structure

n 1: a thing constructed; a complex construction or entity; "the

structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore

her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and

ribbons" [syn: {construction}]

2: the manner of construction of something and the disposition

of its parts; "artists must study the structure of the

human body"; "the architecture of a computer's system

software" [syn: {architecture}]

3: the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their

combinations; "his lectures have no structure"

4: a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone

structure" [syn: {anatomical structure}, {complex body

part}, {bodily structure}, {body structure}]

5: 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" [syn: {social organization}, {social structure}, {social

system}]

v : give a structure to; "I need to structure my days"