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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.
- noun The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.
- noun A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.
- noun Chiefly British Furnishings or fixtures.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Fit or appropriate; suitable; proper.
- Synonyms See list under
fit , adjective - noun Specifically, any small casting or other metal part of a machine or apparatus used to fit together or assemble other parts, as a coupling or elbow used to join lengths of pipe.
- noun Anything employed in fitting up permanently: used generally in the plural, in the sense of fixtures, tackle, apparatus, equipment: as, the fittings of an office; gas-fittings.
- noun In soap-making, the finishing operation for yellow soaps, consisting in removing the lye from the cooled copper, and then bringing its remaining contents again to a boil.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Anything used in fitting up.
- adjective Fit; appropriate; suitable; proper.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
fit . - verb informal, US, with infinitive
Ready , preparing. - adjective
Ready ,appropriate , or in keeping - noun A small
detachable part of adevice ormachine . - noun The act of trying on
clothes toinspect oradjust the fit. - noun manufacturing The process of applying craft methods such as skilled
filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products. - noun chiefly UK
Domestic moveable piece of furniture, which can be taken along when moving out, USfurnishing . Opposite offixture .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)
- noun making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
- adjective in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion
- adjective being precisely fitting and right
- noun a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system
- noun putting clothes on to see whether they fit
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Examples
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But dialogue fitting is one of those things that I screw up on a regular basis.
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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But the campaign's work was always good, more than adequate to the occasion and in fitting with the design of the enterprise.
William Bradley: Brown in Command, Boxer Holding on, A Big Green Victory in the Making William Bradley 2010
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synonyms (210)
Words with the same meaning
- a propos
- about-face
- accessories
- accommodation
- accordant
- according to Hoyle
- accouterments
- ad rem
- adaptation
- adapted
- adjustment
- advantageous
- advisable
- alteration
- amelioration
- apostasy
- apparatus
- appliances
- applicable
- appointments
- apposite
- appropriate
- appurtenances
- apropos
- apt
- armament
- attachments
- auspicious
- banausic
- becoming
- befitting
- beneficial
- betterment
- break
- change
- change of heart
- changeableness
- civil
- comely
- comme il faut
- commodious
- concordant
- condign
- conditioning
- congruous
- constructive change
- continuity
- conveniences
- convenient
- conversion
- correct
- decent
- decorous
- defection
- degeneration
- degenerative change
- desirable
- desired
- deterioration
- deviation
- difference
- discontinuity
- divergence
- diversification
- diversion
- diversity
- dovetailing
- due
- duffel
- elements
- employable
- enablement
- equipage
- equipment
- expedient
- facilities
- facility
- favorable
- feasible
- felicitous
- fit
- fitted
- fitten
- fittings
- fixtures
- flip-flop
- fortunate
- fructuous
- functional
- furnishing
- furnishings
- furniture
- gear
- geared
- genteel
- germane
- good
- good for
- gradual change
- happy
- harmonious
- helpful
- impedimenta
- improvement
- inspired
- installations
- just
- just right
- kit
- kosher
- likely
- lucky
- machinery
- materiel
- meet
- melioration
- meshing
- mitigation
- modification
- modulation
- munition
- munitions
- nice
- normal
- normative
- of general utility
- of help
- of service
- of use
- on the button
- opportune
- outfit
- overthrow
- paraphernalia
- parts
- pat
- pertinent
- pieces
- plant
- plumbing
- politic
- practical
- pragmatical
- profitable
- proper
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- qualification
- qualified
- radical change
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- redesign
- reform
- reformation
- relevant
- remaking
- renewal
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- restructuring
- reversal
- revival
- revivification
- revolution
- rig
- rigging
- right
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- righteous
- rightful
- ripe
- seasonable
- seemly
- serviceable
- shift
- sortable
- stock-in-trade
- sudden change
- suitable
- suited
- suiting
- switch
- tackle
- tailored
- things
- timely
- to be desired
- to the point
- to the purpose
- total change
- transition
- trappings
- tuning
- turn
- turnabout
- units
- upheaval
- urbane
- useful
- utensils
- utilitarian
- variation
- variety
- violent change
- well-chosen
- well-expressed
- well-put
- well-timed
- wise
- worsening
- worthwhile
ruzuzu commented on the word fitting
"3. In soap-making, the finishing operation for yellow soaps, consisting in removing the lye from the cooled copper, and then bringing its remaining contents again to a boil." -- Cent. Dict.
June 21, 2011