| anatomical |
of or relating to the structure of a plant or animal. |
| angular |
having a bony structure, as a person's body. [1/2 definitions] |
| aqueduct |
a structure like a bridge for carrying a waterway or pipe across a river or valley. [1/2 definitions] |
| arch1 |
a curved structure made out of stone or brick and used to span an open space such as a door. [2/4 definitions] |
| barricade |
a structure that is put up quickly for protection or to block the way. [1/2 definitions] |
| blockhouse |
a structure used to protect people who are working on or watching a rocket launch or weapons test. [1/2 definitions] |
| bridge1 |
a structure built over a river, railroad, or other obstacle, that allows people to travel across. [1/4 definitions] |
| building |
a large structure built for people to live in or do things in. Houses, schools, stores, and offices are buildings. [1/2 definitions] |
| buttress |
a structure built to give support to the outside of a building or a wall. [1/2 definitions] |
| cage |
a similar structure that carries or protects people, such as an elevator car or a bank cashier's cage. [1/4 definitions] |
| chimney |
a hollow, upright structure above a fireplace or furnace that carries smoke upward and to the outside. |
| column |
an upright structure that looks like a post. A column helps support a building. [1/4 definitions] |
| composition |
the way the parts of something are put together; order or structure. [1/5 definitions] |
| construction |
something that is put together or built; building or structure. [1/3 definitions] |
| coral reef |
a structure that rises up from the bottom of the sea and is made up of the hard skeletons of tiny sea animals called corals. Coral reefs are found in warm, shallow sea waters around the world. The largest system of coral reefs is found in the Coral Sea off the northeastern coast of Australia. |
| crystal |
a piece of a certain substance that is made when the substance changes from a liquid to a solid. In becoming solid, as when water turns to ice, this type of substance takes on a structure that has a repeating pattern of flat surfaces. These flat surfaces reflect light and can make the substance sparkle when looked at from different directions. [1/5 definitions] |
| design |
to make or draw plans for the structure or form of. [1/5 definitions] |
| fence |
a structure used to mark off an area or to keep animals or people in or out. [1/3 definitions] |
| floor |
the lowest surface of any structure. [1/6 definitions] |
| form |
structure or shape. [1/8 definitions] |
| foundation |
the basis of something such as an action, substance, structure, or opinion. [2/4 definitions] |