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figs

/fɪɡz/

figs is the plural of fig.

Meaning of fig

Noun

fig (plural figs)

  1. The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
  2. A fruit-bearing tree or shrub of the genus Ficus that is native mainly to the tropics.
    • And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 3:7
  3. The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; a whit.
    • I'll pledge you all; and a fig for Peter!1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
  4. A Lady Finger banana, also known as the "fig banana", (cultivar of Musa acuminata)
  5. (Newfoundland, dated) A raisin (dried grape).
    • figgy duff - boiled pudding with raisins
  6. A small piece of tobacco.
    • “You may flog, and welcome, master,” said he, “if you'll give me a fig o' tibbacky.”1874, Marcus Clarke, For the Term of His Natural Life, Penguin, published 2009, page 109

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Proper noun capitalized: FIGS

FIGS

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of French, Italian, German, Spanish.
    • These combinations of letters are an abbreviation for a set of languages, usually the languages a game is localized into or published in. In particular, they are: FIGS: French, Italian, German, Spanish2019 June 11, Veronika, “A Glossary of Translation and Localization Terms”, in Translation Geek, archived from the original on 01 Mar 2021

Phrases with figs

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Questions about figs

What is figs the plural of?
Figs is the plural of fig.
What part of speech is figs?
Figs is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce figs?
Figs is pronounced /fɪɡz/.

Words near figs in the dictionary

  1. FIGMO
  2. figo
  3. figos
  4. figpecker
  5. figpeckers
  6. figs
  7. figs out
  8. figs.
  9. figtree
  10. figtrees
  11. Figueira

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