artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a whole

airdock, hangar, repair shed - a large structure at an airport where aircraft can be stored and maintained

altar - a raised structure on which gifts or sacrifices to a god are made

arcade, colonnade - a structure composed of a series of arches supported by columns

arch - (architecture) a masonry construction (usually curved) for spanning an opening and supporting the weight above it

area - a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

balcony - a platform projecting from the wall of a building and surrounded by a balustrade or railing or parapet

balcony - an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium

bascule - a structure in which one end is counterbalanced by the other (as in a bascule bridge)

boarding - a structure of boards

body - the external structure of a vehicle; "the body of the car was badly rusted"

bridge, span - a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"

building complex, complex - a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures

catchment - a structure in which water is collected

coil, helix, volute, whorl, spiral - a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops; "a coil of rope"

colonnade - structure consisting of a row of evenly spaced columns

pillar, column - a vertical structure standing alone and not supporting anything (as a monument or a column of air)

quoin, corner - (architecture) solid exterior angle of a building; especially one formed by a cornerstone

cross - a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

deathtrap - any structure that is very unsafe; where people are likely to be killed

defensive structure, defense, defence - a structure used for defense; "the artillery battered down the defenses"

door - a structure where people live or work (usually ordered along a street or road); "the office next door"; "they live two doors up the street from us"

entablature - (architecture) the structure consisting of the part of a classical temple above the columns between a capital and the roof

erection - a structure that has been erected

establishment - a public or private structure (business or governmental or educational) including buildings and equipment for business or residence

storey, floor, story, level - structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"

understructure, groundwork, substructure, base, fundament, foundation, foot - lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"

fountain - a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

card-house, cardcastle, cardhouse, house of cards - an unstable construction with playing cards; "he built three levels of his cardcastle before it collapsed"

housing, living accommodations, lodging - housing structures collectively; structures in which people are housed

hull - the frame or body of ship

jungle gym - a structure of vertical and horizontal rods where children can climb and play

lamination - a layered structure

landing place, landing - structure providing a place where boats can land people or goods

lookout station, observation tower, observatory, lookout - a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings

masonry - structure built of stone or brick by a mason

monument, memorial - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

infrastructure, substructure - the basic structure or features of a system or organization

computer architecture, architecture - (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software; "the architecture of a computer's system software"

cytoarchitectonics, cytoarchitecture - the cellular composition of a bodily structure

fabric, framework - the underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society"

makeup, composition, constitution - the way in which someone or something is composed

cognition, knowledge, noesis - the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

organisation, organization, arrangement, system - an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"

pattern, form, shape - a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"

phrase structure, sentence structure, syntax - the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences

sound structure, syllable structure, word structure, morphology - the admissible arrangement of sounds in words

layer - thin structure composed of a single thickness of cells

apodeme - ridge-like ingrowth of the exoskeleton of an arthropod that supports internal organs and provides attachment points for muscles

caliculus, calycle, calyculus - a small cup-shaped structure (as a taste bud or optic cup or cavity of a coral containing a polyp)

tooth - toothlike structure in invertebrates found in the mouth or alimentary canal or on a shell

pad - the foot or fleshy cushion-like underside of the toes of an animal

branchial cleft, gill cleft, gill slit - one of a series of slit openings in the pharynxes of fishes and aquatic amphibians through which water passes

branchial arch, gill arch, gill bar - one of the bony or cartilaginous arches on each side of the pharynx that support the gills of fishes and aquatic amphibians

peristome - region around the mouth in various invertebrates

syrinx - the vocal organ of a bird

body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

bulb - a rounded dilation or expansion in a canal or vessel or organ

carina - any of various keel-shaped structures or ridges such as that on the breastbone of a bird or that formed by the fused petals of a pea blossom

cauda - any taillike structure

chiasm, chiasma, decussation - an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X

cingulum - (anatomy) an encircling girdle-like structure (as the ridge around the base of a tooth)

concha - (anatomy) a structure that resembles a shell in shape

filum, filament - a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells

germ - a small simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism

infundibulum - any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk)

interstice - a small structural space between tissues or parts of an organ; "the interstices of a network"

landmark - an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken

limbus - a border or edge of any of various body parts distinguished by color or structure

rib - a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

blade - a broad flat body part (as of the shoulder or tongue)

radicle - (anatomy) a small structure resembling a rootlet (such as a fibril of a nerve)

plexus, rete - a network of intersecting blood vessels or intersecting nerves or intersecting lymph vessels

tube-shaped structure, tube - (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure

passageway, passage - a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass; "the nasal passages"

fundus - (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus"

funiculus - any of several body structure resembling a cord

head - that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

bodily cavity, cavum, cavity - (anatomy) a natural hollow or sinus within the body

tooth root, root - the part of a tooth that is embedded in the jaw and serves as support

capsule - a structure that encloses a body part

uvea - the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

membranous labyrinth - the sensory structures of the inner ear including the labyrinthine receptors and the cochlea; contained within the bony labyrinth

bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth - cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth

glans - a small rounded gland-like structure; especially that at the end of the penis or clitoris

alveolar bed - lung tissue densely packed with alveoli

valve - a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

vascular structure - a structure composed of or provided with blood vessels

lacrimal apparatus - the structures that secrete and drain tears from the eye

cytoskeleton - a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence

society - an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

feudal system, feudalism - the social system that developed in Europe in the 8th C; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war

patriarchy, patriarchate - a form of social organization in which a male is the family head and title is traced through the male line

matriarchate, matriarchy - a form of social organization in which a female is the family head and title is traced through the female line

meritocracy - a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects

form of government, political system - the members of a social organization who are in power

class structure - the organization of classes within a society

separatism, segregation - a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups

system, scheme - a group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"

reconstitute, restructure - construct or form anew or provide with a new structure; "After his accident, he had to restructure his life"; "The governing board was reconstituted"

coordinate, organise, organize - bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"