fust
1 of 4noun (1)
ˈfu̇st,
ˈfəst
plural -s
dialectal, British
: a strong musty smell : mustiness
fust
2 of 4intransitive verb
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-ed/-ing/-s
1
archaic : to become moldy through disuse
sure he that made us … gave us not that capability and godlike reason to fust in us unused
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archaic, of food or drink : to taste or smell moldy or stale
fust
3 of 4noun (2)
ˈfəst
plural -s
: the shaft of a column or pilaster
fust
4 of 4"
dialectal variant of first
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
back-formation from fusty
Noun (2)
Italian fusto, literally, trunk (of a tree), from Latin fustis club, staff
- a shiver runs down someone's spine
- a shiver runs up someone's spine
- a shock to someone's system
- a shock to the system
- a shock to the/someone's system
- a shot
- a shot across someone's bow
- a shot across someone's bows
- a shot across the bow
- a shot across the bows
- a shot across the/someone's bow(s)
- a shoulder to cry on
- a show of hands
- a sight to behold
- a sight to see
- a sight to see/behold
- a sight/wonder to behold
- a sign of the times
- a slap in the face
- a slap on the back
- a slice of life
- a slice of the cake
- a slice of the pie
- a slip of the tongue
- a slow start