quick to become angry a fiery temper
fif .teen © / ,fiftin/ number
15
►fif • teenth / fif tin6 / pronoun, adjective, adverb,
noun [ count ]
15th: her fifteenth birrthday
fifth / fif6 / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun
[count]
5th
He came fifth in the race.
one of five equal parts of something; Vs
fif .ty © / fifti/ number
50
the fifties [ plural ] the numbers, years, or temperature between 50 and 59
He was born in the fifties (= in the 1950s ) . in your fifties
between the ages of 50 and 59 Her husband died when she was in her fifties. ►fif • ti • eth / ' бШэб / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ] 50th
fig / fig / noun [ count ]
a soft, sweet fruit that is full of small seeds
fig. / fig /
abbreviation of figure 1 ( 7 )
See fig. 2.
fight 1© / fait / verb ( fights , fight ing , fought / fot / has fought )
When people fight , they try to hurt or kill each other Our grandfather fought in the war.
My brothers are always fighting.
to argue
It's not worth fighting about money.
to try very hard to stop something
He fought against the illness for two years.
to try very hard to do or get something The workers are fighting for better pay.
fight 2 © / fait / noun [ count ]
when people try to hurt or kill each other Don't get into a fight.
A fight broke out between the two gangs.
an angry argument about something I had a fight with my parents.
fight • er / ' fa^r / noun [ count ]
a person who fights
( also fight • er plane / ' faiter plein / ) a fast airplane that shoots at other airplanes during a war
fig • u • ra • tive / ' f^ret^ / adjective
( english language arts ) A figurative word or phrase is used in a different way from its usual meaning to create a particular effect
"He exploded with rage" is a figurative use of the verb "to explode."
—Look at literal .
►fig • u • ra • tive • ly / ' fIgyэrэtIvli / adverb I was using the expression figuratively.
fig .ure 1 © / 'figysr / noun [ count ]
( math ) one of the symbols (0 - 9) that we use to show numbers
Should I write the numbers in words or figures?
an amount or price
What are our sales figures for this year?
the shape of a person's body She has a good figure.
a famous or important person He's an important historical figure.
a shape of a person that you cannot see clearly I saw a tall figure outside the window.
figures [ plural ] ( math ) working with numbers to find an answer
I'm not very good at figures.
—SYNONYM arithmetic
( abbreviation fig. ) a diagram or picture used in a book to explain something
Figure 3 on page 2 shows the largest cities in the U.S.
fig • ure 2 / ' ^уэг / verb
( fig ures , fig • ur ing , fig • ured ) ( informal )
to think or guess something I saw his car, so I figured he was here. it figures ; that figures ( informal )
that is what I expected
"John called in sick." "That figures. He wasn't feeling well yesterday."
fig • ure of speech / figyar av 'spitj / noun
[ count ] ( plural fig - ures of speech ) ( english language arts ) a word or phrase used in a different way from its usual meaning to create a particular effect
I didn't really mean that he was insane — it was just a figure of speech.
fig • ure skat • ing / ' figyar |skeitig / noun
[ noncount ]
