Definition of structure

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  • structure is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
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Definition of structure

  • the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships (noun)

    Examples

    1. sociologists have studied the changing structure of the family

    Synonyms

    1. social organisation
    2. social organization
    3. social structure
    4. social system
  • a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement (noun)

    Examples

    1. he has good bone structure

    Synonyms

    1. anatomical structure
    2. bodily structure
    3. body structure
    4. complex body part
  • a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts (noun)

    Examples

    1. the structure consisted of a series of arches

    Synonyms

    1. construction
  • give a structure to (verb)

    Examples

    1. I need to structure my days
  • the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations (noun)

    Examples

    1. his lectures have no structure
  • the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts (noun)

    Examples

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

See definition of structure in Merriam Webster