All English words - page 1391

Meanings of Fieri:

noun

A court order that gives an official the right to take a person's property in order to pay someone the money that person owes them

Meanings of Fierier:

adjective

Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly.

Usage examples:

The sun was a fiery ball low on the hills

Meanings of Fieriest:

adjective

Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly.

Usage examples:

The sun was a fiery ball low on the hills

Meanings of Fierily:

adverb

With a bright red colour, like fire

Usage examples:

They stood and watched the fierily pink sunset., the plant has distinctive, fierily red petals., th…

Meanings of Fiery:

adjective

Consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly.

Usage examples:

The sun was a fiery ball low on the hills

Meanings of Fiesta:

noun

(in spanish-speaking countries) a religious festival.

Usage examples:

The yearly fiesta of san juan

Meanings of Fifo:

abbreviation

First in, first out (chiefly with reference to methods of stock valuation and data storage).

Meanings of Fifteen:

cardinal number

Equivalent to the product of three and five; one more than fourteen, or five more than ten; 15.

Usage examples:

All fifteen bedrooms have private facilities

number

15

Usage examples:

My brother is fifteen., a fifteen-story building

Meanings of Fifteenth:

ordinal number

Constituting number fifteen in a sequence; 15th.

Usage examples:

August the fifteenth

adjective

(in the position of) the number 15 in a series; 15th

Usage examples:

Our team is ranked fifteenth in the country., [ c ] her birthday is on the fifteenth of may.

Meanings of Fifteenths:

ordinal number

Constituting number fifteen in a sequence; 15th.

Usage examples:

August the fifteenth

adjective

(in the position of) the number 15 in a series; 15th

Usage examples:

Our team is ranked fifteenth in the country., [ c ] her birthday is on the fifteenth of may.

Meanings of Fifth:

ordinal number

Constituting number five in a sequence; 5th.

Usage examples:

The fifth century bc

adjective

(a person or thing) coming immediately after the fourth and before all others

Usage examples:

Leo was fifth in the race., [ c ] tomorrow is the fifth of september.

Meanings of Fifties:

cardinal number

The number equivalent to the product of five and ten; half of one hundred; 50.

Usage examples:

Only fifty per cent of the aircraft were serviceable

plural noun

The numbers 50 through 59

Usage examples:

The temperature has been in the fifties (= between 50° and 59°)., my dad is in his fifties (= betwe…

Meanings of Figary:

noun

A whim or sudden impulse.

Usage examples:

He puts on these meals whenever he gets a figary

Meanings of Figbird:

noun

A gregarious fruit-eating australasian bird of the oriole family, the male of which has a green back and a yellow or green breast.

Usage examples:

The figbird is a locally nomadic bird which roams in search of native and cultivated fruits and figs.

Meanings of Figgier:

adjective

Made with or having the taste or smell of figs.

Usage examples:

Pork served with figgy jam

Meanings of Figgiest:

adjective

Made with or having the taste or smell of figs.

Usage examples:

Pork served with figgy jam

Meanings of Figging:

verb

Dress up (someone) to look smart.

Usage examples:

He was figged out as fine as fivepence, with white trousers and rings and chains

noun

A soft pear-shaped fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds, eaten fresh or dried.

Usage examples:

Large, very sweet figs are best used fresh.

Meanings of Figgy:

adjective

Made with or having the taste or smell of figs.

Usage examples:

Pork served with figgy jam

noun

A sweet food containing figs (= purple or green fruits with a lot of seeds) and other dried fruit, traditionally eaten at christmas in the past

Meanings of Fight:

verb

Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.

Usage examples:

The men were fighting

noun

A violent confrontation or struggle.

Usage examples:

He'd got into a fight with some bouncers outside a club

Meanings of Fight back:

phrasal verb

Defend oneself

Meanings of Fight it out:

idiom

To argue until a decision is reached between two people or groups

Usage examples:

Let them fight it out.

Meanings of Fight like cat and dog:

phrase

(of two people) be continually arguing with one another.

Usage examples:

We fought like cat and dog the whole time we were together

idiom

To have angry arguments all the time

Usage examples:

As kids we used to fight like cat and dog.

Meanings of Fight off:

phrasal verb

Force or drive back

Meanings of Fight-fire-with-fire:

phrase

Use the weapons or tactics of one's enemy or opponent, even if one finds them distasteful.

Usage examples:

It is from there i adopted the tactic of fighting fire with fire - its the only thing these people …

idiom

To use the same methods as someone else in order to defeat them

Meanings of Fight-shy-of:

idiom

To try to avoid something

Usage examples:

Before this course i'd always fought shy of technology.