fig — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

all, dried, fragile, kind, long, softer, still, together

The dried fig cookies were sweet and chewy, perfect for afternoon snacks.

VERB + FIG

ate, box, call, care, doesn't, don't, give, hand

I don't care one fig what other people think about my choices.

FIG + NOUN

addiction, cookies, cv, fruit, hath, i'm, money, olive

She brought a plate of homemade fig cookies to the office party yesterday.

PREP.

about, from, in, on, than, with

He didn't care a fig about what his neighbours thought of him.

ADV.

somewhat

She was somewhat in a fig when she realized she'd forgotten her passport at home.

Definitions

noun

1

The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.

2

A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

3

The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.

I'll pledge you all; and a fig for Peter!

About Rebecca and Jos he did not care a fig.

4

A Lady Finger banana, also known as the "fig banana", (cultivar of Musa acuminata)

5

A raisin (dried grape).

figgy duff - boiled pudding with raisins

verb

1

To insult with a fico, a contemptuous gesture.

When Pistol lies, do this, and fig me like / The bragging Spaniard.

2

To put into the head of, as something useless or contemptible.

3

To develop, or cause (a soap) to develop, white streaks or granulations.

For filling figged soaps silicate of potash is best adapted, as soda prevents in a measure the proper crystallization. [...] Artificially figged soap [...makes] a very close imitation of the naturally figged soap.

Figging is usually considered to indicate a good quality of soft soap, but such is really not the case. A first-class soft soap can be made which will not fig, while, on the other hand, a poor soap can be produced which will fig.

verb

1

To move suddenly or quickly; rove about.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.

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02

I'll pledge you all; and a fig for Peter!

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03

About Rebecca and Jos he did not care a fig.

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04

When Pistol lies, do this, and fig me like / The bragging Spaniard.

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05

For filling figged soaps silicate of potash is best adapted, as soda prevents in a measure the proper crystallization. [...] Artificially figged soap [...makes] a very close imitation of the naturally

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Figging is usually considered to indicate a good quality of soft soap, but such is really not the case. A first-class soft soap can be made which will not fig, while, on the other hand, a poor soap ca

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Usage Notes

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