structures

/S T R AH1 K CH ER0 Z/
noun
  1. 1

    A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

    โ€œThe birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.โ€

  2. 2

    The underlying shape of a solid.

    โ€œHe studied the structure of her face.โ€

  3. 3

    The overall form or organization of something.

    โ€œThe structure of a sentence.โ€

  4. 4

    A set of rules defining behaviour.

    โ€œFor some, the structure of school life was oppressive.โ€

  5. 5

    Several pieces of data treated as a unit.

    โ€œThis structure contains both date and timezone information.โ€

  6. 6

    Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish

    โ€œThere's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built.โ€

  7. 7

    A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.

    โ€œThe South African leader went off to consult with the structures.โ€

  8. 8

    A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.

verb
  1. 1

    To give structure to; to arrange.

    โ€œI'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.โ€

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/structure, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/structures