structure

A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.

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

The underlying shape of a solid.

“He studied the structure of her face.”

The overall form or organization of something.

“The structure of a sentence.”

A set of rules defining behaviour.

“For some, the structure of school life was oppressive.”

Several pieces of data treated as a unit.

“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 fish

“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.

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

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

To give structure to; to arrange.

“I'm trying to structure my time better so I'm not always late.”