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| clasp |
a device with two parts that fit together, used to fasten something. [1/4 definitions] |
| click |
(informal) to fit together well in friendship; agree. [1/7 definitions] |
| compact1 |
small; able to fit in a small space. [2 definitions] |
| condemn |
to declare not safe or fit for use. [1/3 definitions] |
| condition |
a state of health or of being fit for use. [2/7 definitions] |
| conniption |
(informal) an outburst or fit of anger, hysteria, or the like. |
| convulsion |
a fit of shaking from laughter or fear. [1/2 definitions] |
| cork |
to fit or seal with a cork. [1/4 definitions] |
| cultivate |
to make fit for growing plants by plowing, weeding, or adding fertilizer. [1/3 definitions] |
| digest |
a collection of stories, news articles, or other written works. The items in a digest are often shortened so that more of them can fit in one book or magazine. [1/3 definitions] |
| disqualify |
to make not fit or qualified. |
| distaff |
(old-fashioned) denoting, pertaining to, characteristic of, or fit for females. [1/3 definitions] |
| dovetail |
to fit together by means of a dovetail or dovetails. [2/5 definitions] |
| drinkable |
fit to drink; potable. [1/2 definitions] |
| earbud |
earphones that fit into the outer ear canal. |
| edible |
(usu. pl.) something fit to be eaten; foodstuffs. [1/2 definitions] |
| eligible |
fit, worthy, or desirable, esp. for marriage. [1/2 definitions] |
| encapsulate |
to condense, as though to fit into a capsule. [1/2 definitions] |
| esculent |
fit to eat; edible. [1/2 definitions] |
| eyeglass |
a cup, usu. of glass, shaped to fit around the eye and used to bathe or apply medicine to it; eyecup. [1/4 definitions] |
| feasible |
capable of being used; fit or suitable. [1/3 definitions] |
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