structure

A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.countableuncountable

• The birds had built an amazing structure out of sticks and various discarded items.

The underlying shape of a solid.countableuncountable

• He studied the structure of her face.

The overall form or organization of something.countableuncountable

• The structure of a sentence.
• The structure of the society was still a mystery.

A set of rules defining behaviour.countableuncountable

• For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.

Several pieces of data treated as a unit.countableuncountable

• This structure contains both date and timezone information.

Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fishuncountable

• There's lots of structure to be fished along the west shore of the lake; the impoundment submerged a town there when it was built.

A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.countableuncountable

• The South African leader went off to consult with the structures.

A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.countableuncountable

To give structure to; to arrange.transitive

• I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.
• I've structured the deal to limit the amount of money we can lose.