–noun

1.	a cardinal number, five plus one.

2.	a symbol for this number, as 6 or VI.

3.	a set of this many persons or things.

4.	a playing card, die face, or half of a domino face with six pips.

5.	Cricket. a hit in which the ball crosses the boundary line of the field without a bounce, counting six runs for the batsman. Compare boundary (def. 3).

6.	an automobile powered by a six-cylinder engine.

7.	a six-cylinder engine.

–adjective

8.	amounting to six in number.

—Idiom

9.	at sixes and sevens, a. in disorder or confusion. b. in disagreement or dispute.

–noun

1.	a numerical symbol, esp. an Arabic numeral.

2.	an amount or value expressed in numbers.

3.	figures, the use of numbers in calculating; arithmetic: to be poor at figures.

4.	a written symbol other than a letter.

5.	form or shape, as determined by outlines or exterior surfaces: to be round, square, or cubical in figure.

6.	the bodily form or frame: a slender or graceful figure.

7.	an individual bodily form or a person with reference to form or appearance: A tall figure stood in the doorway.

8.	a character or personage, esp. one of distinction: a well-known figure in society.

9.	a person's public image or presence: a controversial political figure.

10.	the appearance or impression made by a person or sometimes a thing: to make quite a figure in financial circles; to present a wretched figure of poverty.

11.	a representation, pictorial or sculptured, esp. of the human form: The frieze was bordered with the figures of men and animals.

12.	an emblem, type, or symbol: The dove is a figure of peace.

13.	Rhetoric. a figure of speech.

14.	a textural pattern, as in cloth or wood: draperies with an embossed silk figure.

15.	a distinct movement or division of a dance.

16.	a movement, pattern, or series of movements in skating.

17.	Music. a short succession of musical notes, as either a melody or a group of chords, that produces a single complete and distinct impression.

18.	Geometry. a combination of geometric elements disposed in a particular form or shape: The circle, square, and polygon are plane figures. The sphere, cube, and polyhedron are solid figures.

19.	Logic. the form of a categorical syllogism with respect to the relative position of the middle term.

20.	Optics. the precise curve required on the surface of an optical element, esp. the mirror or correcting plate of a reflecting be7 telescope.

21.	the natural pattern on a sawed wood surface produced by the intersection of knots, burls, growth rings, etc.

22.	a phantasm or illusion.

–verb (used with object)

23.	to compute or calculate (often fol. by up): to figure up a total.

24.	to express in figures.

25.	to mark or adorn with a design or pattern.

26.	to portray by speech or action.

27.	to represent or express by a figure of speech.

28.	to represent by a pictorial or sculptured figure, a diagram, or the like; picture or depict; trace (an outline, silhouette, etc.).

29.	Informal. to conclude, judge, reason, or think about: I figured that you wanted me to stay.

30.	Music. a. to embellish with passing notes or other decorations. b. to write figures above or below (a bass part) to indicate accompanying chords.

–verb (used without object)

31.	to compute or work with numerical figures.

32.	to be or appear, esp. in a conspicuous or prominent way: His name figures importantly in my report.

33.	Informal. (of a situation, act, request, etc.) to be logical, expected, or reasonable: He quit the job when he didn't get a raise—it figured.

—Verb phrases

34.	figure in, to add in: Figure in rent and utilities as overhead.

35.	figure on, Informal. a. to count or rely on. b. to take into consideration; plan on: You had better figure on running into heavy traffic leaving the city.

36.	figure out, Informal. a. to understand; solve: We couldn't figure out where all the money had gone. b. to calculate; compute.

37.	figure up, Informal. to total: The bill figures up to exactly $1000.

—Idiom

38.	cut a figure. cut (defs. 79, 80b).

–noun

1.	the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.

2.	something that comes in as an addition or increase, esp. by chance.

3.	Archaic. a coming in.

–noun

1.	a piece of work, esp. a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn.

2.	a post of employment; full-time or part-time position: She was seeking a job as an editor.

3.	anything a person is expected or obliged to do; duty; responsibility: It is your job to be on time.

4.	an affair, matter, occurrence, or state of affairs: to make the best of a bad job.

5.	the material, project, assignment, etc., being worked upon: The housing project was a long and costly job.

6.	the process or requirements, details, etc., of working: It was a tedious job.

7.	the execution or performance of a task: She did a good job.

8.	Slang. a theft or similar criminal action: The police caught the gang that pulled that bank job.

9.	a public or official act or decision carried through for the sake of improper private gain.

10.	Slang. an example of a specific or distinctive type: That little six-cylinder job was the best car I ever owned.

11.	Computers. < d8c /span>a unit of work for a computer, generally comprising an application program or group of related programs and the data, linkages, and instructions to the operating system needed for running the programs.

–verb (used without object)

12.	to work at jobs or odd pieces of work; work by the piece.

13.	to do business as a jobber.

14.	to turn public business, planning, etc., improperly to private gain.

–verb (used with object)

15.	to assign or give (work, a contract for work, etc.) in separate portions, as among different contractors or workers (often fol. by out): He jobbed out the contract to a number of small outfits.

16.	to buy in large quantities, as from wholesalers or manufacturers, and sell to dealers in smaller quantities: He jobs shoes in Ohio and Indiana.

17.	to get rid of or dispose of: His party jobbed him when he sought a second term in office.

18.	to swindle or trick (someone): They jobbed him out of his property.

19.	to carry on (public or official business) for improper private gain.

–adjective

20.	of or for a particular job or transaction.

21.	bought, sold, or handled together: He's too big a customer to buy in less than job quantities.

—Idioms

22.	do a job on, Slang. a. to destroy, defeat, damage, or confound thoroughly: The thugs did a job on him—he'll be in the hospital for a month. b. to deceive, persuade, or charm glibly; snow.

23.	on the job, alert; observant: The cops were on the job and caught them red-handed.