structure /strukˈchər/

1. The manner or (obsolete) act of putting together
2. Construction
3. The arrangement of parts
4. The manner of organization
5. A thing constructed
6. An organic form

1. To organize, build up
2. To construct a framework for
3. To allot to (a linguistic element) its function or syntactical relationship

strucˈtural adjective

strucˈturalism noun

The belief in and study of unconscious, underlying patterns in thought, behaviour, social organization, etc, esp as a technique in literary criticism

strucˈturalist noun and adjective

strucˈturally adverb

structurāˈtion noun (rare)

Forming (something) into or applying an organized structure to (something), creating a formal structure

strucˈtured adjective

1. Having a certain structure
2. Having a definite structure or organization

strucˈtureless adjective

structural formula noun

A chemical formula showing the arrangement of atoms in the molecule and the bonds between them

structural gene noun

A gene specifying the amino acid sequence of a protein needed for cell structure or metabolism (cf regulatory gene)

structural isomerism noun (chem)

The property of substances which are isomers (qv) and differ in molecular structure, often having distinct physical and chemical properties (cf stereoisomerism)

structural linguistics singular noun

The study of language in terms of the interrelations of its basic phonological, morphological and semantic units

structural psychology noun

A type of psychology dealing with the nature and arrangement of mental states and processes

structural steel noun

A strong mild steel suitable for construction work

structural unemployment noun

Unemployment due to changes in the structure of society or of a particular industry

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• hangbird
• hangbirds
• hang by a thread
• hang by the wall
• hangdog
• hangdogs
• hang, draw and quarter
• hanged
• hanger
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• knocks
• knock sideways
• knock spots off
• knock the bottom out of
• knock the daylights out of
• knock the hell out of
• knock the living daylights out of
• knock the socks off
• knock the spots off
• knock the stuffing out of
• knock together
• knock under
• knock up
• knock-up