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nounPlural figs fɪɡfɪɡ 1A soft pear-shaped fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds, eaten fresh or dried. Example sentencesExamples - Large, very sweet figs are best used fresh.
- So, who wants to cultivate figs and citrus fruit?
- A neighbor had given her fresh figs from her tree.
- On the other hand, fresh figs are abundant only in the summer and fall.
- This is also good served with fresh figs instead of melon.
- Last year the birds ate all the figs from the tree before I could get to the figs.
- The bread gets crispy in the oven, and the ingredient combo is simple and beautiful: sweet figs, soft mozzarella, fragrant basil and tasty pesto.
- Place four pieces of roasted figs on the bottom of each tart shell.
- Where available raccoons may also eat peaches, plums, figs, citrus fruits, watermelons, beech nuts, and walnuts.
- Pour enough custard over the roasted figs to fill the tart shells halfway.
- The wise sage asked the student to pick a fig from a large tree and open it.
- "You mean you're too nervous to eat, " he replied, happily eating both figs himself.
- Wild figs may be eaten, but they are small and dry.
- So dried figs, cranberries, apricots can all be included.
- When picking figs, look for fruit that is soft to the touch but not squishy or bruised.
- Ripe figs are less attractive to birds because they remain green.
- I have ripe figs once a year and dried figs the other eleven months.
- Dried figs were a main article of the diet of ordinary people in classical Greece and Rome.
- Reduce the heat and simmer until the figs are soft, about five minutes.
- Set a dried fig to one side and spoon some orange sauce around the dish.
Synonyms whit, iota, jot, hoot, scrap, bit 2The deciduous Old World tree or shrub which bears figs. Ficus carica, family Moraceae Example sentencesExamples - A barren fig tree takes up valuable garden space and nutrients that fruitful trees can use.
- When I planted a fig a month ago in full sun, I mixed the soil with a recommended planting soil and root stimulator.
- Then the sage asked his student the question, ‘How is that a huge fig tree could have grown from nothing?’
- The famous Treetops hotel started life in a humble way in 1932, when its first visitors gingerly climbed the wild fig tree supporting the two-room tree house.
- A ‘poet's corner’ is overshadowed by a large fig tree and features a brick floor and seating area while the rose section has clear views to the valley below.
- The bee nest was actually in a hollow fig tree, right next to the chain.
- I sit between a fig tree, two hazel nut trees and a grape vine.
- ‘You may wait there,’ said the guard, pointing to a bench beneath a tall fig tree, before hurrying through a stone archway into another yard beyond.
- The combined feelings of exile and age were converted into peaceful images of how the fig tree has a fruitful old age ‘greater than any leafy youth, carrying its load of hope’ and displays its ancient sweetness.
- The tender bark of a bare-root fig tree is susceptible to sunscald.
- The reader may, however, object that the fig tree is a useful and fruit-bearing tree.
- Sometimes you might encounter a fox, and I lost a whole morning's work watching a mother bird feeding her baby birds the figs from my fig tree.
- The tree, an Australian wild fig, had a circumference of more than five metres.
- A fig tree stands in one corner, a few giant candles decorate the room, and a trophy collection from years of fitness competitions commands one wall.
- Most fruit and berry plants can be planted now, but wait until mid-March, when the soil is warmer, to plant citrus and figs.
- But still, the day before his death, resting under a fig tree, his soul filled with joy at the glorious landscape, he worked on his final work which unfortunately, was left unfinished.
- Beyond the Club House another illuminated walkway leads to the Tree House, a raised seating area built around a stout fig tree, which almost demands hours of leisurely lounging.
- A squirrel (completely normal-sized) made his way over from the fig tree, to the other big shade tree, just a few feet in front of me.
- Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit.
- The fig tree has tons of huge green figs and leaves, soon to be ripe enough for me to pick and preserve.
- 2.1 Used in names of other plants of the genus Ficus, e.g. strangling fig, weeping fig.
Example sentencesExamples - Barbados was discovered by the Portuguese in 1627 and named ‘Los Barbados’ or the bearded place, a name derived from a species of tree common to the island, the bearded fig tree.
- Experience subtle changes in vegetation as we descend into the rainforest of bangalow palms, strangler figs and red cedar.
- Its dramatic Skywalk reaches above the canopy of palms, strangler figs and thick woody vines to command a breathtaking 40-mile view to the ocean.
- While it might look impressive in rainforests, the strangler fig is one fig you shouldn't try at home.
- I was also interested in the way hotels employ people on the condition that they remain invisible, no more likely to engage in dialogue with a paying guest than a weeping fig plant.
- Soft scale is mainly a problem on indoor plants, especially citrus plants and weeping fig, and is also a problem on bay trees and many other plants.
- Slightly smaller, but no less vigorous is Ficus benjamina, the weeping fig which is often used as a bonsai because it responds so well to pruning.
- You can also let a creeping fig or other dense vine cover a block wall between you and your neighbors, or add planting sconces to walls and gates.
- A good example is the Bourbong Street weeping figs, originally planted in the centre of the street in 1888, with additional plantings in the 1920s.
Phrases Not have the slightest concern about. Elaine didn't give a fig for Joe's comfort or his state of mind Example sentencesExamples - Oh, Papa, you know I don't give a fig for London seasons.
- Consumers don't know what they're doing and they are piling up debt because they want jam today and don't give a fig about the future.
- Even worse, our largest trading partner doesn't give a fig for international treaties and breaks them with impunity.
- Maybe she knows exactly where she is, but she doesn't give a fig about decorum.
- She cares what the people close to her think, but to put it more politely than she would, she doesn't give a fig what the rest of us think.
- Shackled by loyalty to his comrades he really doesn't give a fig for the big picture.
- People have upheld this countryside tradition for hundreds of years and they don't give a fig about what the urban lawmakers say.
- I don't give a fig for their constitutional rights.
- The child doesn't give a fig about the parent's needs.
- The patient, in turn, doesn't care a fig for the cost.
Origin Middle English: from Old French figue, from Provençal fig(u)a, based on Latin ficus. Rhymes big, brig, dig, gig, grig, jig, lig, pig, prig, rig, snig, sprig, swig, tig, trig, twig, Whig, wig nounPlural figs fɪɡfɪɡ in phrase full figinformal Smart clothes, especially those appropriate to a particular occasion or profession. a soldier walking up the street in full fig Example sentencesExamples - He met the eye of one of the policemen who were marching, in full fig, beside the judges.
- They were in full fig, long gowns, tiaras, dinner jackets and all.
- Beaton turned to Winterhalter for royalty in full fig, to Romney for pretty girls.
- Admittedly, there's a minefield of kitsch to cross before you can be certain of conjuring up absolutely no visual resemblance to Widow Twankee, Liberace or Lesley Joseph in full fig - but the time has come to quell those fears.
- Togged out full fig - pill-box cap, dress tunic and swagger-stick - he awaited her at the barrack gates in vain.
- British magazines aren't carrying the M7 ad in its complete form so you will have to buy a French magazine if you want to see Samuel de Cubber, the model who donated his organ, in full fig.
- I'm not a great fan of stuffed moose and mediaeval knights in full fig, but Kelvingrove's got the lot.
Synonyms iota, scrap, shred, whit, grain, crumb, ounce, little bit, bit, tiniest bit, jot or tittle, fraction, speck, atom, particle, scintilla, trace, hint, mite
verbfigs, figging, figged fɪɡfɪɡ [with object]archaic, informal Dress up (someone) to look smart. he was figged out as fine as fivepence, with white trousers and rings and chains
Origin Late 17th century (as a verb): variant of obsolete feague 'liven up' (earlier 'whip'); perhaps related to German fegen 'sweep, thrash'; compare with fake1. An early sense of the verb was 'fill the head with nonsense'; later (early 19th century) 'cause (a horse) to be lively and carry its tail well (by applying ginger to its anus)'; hence 'smarten up'. nounfiɡfɪɡ 1A soft pear-shaped fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds, eaten fresh or dried. Example sentencesExamples - When picking figs, look for fruit that is soft to the touch but not squishy or bruised.
- Reduce the heat and simmer until the figs are soft, about five minutes.
- This is also good served with fresh figs instead of melon.
- Large, very sweet figs are best used fresh.
- Pour enough custard over the roasted figs to fill the tart shells halfway.
- Last year the birds ate all the figs from the tree before I could get to the figs.
- The wise sage asked the student to pick a fig from a large tree and open it.
- "You mean you're too nervous to eat, " he replied, happily eating both figs himself.
- The bread gets crispy in the oven, and the ingredient combo is simple and beautiful: sweet figs, soft mozzarella, fragrant basil and tasty pesto.
- Wild figs may be eaten, but they are small and dry.
- A neighbor had given her fresh figs from her tree.
- Where available raccoons may also eat peaches, plums, figs, citrus fruits, watermelons, beech nuts, and walnuts.
- Ripe figs are less attractive to birds because they remain green.
- So dried figs, cranberries, apricots can all be included.
- Set a dried fig to one side and spoon some orange sauce around the dish.
- I have ripe figs once a year and dried figs the other eleven months.
- On the other hand, fresh figs are abundant only in the summer and fall.
- Dried figs were a main article of the diet of ordinary people in classical Greece and Rome.
- So, who wants to cultivate figs and citrus fruit?
- Place four pieces of roasted figs on the bottom of each tart shell.
Synonyms whit, iota, jot, hoot, scrap, bit 2The deciduous Old World tree or shrub that bears the fig. Ficus carica, family Moraceae Example sentencesExamples - When I planted a fig a month ago in full sun, I mixed the soil with a recommended planting soil and root stimulator.
- Most fruit and berry plants can be planted now, but wait until mid-March, when the soil is warmer, to plant citrus and figs.
- Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit.
- The tender bark of a bare-root fig tree is susceptible to sunscald.
- But still, the day before his death, resting under a fig tree, his soul filled with joy at the glorious landscape, he worked on his final work which unfortunately, was left unfinished.
- Then the sage asked his student the question, ‘How is that a huge fig tree could have grown from nothing?’
- The bee nest was actually in a hollow fig tree, right next to the chain.
- A fig tree stands in one corner, a few giant candles decorate the room, and a trophy collection from years of fitness competitions commands one wall.
- The combined feelings of exile and age were converted into peaceful images of how the fig tree has a fruitful old age ‘greater than any leafy youth, carrying its load of hope’ and displays its ancient sweetness.
- A barren fig tree takes up valuable garden space and nutrients that fruitful trees can use.
- A ‘poet's corner’ is overshadowed by a large fig tree and features a brick floor and seating area while the rose section has clear views to the valley below.
- I sit between a fig tree, two hazel nut trees and a grape vine.
- The tree, an Australian wild fig, had a circumference of more than five metres.
- The fig tree has tons of huge green figs and leaves, soon to be ripe enough for me to pick and preserve.
- The famous Treetops hotel started life in a humble way in 1932, when its first visitors gingerly climbed the wild fig tree supporting the two-room tree house.
- ‘You may wait there,’ said the guard, pointing to a bench beneath a tall fig tree, before hurrying through a stone archway into another yard beyond.
- A squirrel (completely normal-sized) made his way over from the fig tree, to the other big shade tree, just a few feet in front of me.
- Sometimes you might encounter a fox, and I lost a whole morning's work watching a mother bird feeding her baby birds the figs from my fig tree.
- The reader may, however, object that the fig tree is a useful and fruit-bearing tree.
- Beyond the Club House another illuminated walkway leads to the Tree House, a raised seating area built around a stout fig tree, which almost demands hours of leisurely lounging.
- 2.1 Used in names of other plants of the genus Ficus, or in names of nonrelated plants that bear a fruit similar to a fig.
Example sentencesExamples - You can also let a creeping fig or other dense vine cover a block wall between you and your neighbors, or add planting sconces to walls and gates.
- Barbados was discovered by the Portuguese in 1627 and named ‘Los Barbados’ or the bearded place, a name derived from a species of tree common to the island, the bearded fig tree.
- A good example is the Bourbong Street weeping figs, originally planted in the centre of the street in 1888, with additional plantings in the 1920s.
- Soft scale is mainly a problem on indoor plants, especially citrus plants and weeping fig, and is also a problem on bay trees and many other plants.
- Experience subtle changes in vegetation as we descend into the rainforest of bangalow palms, strangler figs and red cedar.
- I was also interested in the way hotels employ people on the condition that they remain invisible, no more likely to engage in dialogue with a paying guest than a weeping fig plant.
- Its dramatic Skywalk reaches above the canopy of palms, strangler figs and thick woody vines to command a breathtaking 40-mile view to the ocean.
- While it might look impressive in rainforests, the strangler fig is one fig you shouldn't try at home.
- Slightly smaller, but no less vigorous is Ficus benjamina, the weeping fig which is often used as a bonsai because it responds so well to pruning.
Phrases Not have the slightest concern about. Karla didn't give a fig for Joe's comfort or his state of mind Example sentencesExamples - The child doesn't give a fig about the parent's needs.
- Maybe she knows exactly where she is, but she doesn't give a fig about decorum.
- I don't give a fig for their constitutional rights.
- Shackled by loyalty to his comrades he really doesn't give a fig for the big picture.
- Even worse, our largest trading partner doesn't give a fig for international treaties and breaks them with impunity.
- Oh, Papa, you know I don't give a fig for London seasons.
- People have upheld this countryside tradition for hundreds of years and they don't give a fig about what the urban lawmakers say.
- Consumers don't know what they're doing and they are piling up debt because they want jam today and don't give a fig about the future.
- She cares what the people close to her think, but to put it more politely than she would, she doesn't give a fig what the rest of us think.
- The patient, in turn, doesn't care a fig for the cost.
Origin Middle English: from Old French figue, from Provençal fig(u)a, based on Latin ficus. nounfiɡfɪɡ in phrase full figinformal Smart clothes, especially those appropriate to a particular occasion or profession. a soldier walking up the street in full fig Example sentencesExamples - British magazines aren't carrying the M7 ad in its complete form so you will have to buy a French magazine if you want to see Samuel de Cubber, the model who donated his organ, in full fig.
- Admittedly, there's a minefield of kitsch to cross before you can be certain of conjuring up absolutely no visual resemblance to Widow Twankee, Liberace or Lesley Joseph in full fig - but the time has come to quell those fears.
- Togged out full fig - pill-box cap, dress tunic and swagger-stick - he awaited her at the barrack gates in vain.
- They were in full fig, long gowns, tiaras, dinner jackets and all.
- I'm not a great fan of stuffed moose and mediaeval knights in full fig, but Kelvingrove's got the lot.
- He met the eye of one of the policemen who were marching, in full fig, beside the judges.
- Beaton turned to Winterhalter for royalty in full fig, to Romney for pretty girls.
Synonyms iota, scrap, shred, whit, grain, crumb, ounce, little bit, bit, tiniest bit, jot or tittle, fraction, speck, atom, particle, scintilla, trace, hint, mite
verbfiɡfɪɡ [with object]informal, archaic Dress up (someone) to look smart. he was figged out in the latest modes
Origin Late 17th century (as a verb): variant of obsolete feague ‘liven up’ (earlier ‘whip’); perhaps related to German fegen ‘sweep, thrash’; compare with fake. An early sense of the verb was ‘fill the head with nonsense’; later (early 19th century) ‘cause (a horse) to be lively and carry its tail well (by applying ginger to its anus)’; hence ‘smarten up’. |