Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter F - Page 30

Fisted (imp. & p. p.) of Fist.

Fisting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fist.

Fist (v. t.) 拳打;把(手)握成拳頭 To strike with the fist. -- Dryden.

Fist (v. t.) To gripe with the fist. [Obs.] -- Shak.

Fist (n.) A hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) [syn: {fist}, {clenched fist}].

Fist (n.) [ C ] (C2) 拳,拳頭 A hand with the fingers and thumb held tightly in.

// She clenched her fists.

// Protestors were shaking their fists at the soldiers.

Fistic (a.) Pertaining to boxing, or to encounters with the fists; puglistic; as, fistic exploits; fistic heroes.

Fisticuff (n.) A cuff or blow with the fist or hand.

Fisticuff (n.) a fight with the fists; boxing.

Fistinut (n.) A pistachio nut.

Fistuca (n.) An instrument used by the ancients in driving piles.

Fistulae (n. pl. ) of Fistula.

Fistula (n.) A reed; a pipe.

Fistula (n.) A pipe for convejing water.

Fistula (n.) A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic abscess; an abnormal opening between an internal cavity and another cavity or the surface; as, a salivary fistula; an anal fistula; a recto-vaginal fistula.

Fistular (a.) Hollow and cylindrical, like a pipe or reed.

Fistularia (n.) A genus of fishes, having the head prolonged into a tube, with the mouth at the extremity.

Fistularioid (a.) Like or pertaining to the genus Fistularia.

Fistulate (v. t. & i.) To make hollow or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe.

Fistule (n.) A fistula.

Fistuliform (a.) Of a fistular form; tubular; pipe-shaped.

Fistulose (a.) Formed like a fistula; hollow; reedlike.

Fistulous (a.) Having the form or nature of a fistula; as, a fistulous ulcer.

Fistulous (a.) Hollow, like a pipe or reed; fistulose.

Fit () imp. & p. p. of Fight.

Fit (n.) In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a ballad; a passus. [Written also {fitte}, {fytte}, etc.]

To play some pleasant fit. -- Spenser.

Fit (a.) 適合的;安適的;恰當的 [+for] [+to-v];健康的;強健的 Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable by nature or by art; suited by character, qualitties, circumstances, education, etc.; qualified; competent; worthy.

That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified in. -- Shak.

Fit audience find, though few. -- Milton.

Fit (a.) Prepared; ready. [Obs.]

So fit to shoot, she singled forth among her foes who first her quarry's strength should feel. -- Fairfax.

Fit (a.) Conformed to a standart of duty, properiety, or taste; convenient; meet; becoming; proper.

Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked? -- Job xxxiv. 18.

Syn: Suitable; proper; appropriate; meet; becoming; expedient; congruous; correspondent; apposite; apt; adapted; prepared; qualified; competent; adequate.

Fitted (imp. & p. p.) of Fit.

Fitting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fit.

Fit (v. t.) (衣服)合……身;與……相稱 [W];適合於;使適合 [W] [+for] [O2] To make fit or suitable; to adapt to the purpose intended; to qualify; to put into a condition of readiness or preparation.

Fit (v. t.) To bring to a required form and size; to shape aright; to adapt to a model; to adjust; -- said especially of the work of a carpenter, machinist, tailor, etc.

Fit (v. t.) To supply with something that is suitable or fit, or that is shaped and adjusted to the use required.

Fit (v. t.) To be suitable to; to answer the requirements of; to be correctly shaped and adjusted to; as, if the coat fits you, put it on.

Fit (v. i.) (衣服)合身;適合 [W];符合;配合 [W] To be proper or becoming.

Fit (v. i.) To be adjusted to a particular shape or size; to suit; to be adapted; as, his coat fits very well.

Fit (n.) [S] 適合;合身 The quality of being fit; adjustment; adaptedness; as of dress to the person of the wearer.

Fit (n.) The coincidence of parts that come in contact.

Fit (n.) The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly.

Fit (n.) A stroke or blow. [Obs. or R.]

Curse on that cross, quoth then the Sarazin, That keeps thy body from the bitter fit. -- Spenser.

Fit (n.) A sudden and violent attack of a disorder; a stroke of disease, as of epilepsy or apoplexy, which produces convulsions or unconsciousness; a convulsion; a paroxysm; hence, a period of exacerbation of a disease; in general, an attack of disease; as, a fit of sickness.

And when the fit was on him, I did mark How he did shake. -- Shak.

Fit (n.) A mood of any kind which masters or possesses one for a time; a temporary, absorbing affection; a paroxysm; as, a fit melancholy, of passion, or of laughter.

All fits of pleasure we balanced by an equal degree of pain. -- Swift.

The English, however, were on this subject prone to fits of jealously. -- Macaulay.

Fit (n.) A passing humor; a caprice; a sudden and unusual effort, activity, or motion, followed by relaxation or insction; an impulse and irregular action.

The fits of the season. -- Shak.

Fit (n.) A darting point; a sudden emission. [R.]

A tongue of light, a fit of flame. -- Coleridge.

{By fits}, {By fits and starts}, By intervals of action and repose; impulsively and irregularly; intermittently.

Fit (a.) Meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to" [ant: {unfit}].

Fit (a.) (Usually followed by `to' or `for') On the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" [syn: {fit(p)}, {primed(p)}, {set(p)}].

Fit (a.) Physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" [ant: {unfit}].

Fit (n.) A display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" [syn: {fit}, {tantrum}, {scene}, {conniption}].

Fit (n.) A sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" [syn: {paroxysm}, {fit}, {convulsion}].

Fit (n.) The manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat".

Fit (n.) A sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" [syn: {burst}, {fit}].

Fit (v.) Be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: {suit}, {accommodate}, {fit}].

Fit (v.) Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" [syn: {fit}, {go}].

Fit (v.) Satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" [syn: {meet}, {fit}, {conform to}].

Fit (v.) Make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out".

Fit (v.) Insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment".

Fit (v.) Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" [syn: {match}, {fit}, {correspond}, {check}, {jibe}, {gibe}, {tally}, {agree}] [ant: {disaccord}, {disagree}, {discord}].

Fit (v.) Conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?".

Fit (v.) Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" [syn: {equip}, {fit}, {fit out}, {outfit}].

Fit (v.) Make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" [syn: {match}, {fit}].

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FIT (Acronyms) Failures In Time.

Fitches (n. pl. ) of Fitch.

Fitch (n.) A vetch.

Fitch (n.) A word found in the Authorized Version of the Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of Nigella sativa, still used as a flavoring in the East. In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt.

Fitch (n.) The European polecat; also, its fur.

Fitche (a.) Sharpened to a point; pointed.

Fitched (a.) Fitche.

Fitchet (n.) Alt. of Fitchew.

Fitchew (n.) The European polecat (Putorius foetidus). See Polecat.

Fitchy (a.) Having fitches or vetches.

Fitchy (a.) Fitche.

Fitful (a.) Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable.

Fithel (n.) Alt. of Fithul.

Fithul (n.) A fiddle.

Fitly (adv.) In a fit manner; suitably; properly; conveniently; as, a maxim fitly applied.

Fitment (n.) The act of fitting; that which is proper or becoming; equipment.

Fitness (n.) The state or quality of being fit; as, the fitness of measures or laws; a person's fitness for office.

Fitt (n.) See 2d Fit.

Fittable (a.) Suitable; fit.

Fittedness (n.) The state or quality of being fitted; adaptation.

Fitter (n.) One who fits or makes to fit;

Fitter (n.) One who tries on, and adjusts, articles of dress.

Fitter (n.) One who fits or adjusts the different parts of machinery to each other.

Fitter (n.) A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of a coal pit and the shipper.

Fitter (n.) A little piece; a flitter; a flinder.

Fitting (n.) Anything used in fitting up.

Fitting (n.) necessary fixtures or apparatus; as, the fittings of a church or study; gas fittings.

Fitting (a.) Fit; appropriate; suitable; proper.

Fitweed (n.) A plant (Eryngium foetidum) supposed to be a remedy for fits.

Fitz (n.) A son; -- used in compound names, to indicate paternity, esp. of the illegitimate sons of kings and princes of the blood; as, Fitzroy, the son of the king; Fitzclarence, the son of the duke of Clarence.

Five (a.) Four and one added; one more than four.

Five (n.) The number next greater than four, and less than six; five units or objects.

Five (n.) A symbol representing this number, as 5, or V.

Five-finger (n.) See Cinquefoil.

Five-finger (n.) A starfish with five rays, esp. Asterias rubens.

Fivefold (a. & adv.) In fives; consisting of five in one; five repeated; quintuple.

Five-leaf (n.) Cinquefoil; five-finger.

Five-leafed (a.) Alt. of Five-leaved.

Five-leaved (a.) Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper.

Fiveling (n.) A compound or twin crystal consisting of five individuals.

Fives (n. pl.) A kind of play with a ball against a wall, resembling tennis; -- so named because three fives, or fifteen, are counted to the game.

Fives (n.) A disease of the glands under the ear in horses; the vives.

Five-twenties (n. pl.) Five-twenty bonds of the United States (bearing six per cent interest), issued in 1862, '64, and '65, redeemable after five and payable in twenty years.

Fix (a.) Fixed; solidified.

Fixed (imp. & p. p.) of Fix.

Fixing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fix.

Fix (v. t.) To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; to implant; to secure; to make definite.

Fix (v. t.) To hold steadily; to direct unwaveringly; to fasten, as the eye on an object, the attention on a speaker.

Fix (v. t.) To transfix; to pierce.

Fix (v. t.) To render (an impression) permanent by treating with such applications as will make it insensible to the action of light.

Fix (v. t.) To put in order; to arrange; to dispose of; to adjust; to set to rights; to set or place in the manner desired or most suitable; hence, to repair; as, to fix the clothes; to fix the furniture of a room.

Fix (v. t.) To line the hearth of (a puddling furnace) with fettling.

Fix (v. i.) To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease from wandering; to rest.

Fix (v. i.) To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and malleable, as a metallic substance.

Fix (n.) A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament; dilemma.

Fix (n.) fettling.

Fixable (a.) Capable of being fixed.

Fixation (n.) 固定(法);凝固(法);注視;【攝】定影 The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed.

An unalterable fixation of resolution. -- Killingbeck.

To light, created in the first day, God gave no proper place or fixation. -- Sir W. Raleigh.

Marked stiffness or absolute fixation of a joint. -- Quain.

A fixation and confinement of thought to a few objects. -- Watts.

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