Webster's Dictionary 1828

1054

FISHING

FISH'ING, participle present tense Attempting to catch fish; searching; seeking to draw forth by artifice or indirectly; adding a piece of timber to a mast or spar to strengthen...

1055

FISHING-FROG

FISH'ING-FROG, noun The toad-fish, or Lophius, whose head is larger than the body.

1056

FISHING-PLACE

FISH'ING-PLACE, noun A place where fishes are caught with seines; a convenient place for fishing; a fishery.

1057

FISHKETTLE

FISH'KETTLE, noun A kettle made long for boiling fish whole.

1058

FISHLIKE

FISH'LIKE, adjective Resembling fish.

1059

FISHMARKET

FISH'MARKET, noun A place where fish are exposed for sale.

1060

FISHMEAL

FISH'MEAL, noun A meal of fish; diet on fish; abstemious diet.

1061

FISHMONGER

FISH'MONGER, noun A seller of fish; a dealer in fish.

1062

FISHPOND

FISH'POND, noun A pond in which fishes are bred and kept.

1063

FISHROOM

FISH'ROOM, noun An apartment in a ship between the after-hold and the spirit room.

1064

FISHSPEAR

FISH'SPEAR, noun A spear for taking fish by stabbing them.

1065

FISHWIFE

FISH'WIFE, noun A woman that cries fish for sale.

1066

FISHWOMAN

FISH'WOMAN, noun A woman who sells fish.

1067

FISHY

FISH'Y, adjective1. Consisting of fish.2. Inhabited by fish; as the fishy flood.3. Having the qualities of fish; like fish; as a fishy form; a fishy taste or smell.

1068

FISSILE

FIS'SILE, adjective [Latin fissilis, from fissus, divided, from findo, to split.]That may be split, cleft or divided in the direction of the grain, or of natural joints.This cry...

1069

FISSILITY

FISSIL'ITY, noun The quality of admitting to be cleft.

1070

FISSIPED

FIS'SIPED, adjective [Latin fissus, divided, and pes, foot.] Having separate toes.FIS'SIPED, noun An animal whose toes are separate, or not connected by a membrane.

1071

FISSURE

FIS'SURE, noun fish'ure. [Latin fissura, from findo, to split.]1. A cleft; a narrow chasm made by the parting of any substance; a longitudinal opening; as the fissure of a rock....

1072

FISSURED

FIS'SURED, participle passive Cleft; divided; cracked.

1073

FIST

FIST, nounThe hand clinched; the hand with the fingers doubled into the palm.FIST, verb transitive1. To strike with the fist2. To gripe with the fist

1074

FISTICUFFS

FIST'ICUFFS, noun [fist and cuff.] Blows or a combat with the fist; a boxing.

1075

FISTULA

FIS'TULA, noun [Latin; Eng. whistle.]1. Properly, a pipe; a wind instrument of music, originally a reed.2. A surgery, a deep, narrow and callous ulcer, generally arising from ab...

1076

FISTULAR

FIS'TULAR, adjective Hollow, like a pipe or reed.

1077

FISTULATE

FIS'TULATE, verb intransitive To become a pipe or fistula.FIS'TULATE, verb transitive To make hollow like a pipe. [Little used.]

1078

FISTULIFORM

FIS'TULIFORM, adjective [fistula and form.] Being in round hollow columns, as a mineral.Stalactite often occurs fistuliform

1079

FISTULOUS

FIS'TULOUS, adjective Having the form or nature of a fistula; as a fistulous ulcer.

1080

FIT

FIT, noun [Latin peto, impeto, to assult, or to Eng. pet, and primarily to denote a rushing on or attach, or a start. See fit suitable.]1. The invasion, exacerbation or paroxysm...