structure
1. struc.ture \'str*k-ch*r\ n [ME, fr. L structura, fr. structus, pp. of
struere to heap up], build; akin to L sternere to spread out - more at
STREW 1: the action of building : CONSTRUCTION 2a: something constructed
2b: something made up of interdependent parts in a definite pattern of orga
nization 3: manner of construction : MAKEUP 4a: the arrangement of
particles or parts in a substance or body {soil R@} {the ~ of a plant}
{molecular ~} 4b: interrelation of parts as dominated by the general
character of the who le {economic ~} 5a: the elements of an entity or the
position of such elements in their rel ationships to each other 5b1: the
composition of conscious experience with its elements and their co
mbinations 5b2: GESTALT
2. structure \'str*k-ch*-rin, 'str*k-shrin\ vt or struc.tur.ing 1: to form
into a structure : ORGANIZE 2: BUILD, CONSTRUCT