"structures" in the noun sense
1. structure, construction
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"
2. structure
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"
3. structure
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations
"his lectures have no structure"
4. structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
"he has good bone structure"
5. social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure
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"
"structures" in the verb sense
1. structure
give a structure to
"I need to structure my days"
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