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fig

The correct spelling is fig.

How to pronounce fig

/fɪɡ/
noun

IPA: /fɪɡ/

Say it like: Fig

The correct spelling is fig. A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics. For example: "a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble"

Usage Examples

a figure in bronze; a figure cut in marble

He cut a sorry figure standing there in the rain.

The muslin was of a pretty figure.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.
  2. 2.The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
  3. 3.A small piece of tobacco.
  4. 4.The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.
  5. 5.A raisin (dried grape)

verb

  1. 1.To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion.
  2. 2.To put into the head of, as something useless or contemptible.
  3. 3.(soap-making) To develop, or cause (a soap) to develop, white streaks or granulations.
  4. 4.To move suddenly or quickly; rove about.
  5. 5.To dress; to get oneself up a certain way.

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