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Definition of fig:
- A small fruit tree ( Ficus Carica) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.
- A small piece of tobacco.
- Figure; dress; array.
- The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong shape, and of various colors.
- The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; - used in scorn or contempt.
- To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion. See Fico.
- To put into the head of, as something useless o contemptible.
Synonyms:
form, human body, public figure, darn, cf., whit, soma, common fig, number, bubkes, modicum, diddly-squat, look out for yourself/number one, continental, material body, anatomy, shape, tittle, have the hide of an elephant/rhinoceros, physical body, name, figure, beans, figure of speech, bpi, iota, hoot, someone couldn't care less, common fig tree, digit, not give a hoot/two hoots, diddly, rap, frame, Capt., acronym, B, chassis, damn, design, it's all the same to someone, whoop, Ficus carica, squat, apt., build, AV, CCTV, trample something/someone underfoot, trope, image, ghost, syllable, physique, not give/care a damn (about), bod, anon., flesh, abbreviation, pattern, lick, can take something or leave it, doodley-squat.
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fruit (part of speech: noun)
- kumquat,
- nectarine,
- avocado,
- prune,
- raspberry,
- quince,
- casaba melon,
- tamarind,
- date,
- raisin,
- fruit,
- lime,
- apple,
- passion fruit,
- blueberry,
- grapefruit,
- guava,
- cherry,
- olive,
- blackberry,
- mango,
- banana,
- cantaloupe,
- apricot,
- currant,
- lemon,
- berry,
- papaya,
- peach,
- tangerine,
- melon,
- pomegranate,
- grape,
- cranberry,
- pear,
- loganberry,
- citron,
- plum,
- strawberry,
- orange,
- pineapple,
- watermelon,
- gooseberry
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tree (part of speech: noun)
- cypress,
- elm,
- rosewood,
- poplar,
- tamarack,
- mahogany,
- butternut,
- laurel,
- balsa,
- lemon,
- acacia,
- mulberry,
- cassia,
- dogwood,
- avocado,
- yew,
- redwood,
- banyan,
- balsam,
- mimosa,
- weeping willow,
- willow,
- mountain ash,
- pear,
- sycamore,
- hickory,
- cashew,
- pecan,
- orange,
- ebony,
- gum,
- lime,
- linden,
- teak,
- juniper,
- quince,
- oak,
- fir,
- sequoia,
- almond,
- palm,
- eucalyptus,
- peach,
- breadfruit,
- spruce,
- coconut,
- apple,
- chestnut,
- citron,
- larch,
- apricot,
- magnolia,
- ash,
- locust,
- alder,
- sandalwood,
- mangrove,
- papaya,
- cedar,
- aspen,
- elder,
- cottonwood,
- beech,
- cherry,
- pine,
- maple,
- tree,
- walnut,
- birch,
- ironwood
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fruits (part of speech: noun)
- beefsteak tomato,
- black currant,
- blood orange,
- bilberry,
- ackee
Usage examples:
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We all turned out in full fig to receive him as he came up the side.
- "Paddy Finn", W. H. G. Kingston. -
We shall set up an audion with its A- battery as in Fig.
- "Letters of a Radio-Engineer to His Son", John Mills. -
Then the monk was pleased, and said again: " O King, on the last night of the waning moon, you must go to the great cemetery at nightfall, and come to me under the fig- tree."
- "Twenty-two Goblins", Unknown.