Fay

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To join or fit closely or tightly.
  • n. A fairy or an elf.
  • n. Archaic Faith: "Sirrah, by my fay, it waxes late” ( Shakespeare).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To fit.
  • v. To join or unite closely or tightly.
  • v. To lie close together.
  • v. To fadge.
  • v. To cleanse; clean out.
  • n. A fairy; an elf.
  • n. A white person.
  • adj. White.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A fairy; an elf.
  • n. Faith.
  • v. To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so as to make the surface fit together.
  • verb-intransitive. To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; -- often with in, into, with, or together.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To join; put together; fit together; frame.
  • Specifically
  • To fit (two pieces of timber) together, so as to lie close and fair; fit.
  • To put to; apply so as to touch or cover.
  • To fit; suit; unite closely. Specifically
  • In ship-building, to fit or lie close together, as two pieces of wood. Thus, a plank is said to fay to the timbers when there is no perceptible space between them.
  • To suit the requirements of the case; be fit for the purpose; do.
  • To cleanse; clean out, as a ditch.
  • n. A fairy; an elf. See fairy.
  • n. Synonyms Elf, etc. See fairy.
  • n. Faith; fidelity; loyalty.
  • About to die; fated; doomed; particularly, on the verge of a sudden or violent death.
  • Dying; dead.
  • n. A Middle English form of foe.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
  • Verb Form
    fayed    faying    fays   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    fae    fey   
    Hyponym
    gnome    imp    hob    pixy    dwarf    water sprite    tooth fairy    oberson    Robin Goodfellow    Titania   
    Form
    fayed    faying    faying surface   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    fairy    elf    Faith    fit    join    fadge   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    A    A.    Bay    Bombay    Bua    Ca    Cabernet    Calais    Cathay    Chevrolet   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    dryad    negre    behast    sprite    Keller    lape    faun    pixie    fighe    befal