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# structure

«structure» in Mova's school dictionary: **something that has been built, like a bridge, tower or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a structure, structures; also uncountable); verb (structure, structures, structured, structuring)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A structure is something that has been built, like a bridge, tower or building. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/#m1)

2) The structure of something is how its parts are arranged and fit together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/#m2)

3) Structure means order and organisation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/#m3)

4) verb: To structure something means to plan and arrange its parts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science and technology: structures must be strong and stable; triangles make structures stronger. In English: the structure of a story (beginning, middle, end) or sentence. In biology: the structure of a plant or cell. Phrases: sentence structure, the structure of, build a structure.

### examples

- The Eiffel Tower is a famous metal structure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/#x1)
- We built a structure from straws and tape. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/#x2)
- Triangles make a structure stronger. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/#x3)
- Look at the structure of the story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/#x4)
- The structure of a flower includes petals and stamens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/#x5)
- Structure your essay with paragraphs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/#x6)
- Children need structure in their day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/#x7)
- All these structures were built neither of stone nor wood. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/#x8)

### note

Countable or uncountable. Adjective: structural. In maths and technology: a frame of triangles does not change shape when pushed; a square frame does.

### In the corpora

- [The Great Barrier Reef off Australia is about 2,300 km long and is the largest structure built by living things.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/9-coral-reefs-rockpools-and-the-seashore/8/)
- [Builders think about two kinds of force inside a structure.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/world/86-building-strong-things/0/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «structure» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/structure/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.