fists
/fɪsts/
fists is the plural of fist.
fists is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fist.
Meaning of fist
Noun
fist (plural fists)
- A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.
- The boxer's fists rained down on his opponent in the last round.
- Synonym of manicule.
- Synonyms:
- manicule
- The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.
- A person's characteristic handwriting.
- A group of men.
- The talons of a bird of prey.
- More light then Culver in the Faulcons fist.1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book II, Canto VII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 34
Phrases with fists
- iron fists
- punch fists
- French fists
- hammer fists
- mailed fists
- mutton fists
- raised fists
- armored fists
- armoured fists
- clenched fists
- monkey's fists
- pump one's fists
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Words that rhyme with fists
Questions about fists
- What is fists the plural of?
- Fists is the plural of fist.
- How do you pronounce fists?
- Fists is pronounced /fɪsts/.
Words near fists in the dictionary
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