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Noun

Noun

  1. Something built up of distinct parts.
    The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.
  2. Solid shape.
    He studied the structure of her face.
  3. Overall organization or form.
    The structure of the society was still a mystery.
  4. A set of rules.
    For some, the structure of school life was oppresive.
  5. (computing) Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
    This structure contains both date and timezone information.

Transitive Verb

  1. To give structure to; to arrange.
    I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.
    I've structured the deal to limit the amount of money we can lose.

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The noun "structure" has five senses: The verb "structure" has one sense:

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