| fish joint |
the joint between two timbers, beams, or rails that are bolted together lengthwise or end to end, usu. by a fishplate or fishplates. |
| fish ladder |
a series of pools at gradually increasing heights that allows fish, such as salmon, to swim upstream around a dam or other obstruction. |
| fishless |
combined form of fish. |
| fish meal |
meal made of dried ground fish or fish parts, used in animal feed and as fertilizer. |
| fishmonger |
one who sells fish for consumption. |
| fish out of water |
someone in an unsuitable environment or unaccustomed situation. |
| fishplate |
a flat metal or wooden plate used to bolt together the abutting ends of timbers, beams, railroad rails, and the like. |
| fish story |
(informal) an exaggerated or fanciful account, as of the huge fish that escaped. |
| fishwife |
a loud, vulgar, scolding woman. [2 definitions] |
| fishy |
similar to a fish, esp. in taste or smell. [3 definitions] |
| fissile |
able to be split or divided. [2 definitions] |
| fission |
the act or process or an instance of breaking apart. [3 definitions] |
| fissionable |
combined form of fission. |
| fissure |
a narrow crevice or other opening, esp. one caused by splitting. [3 definitions] |
| fist |
the hand when the fingers are curled tightly into the palm. [3 definitions] |
| fistfight |
an act or instance of fighting with bare fists. [2 definitions] |
| fistful |
what can be held in the hand; handful. |
| fistic |
of or pertaining to boxing or fighting with the fists; pugilistic. |
| fisticuffs |
a fight with the fists. [2 definitions] |
| fistula |
a canal or passage created as a result of a wound, abscess, or the like that opens on the surface of the body or connects two cavities. [2 definitions] |
| fit1 |
suitable or acceptable for a particular person or group, or for a particular function; appropriate; right. [11 definitions] |