil, colonnade, column, complex, corner, counterbalance, cross, deathtrap, defence, defense, defensive structure, divider, door, edifice, entablature, equilibrium, equipoise, erection, establishment, false bottom, floor, fountain, guide, hangar, helix, hill, honeycomb, house of cards, housing, hull, impediment, impedimenta, jungle gym, lamination, landing, landing place, level, living accommodations, lodging, lookout, lookout station, masonry, memorial, monument, mound, observation tower, observatory, obstructer, obstruction, obstructor, offset, partition, pillar, platform, porch, post and lintel, prefab, projection, public works, quoin, repair shed, sail, set-back, setoff, shelter, shipway, shoebox, sign, signboard, slipway, span, spiral, sports stadium, stadium, storey, story, airdock, supporting structure, tower, transept, trestlework, vaulting, volute, ways, weapons platform, wellhead, whorl, wind tunnel


the structure consisted of a series of arches.
Type Words
Type of organise, coordinate, organize
Has types reconstitute, restructure


I need to structure my days.
Type Words
Type of noesis, knowledge, cognition
Has types morphology, phrase structure, system, shape, word structure, form, syntax, pattern, syllable structure, sound structure, arrangement, sentence structure, organisation, organization


his lectures have no structure.
Type Words
Type of makeup, make-up, composition, constitution, physical composition
Has types framework, cytoarchitectonics, computer architecture, fabric, architecture, infrastructure, substructure, cytoarchitecture


artists must study the structure of the human body.
the structure of the benzene molecule.

Examples of structure

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Smaller protests have taken place around Dhaka demanding the new wage structure.
From the dailyherald.com
His primary interests, he says, are in city living and the structure of society.
From the stltoday.com
Rising 50 feet above him was a towering new structure of arched steel and glass.
From the stltoday.com
Yet if not sound in structure, Wa-Hi is robust in programs and course offerings.
From the thenewstribune.com
It's a real-time tool that shows you structure, your own bait or lure, and fish.
From the post-gazette.com
The study participants will have their skin's structure and appearance measured.
From the upi.com
The consortium did not disclose details about the ownership structure on Friday.
From the forbes.com
At the bottom of the hill, find a small wooden structure advertising boat trips.
From the online.wsj.com
Tight-knit structure, with lots of dense fruit, but a refinement to the tannins.
From the sfgate.com
More examples
  • Give a structure to; "I need to structure my days"
  • A thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
  • The manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the human body"; "the structure of the benzene molecule"
  • The complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"
  • A particular complex anatomical part of a living thing; "he has good bone structure"
  • Social organization: the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships; "the social organization of England and America is very different"; "sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family"
  • Structure is a fundamental if sometimes intangible notion referring to the recognition, observation, nature, and stability of patterns and s of entities. ...
  • In abstract algebra, an algebraic structure consists of one or more sets closed under one or more operations, satisfying some axioms. Abstract algebra is primarily the study of algebraic structures and their properties. The notion of algebraic structure has been formalized in universal algebra.
  • In mathematics, progress often consists of recognising the same structure in different contexts - so that one method exploiting it has multiple applications. ...