fig1 /fig/ noun- Any of a genus (Ficus) of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs of the mulberry family which produce a soft pear-shaped false fruit packed with seeds
- The false fruit itself, often eaten dried
- A thing of little or no consequence, a negligible amount, a jot
- Piles (obsolete)
transitive verb (figg'ing; figged) (Shakespeare)To subject to an insulting gesture made by putting the thumb between the next two fingers ORIGIN: Fr figue, from L fīcus a fig or fig tree figˈ-bird noun Any Australian oriole (genus Sphecotheres) feeding on figs, etc fig leaf noun - The leaf of the fig tree
- A representation of such a leaf for veiling the genitals of a statue or picture
- Any scanty clothing (from the Bible, Genesis 3.7)
- Any prudish evasion
- A substitute or makeshift
- Something intended to conceal the reality of actions or motives, esp political or international
figˈ-pecker noun The beccafico, a garden warbler fig tree noun Any tree which produces figs fig wasp noun Any wasp of the family Agaontidae that lays eggs in wild fig flowers figˈwort noun (botany) - Any species of Scrophularia
- Pilewort
not give or care a fig (informal) To be completely unconcerned fig2 /fig/ (informal) noun- Figure
- Dress
- Form
transitive verb (figgˈing; figged)- To dress or get up (with out)
- (of a horse) to display in an artificially lively condition (with out or up)
ORIGIN: Perh figure figgˈery noun Dressy ornament in full fig In full dress or array |