STRUCTURE Related Words

a man-made object taken as a whole

the way in which someone or something is composed

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole

bring order and organization to

a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained

a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

(architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function

a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

a structure or device in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (on the principle of the seesaw)

a structure of boards

the external structure of a vehicle

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

a structure in which water is collected (especially a natural drainage area)

a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops

a vertical cylindrical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (such as a monument)

(architecture) solid exterior angle of a building

a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

any structure that is very unsafe

a structure used to defend against attack

a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road)

(architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof

a structure that has been erected

a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom)

a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

a structure or marking that serves to direct the motion or positioning of something

an unstable construction with playing cards

structures collectively in which people are housed

the frame or body of ship

a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play

a layered structure

structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

structure built of stone or brick by a mason

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

structure consisting of an artificial heap or bank usually of earth or stones

any structure that makes progress difficult

a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another)

any military structure or vehicle bearing weapons

a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance

a structure consisting of vertical beams (posts) supporting a horizontal beam (lintel)

a prefabricated structure

any structure that branches out from a central support

structures (such as highways or schools or bridges or docks) constructed at government expense for public use

any structure that resembles a sail

structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly

a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger

a structure resembling a shoebox (as a rectangular building or a cramped room or compartment)

structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted

a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments

structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck

a structure that serves to support something

a structure taller than its diameter

structure forming the transverse part of a cruciform church

a supporting structure composed of a system of connected trestles

(architecture) a vaulted structure

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

a structure built over a well

a structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraft

a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae

equality of distribution

the basic structure or features of a system or organization

(computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software

the cellular composition of a bodily structure

the underlying structure

an organized structure for arranging or classifying

a perceptual structure

the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences

the admissible arrangement of sounds in words

thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells

ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles

a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)

toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell

the fleshy cushion-like underside of an animal's foot or of a human's finger

one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes

one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians

region around the mouth in various invertebrates

the vocal organ of a bird

a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom

any taillike structure

an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X

(anatomy) an encircling structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

(anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)

a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ

an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken

a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure

a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)

(anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)

a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure

a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass

(anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part of the organ farthest from its opening

any of several body structure resembling a cord

that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

(anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair

a structure that encloses a body part

the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex

the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea

cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth

a small rounded structure

lung tissue densely packed with alveoli

a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels

the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye

a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence

the particular part of a chromosome that is associated with a nucleolus after nuclear division

a specialized condensed region of each chromosome that appears during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form an X shape

star-shaped structure formed in the cytoplasm of a cell having fibers like rays that surround the centrosome during mitosis

a structure that is part of the nervous system

a folded part (as in skin or muscle)

a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain

body structure given shape by cartilage

a more or less rounded anatomical body or mass

any flat platelike body structure or part

any rigid body structure composed primarily of keratin

any structure created by the skeleton of an organism

a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)

a supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a horn in shape

(anatomy) any structure that resembles a crown in shape

a cellular structure that is postulated to exist in order to mediate between a chemical agent that acts on nervous tissue and the physiological response

(anatomy) any encircling or beltlike structure

the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th century

a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line

a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects

a social organization in which diversity of racial or religious or ethnic or cultural groups is tolerated

the organization of classes within a society

a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

construct or form anew or provide with a new structure

lowest support of a structure

structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

support that is a constituent part of any structure or building

give a structure to

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

the members of a social organization who are in power