plural of figure-head

a person, normally in the public eye, who is widely disliked and criticized.

A children's toy in the form of a posable plastic figurine of a character, often from a movie, video game, or television program, with moving parts and often capable of some form of spring-loaded movement. It is used to distinguish from dolls, which have acquired the reputation as a girl's toy, whereas action figures are more marketed toward boys.

A human body shape resembling an hourglass, i.e. with a very narrow waist and wide bust and hips.

A simple line drawing, typically of a human body with a circle representing the head and straight lines representing the torso and limbs. / (derogatory) A skinny person.

plural of figure-eight hitch

A becket hitch favoured by anglers to hitch a line to a leader loop.

plural of all-figure number

(UK, telecommunications, historical) A telephone number consisting purely of digits, introduced in the 1960s to replace numbers that began with an alphabetic code for the exchange.

Alternative spelling of ballpark figure