Statue - English meaning

noun

A yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin.

Usage examples:

The minoans made large numbers of statuettes in ivory and bronze

verb

Make (a person or part of the body) suntanned.

Usage examples:

Alison was bronzed by outdoor life

adjective

An alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements

noun

A woman's chest as measured around her breasts.

Usage examples:

A 36-inch bust

verb

Break, split, or burst.

Usage examples:

They bust the tunnel wide open

adjective

Damaged or broken.

Usage examples:

The vacuum cleaner's bust

noun

The action of carving.

Usage examples:

After 1922 he concentrated solely on sculpture, becoming influential in disseminating the modern te…

verb

Cut (a hard material) in order to produce an object, design, or inscription.

Usage examples:

The wood was carved with runes

noun

A decorative object made from esp. wood or stone, or the art of making patterns in or objects from these materials

noun

A sculpture or model of a person.

Usage examples:

A tomb effigy of eleanor of aquitaine

noun

A model of a person

noun

A model or other object that represents someone, especially one of a hated person that is hanged or burned in a public place

Usage examples:

Crowds marched through the streets carrying burning effigies of the president.

noun

A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company.

Usage examples:

The trade figures

verb

Have a significant part or role in a situation or process.

Usage examples:

The issue of nuclear policy figured prominently in the talks

noun

A number or an amount

Usage examples:

The collection was valued at $20 million, a figure that might cover the cost of having artists recr…

noun

A statuette, especially one of a human form.

Usage examples:

Her dresser has dragon statues and figurines scattered on the top of it.

noun

A small model of a human, usually made of clay or porcelain

noun

The upper part of the human body, or the front or upper part of the body of an animal, typically separated from the rest of the body by a neck, and containing the brain, mouth, and sense organs.

Usage examples:

Whatever comes into my head

adjective

Chief; principal.

Usage examples:

The head waiter

verb

Be in the leading position on.

Usage examples:

The st george's day procession was headed by the mayor

noun

An image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.

Usage examples:

These were, we must remember, unbelieving gentiles, worshipers of idols and knew very little of the…

noun

Someone who is admired and respected very much

Usage examples:

A pop/sporting idol, the hollywood film idols of the 1940s were glamorous figures, adored by millio…

noun

A picture or object that people pray to as part of their religion

Usage examples:

The ancient people of this area worshipped a huge bronze idol in the shape of an elephant.

noun

A representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.

Usage examples:

Her work juxtaposed images from serious and popular art

verb

Make a representation of the external form of.

Usage examples:

Artworks which imaged women's bodies

noun

An idea, esp. a mental picture, of what something or someone is like

Usage examples:

I had an image of texas in my head that was totally different from how it really is., he’s trying t…

noun

The fact or quality of being alike; resemblance.

Usage examples:

Her likeness to him was astonishing

noun

A similarity

Usage examples:

Sandy bears a much stronger likeness to her mother than to her father.

noun

A three-dimensional representation of a person or thing or of a proposed structure, typically on a smaller scale than the original.

Usage examples:

A model of st paul's cathedral

verb

A simplified description, especially a mathematical one, of a system or process, to assist calculations and predictions.

Usage examples:

A statistical model used for predicting the survival rates of endangered species

verb

A representation of something, often on a smaller scale

noun

The action of speaking or acting on behalf of someone or the state of being so represented.

Usage examples:

You may qualify for free legal representation

noun

People who will speak and act for you in an official situation, or the fact of someone speaking and acting for you

Usage examples:

More american workers are demanding union representation., these employees need legal representatio…

noun

The art of making three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

Usage examples:

The boundary between painting and sculpture is displaced

verb

The art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

Usage examples:

The boundary between painting and sculpture is displaced

noun

The art of creating objects out of material such as wood, clay, metal, or stone, or a work of art of this type

Usage examples:

[ c ] in the ruins they found ancient stone sculptures., picasso sculpted the "venus of lapigue.", …

noun

A small statue or figurine, especially one that is smaller than life-size.

Usage examples:

These call attention to tie fact that frey's large sculptures often look like ordinary, blocky stat…

noun

A very small statue