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fig
1[fig]
noun
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, especially a small tree, F. carica, native to southwestern Asia, bearing a turbinate or pear-shaped fruit that is eaten fresh, preserved, or dried.
the fruit of such a tree or shrub, or of any related species.
any of various plants having a fruit somewhat resembling this.
a contemptibly trifling or worthless amount; the least bit.
His help wasn't worth a fig.
a gesture of contempt.
fig
2[fig]
noun
dress or array.
to appear at a party in full fig.
condition.
to feel in fine fig.
fig.
3abbreviation
figurative.
figuratively.
figure; figures.
fig
1/ ´Úɪɡ /
noun
any moraceous tree or shrub of the tropical and subtropical genus Ficus , in which the flowers are borne inside a pear-shaped receptacle
the fruit of any of these trees, esp of F. carica , which develops from the receptacle and has sweet flesh containing numerous seedlike structures
any of various plants or trees having a fruit similar to this
a succulent plant, Mesembryanthemum edule , of southern Africa, having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp: family Aizoaceae
(used with a negative) something of negligible value; jot
I don't care a fig for your opinion
Also: feg.ÌýdialectÌýa piece or segment from an orange
Also called: fico.Ìýan insulting gesture made with the thumb between the first two fingers or under the upper teeth
fig
2/ ´Úɪɡ /
verb
to dress (up) or rig (out)
to administer stimulating drugs to (a horse)
noun
dress, appearance, or array (esp in the phrase in full fig )
physical condition or form
in bad fig
fig.
3abbreviation
figurative(ly)
figure
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of fig1
51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of fig1
Origin of fig2
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
I have others, like Grammy’s peas, her strawberries, her fig preserves—I was raised on what came out of her garden on Woodson Ridge in north Mississippi, just outside of Oxford.
I’m inclined to believe him, and it’s also a gas to eavesdrop on Marty’s parent-teacher conferences, where the adults no longer give a flying fig about their kids’ futures.
Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures are nothing more than a fig leaf for pay offs from foreign nationals.
Even as a fig leaf, it is surprisingly persuasive: who could argue against “efficiency,†that core value of free-market capitalism?
A number of the trees cut down by the vandal appeared to be Indian laurel figs.
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