fish|net /f I ʃnet/ N‑UNCOUNT [usu N n] Fishnet tights or stockings are made from a stretchy fabric which has wide holes between its threads, rather like the holes in a fishing net.
fi sh slice (fish slices ) also fish-slice N‑COUNT A fish slice is a kitchen tool which consists of a flat part with narrow holes in it attached to a handle. It is used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan. [BRIT ] in AM, use spatula
fish|wife /f I ʃwa I f/ (fishwives ) N‑COUNT If you say that someone is behaving like a fishwife , you mean that they are shouting a great deal and behaving in a very unpleasant and bad-tempered way. [mainly BRIT , DISAPPROVAL ]
fishy /f I ʃi/
1 ADJ A fishy taste or smell reminds you of fish.
2 ADJ If you describe a situation as fishy , you feel that someone is not telling the truth or behaving completely honestly. [INFORMAL ] □ There seems to be something fishy going on.
fis|sion /f I ʃ ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Nuclear fission is the splitting of the nucleus of an atom to produce a large amount of energy or cause a large explosion.
fis|sure /f I ʃə r / (fissures ) N‑COUNT A fissure is a deep crack in something, especially in rock or in the ground.
fist /f I st/ (fists ) N‑COUNT Your hand is referred to as your fist when you have bent your fingers in towards the palm in order to hit someone, to make an angry gesture, or to hold something. □ Angry protestors with clenched fists shouted their defiance. □ Gary clutched a penny in his fist.
fist|ful /f I stfʊl/ (fistfuls ) N‑COUNT A fistful of things is the number of them that you can hold in your fist. □ [+ of ] Mandy handed him a fistful of coins.
fisti|cuffs /f I stikʌfs/ N‑UNCOUNT Fisticuffs is fighting in which people try to hit each other with their fists. [HUMOROUS or OLD-FASHIONED ]
fit
➊ BEING RIGHT OR GOING IN THE RIGHT PLACE
➋ HEALTHY
➌ UNCONTROLLABLE MOVEMENTS OR EMOTIONS
➊ fit ◆◆◇ /f I t/ (fits , fitting , fitted ) In American English the form fit is used in the present tense and sometimes also as the past tense and past participle of the verb. → Please look at categories 15 to 17 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.
1 VERB If something fits , it is the right size and shape to go onto a person's body or onto a particular object. □ [V n] The sash, kimono, and other garments were made to fit a child. □ [V prep/adv] She has to go to the men's department to find trousers that fit at the waist. □ [V prep/adv] Line a tin with lightly-greased greaseproof paper, making sure the corners fit well.
2 N‑SING [adj N ] If something is a good fit , it fits well. □ Eventually he was happy that the sills and doors were a reasonably good fit.
3 VERB [usu passive] If you are fitted for a particular piece of clothing, you try it on so that the person who is making it can see where it needs to be altered. □ [be V -ed + for ] She was being fitted for her wedding dress.
4 VERB If something fits somewhere, it can be put there or is designed to be put there. □ [V prep/adv] …a computer which is small enough to fit into your pocket. □ [V prep/adv] He folded his long legs to fit under the table.
5 VERB If you fit something into a particular space or place, you put it there. □ [V n prep/adv] She fitted her key in the lock. □ [V n prep/adv] When the crown has been made you go back and the dentist will fit it into place.
6 VERB If you fit something somewhere, you attach it there, or put it there carefully and securely. □ [V n] Fit hinge bolts to give extra support to the door lock. □ [V n prep] Peter had built the overhead ladders, and the next day he fitted them to the wall.
7 VERB If something fits something else or fits into it, it goes together well with that thing or is able to be part of it. □ [V n] Her daughter doesn't fit the current feminine ideal. □ [V + in/into ] Fostering is a full-time job and you should consider how it will fit into your career. □ [V ] There's something about the way he talks of her that doesn't fit.
8 VERB You can say that something fits a particular person or thing when it is appropriate or suitable for them or it. □ [V n] The punishment must always fit the crime.
9 ADJ [ADJ to-inf, ADJ n to-inf] If something is fit for a particular purpose, it is suitable for that purpose. □ [+ for ] Of the seven bicycles we had, only two were fit for the road. □ …safety measures intended to reassure consumers that the meat is fit to eat.
10 ADJ [oft ADJ to-inf, ADJ n to-inf] If someone is fit to do something, they have the appropriate qualities or skills that will allow them to do it. □ You're not fit to be a mother! □ He was not a fit companion for their skipper that particular morning. [Also + for ] ● fit|ness N‑UNCOUNT [N to-inf] □ [+ for ] There is a debate about his fitness for the highest office.
11 VERB If something fits someone for a particular task or role, it makes them good enough or suitable for it. [FORMAL ] □ [V n + for ] …a man whose past experience fits him for the top job in education. □ [V n to-inf] His personality may not have fitted him to be Prime Minister.
12 PHRASE If you say that someone sees fit to do something, you mean that they are entitled to do it, but that you disapprove of their decision to do it. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ He's not a friend, you say, yet you saw fit to lend him money.