| oblong |
an object or figure that is longer than it is wide. [1/2 definitions] |
| octagon |
a flat closed figure with eight straight sides. |
| outline |
a line or shape showing the outside edge of a figure or object. [1/4 definitions] |
| parallelogram |
a flat closed figure with four straight sides. The opposite sides are parallel and equal to each other. |
| pentagon |
a flat closed figure with five straight sides. [1/2 definitions] |
| perimeter |
the boundary or border of a figure or area. [1/2 definitions] |
| polygon |
a flat, closed figure with three or more sides bounded by straight lines. |
| prism |
a solid figure that has parallel bases that are the same size and shape and faces that are parallelograms. [1/2 definitions] |
| project |
to figure or develop in one's imagination. [1/6 definitions] |
| pyramid |
a solid figure whose sides are triangles that meet at a single point. The base of a pyramid can be any flat shape with straight sides, such as a triangle or square. [1/3 definitions] |
| quadrilateral |
any flat closed figure with four straight sides, such as a square or parallelogram. |
| reckon |
to count or estimate; figure. [1/2 definitions] |
| rectangle |
a flat, closed figure with four straight sides, four right angles, and opposite sides parallel to each other. |
| rhombus |
a flat, closed figure in which all four sides are equal in length, and both pairs of opposite sides are parallel. |
| riddle1 |
any question, problem, person, or thing that is difficult to figure out. [1/2 definitions] |
| Saint Nicholas |
a Greek priest of the fourth century and Christian saint famous for his giving of small gifts and from whose legend was based the cultural figure of Santa Claus associated with the Christmas holiday (b. 270 A.D.?--d. 343 A.D.). [1/2 definitions] |
| scarecrow |
a figure of a person made from stuffed clothes and placed in a field to scare birds away from crops. |
| silhouette |
any dark figure seen against a light background, so that details are hard to see. [1/3 definitions] |
| simile |
a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as." "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb" is an example of a simile. |
| snowman |
a figure made of packed snow that looks a little bit like a person. |
| solid |
a figure in geometry or some other object that has length, depth, and height. [1/8 definitions] |