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v. Present participle of figure.

n. The act or process of using figures, especially in computation: as. close figuring.

n. Figure; figuration; beauty of form.

n. The adding of figures, as to a drawing.

n. problem solving that involves numbers or quantities

"For whatever reason, there seems to be quite a bit of interest out there in figuring out what happens to birds after they die."

figure flinger   

figured    figures    figuring   

grasp    grok    get the picture    dig    comprehend    savvy    compass    apprehend    illustration    personage   

figure of eight    accompaniment    schroeder*s figure    correlative figures    plane figure    etching-figure    aërial figures    figure of diminution    fallacy of figure of speech    widmannstättian figures   

figurative    figuratively    figurine   

go figure    figure out    prefigure   

shape    outline    appearance    magnificence    splendor    show    numeral    digit    price    horoscope   

configure    disfigure    reconfigure   

form    picture    shape    body    group    appearance    creature    position    century    upon