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fitte
(gcide) | Fit \Fit\, n. [AS. fitt a song.]
In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a
ballad; a passus. [Written also fitte, fytte, etc.]
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To play some pleasant fit. --Spenser.
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fitter
(mass) | fitter
- inštalatér |
fitted
(encz) | fitted,na míru Zdeněk Brožfitted,přizpůsobený adj: Zdeněk Brožfitted,sedící adj: Zdeněk Brožfitted,vhodný Zdeněk Brož |
fitted kitchen
(encz) | fitted kitchen,kuchyňská linka |
fitted out
(encz) | fitted out, adj: |
fitted sheet
(encz) | fitted sheet, n: |
fitter
(encz) | fitter,instalatér |
fittest
(encz) | fittest,nejvhodnější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
gas fitter
(encz) | gas fitter,instalatér plynovodu n: PetrV |
gas-fitter
(encz) | gas-fitter,instalatér plynovodu n: PetrV |
lafitte
(encz) | Lafitte, |
outfitted
(encz) | outfitted, |
outfitter
(encz) | outfitter,obchodník s konfekcí adj: Zdeněk Brož |
pipe fitter
(encz) | pipe fitter, |
profitted
(encz) | profitted, |
refitted
(encz) | refitted, |
retrofitted
(encz) | retrofitted, |
steamfitter
(encz) | steamfitter, |
survival of the fittest
(encz) | survival of the fittest,právo silnějšího |
Befitted
(gcide) | Befit \Be*fit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Befitting.]
To be suitable to; to suit; to become.
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That name best befits thee. --Milton.
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discomfitted
(gcide) | discomfited \discomfited\ discomfitted \discomfitted\adj.
1. thwarted; -- used especially of feelings of defeat and
discouragement.
Syn: baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted.
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2. same as discombobulated.
Syn: discombobulated.
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Fitted
(gcide) | Fit \Fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fitted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Fitting.]
1. To make fit or suitable; to adapt to the purpose intended;
to qualify; to put into a condition of readiness or
preparation.
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The time is fitted for the duty. --Burke.
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The very situation for which he was peculiarly
fitted by nature. --Macaulay.
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2. To bring to a required form and size; to shape aright; to
adapt to a model; to adjust; -- said especially of the
work of a carpenter, machinist, tailor, etc.
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The carpenter . . . marketh it out with a line; he
fitteth it with planes. --Is. xliv.
13.
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3. To supply with something that is suitable or fit, or that
is shaped and adjusted to the use required.
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No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves.
--Shak.
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4. To be suitable to; to answer the requirements of; to be
correctly shaped and adjusted to; as, if the coat fits
you, put it on.
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That's a bountiful answer that fits all questions.
--Shak.
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That time best fits the work. --Shak.
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To fit out, to supply with necessaries or means; to
furnish; to equip; as, to fit out a privateer.
To fit up, to furnish with things suitable; to make proper
for the reception or use of any person; to prepare; as, to
fit up a room for a guest.
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fitted out
(gcide) | fitted out \fitted out\ adj.
same as outfitted, 1.
Syn: outfitted.
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fitted out outfitted
(gcide) | furnished \furnished\ adj.
provided with necessary furnishings; -- used especially of
rented apartments having furniture included in the rental
price; as, a furnished apartment. Opposite of unfurnished.
[Narrower terms: stocked, stocked with ; {appointed;
{well-appointed, well-found ; {fitted out, outfitted ]
Syn: equipped.
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fitted to the meridian of
(gcide) | Meridian \Me*rid"i*an\, n. [F. m['e]ridien. See Meridian, a.]
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1. Midday; noon.
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2. Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or
the like; culmination.
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I have touched the highest point of all my
greatness,
And from that full meridian of my glory
I haste now to my setting. --Shak.
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3. (Astron.) A great circle of the sphere passing through the
poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place. It
is crossed by the sun at midday.
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4. (Geog.) A great circle on the surface of the earth,
passing through the poles and any given place; also, the
half of such a circle included between the poles.
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Note: The planes of the geographical and astronomical
meridians coincide. Meridians, on a map or globe, are
lines drawn at certain intervals due north and south,
or in the direction of the poles.
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Calculated for the meridian of, or {fitted to the meridian
of}, or adapted to the meridian of, suited to the local
circumstances, capabilities, or special requirements of.
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All other knowledge merely serves the concerns of
this life, and is fitted to the meridian thereof.
--Sir M. Hale.
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First meridian or prime meridian, the meridian from which
longitudes are reckoned. The meridian of Greenwich is the
one commonly employed in calculations of longitude by
geographers, and in actual practice, although in various
countries other and different meridians, chiefly those
which pass through the capitals of the countries, are
occasionally used; as, in France, the meridian of Paris;
in the United States, the meridian of Washington, etc.
Guide meridian (Public Land Survey), a line, marked by
monuments, running North and South through a section of
country between other more carefully established meridians
called principal meridians, used for reference in
surveying. [U.S.]
Magnetic meridian, a great circle, passing through the
zenith and coinciding in direction with the magnetic
needle, or a line on the earth's surface having the same
direction.
Meridian circle (Astron.), an instrument consisting of a
telescope attached to a large graduated circle and so
mounted that the telescope revolves like the transit
instrument in a meridian plane. By it the right ascension
and the declination of a star may be measured in a single
observation.
Meridian instrument (Astron.), any astronomical instrument
having a telescope that rotates in a meridian plane.
Meridian of a globe, or Brass meridian, a graduated
circular ring of brass, in which the artificial globe is
suspended and revolves.
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Fittedness
(gcide) | Fittedness \Fit"ted*ness\, n.
The state or quality of being fitted; adaptation. [Obs.]
--Dr. H. More.
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Fitter
(gcide) | Fit \Fit\, a. [Compar. Fitter (f[i^]t"t[~e]r); superl.
Fittest (f[i^]t"t[e^]st).] [OE. fit, fyt; cf. E. feat neat,
elegant, well made, or icel. fitja to web, knit, OD. vitten
to suit, square, Goth. f[=e]tjan to adorn. [root]77.]
1. Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable by nature
or by art; suited by character, qualities, circumstances,
education, etc.; qualified; competent; worthy.
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That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified
in. --Shak.
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Fit audience find, though few. --Milton.
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2. Prepared; ready. [Obs.]
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So fit to shoot, she singled forth among
her foes who first her quarry's strength should
feel. --Fairfax.
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3. Conformed to a standart of duty, properiety, or taste;
convenient; meet; becoming; proper.
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Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked? --Job
xxxiv. 18.
Syn: Suitable; proper; appropriate; meet; becoming;
expedient; congruous; correspondent; apposite; apt;
adapted; prepared; qualified; competent; adequate.
[1913 Webster]Fitter \Fit"ter\, n.
1. One who fits or makes to fit; esp.:
(a) One who tries on, and adjusts, articles of dress.
(b) One who fits or adjusts the different parts of
machinery to each other.
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2. A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of
a coal pit and the shipper. [Eng.] --Simmonds.
[1913 Webster]Fitter \Fit"ter\, n.
A little piece; a flitter; a flinder. [Obs.]
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Where's the Frenchman? Alas, he's all fitters. --Beau.
& Fl.
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Fittest
(gcide) | Fit \Fit\, a. [Compar. Fitter (f[i^]t"t[~e]r); superl.
Fittest (f[i^]t"t[e^]st).] [OE. fit, fyt; cf. E. feat neat,
elegant, well made, or icel. fitja to web, knit, OD. vitten
to suit, square, Goth. f[=e]tjan to adorn. [root]77.]
1. Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable by nature
or by art; suited by character, qualities, circumstances,
education, etc.; qualified; competent; worthy.
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That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified
in. --Shak.
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Fit audience find, though few. --Milton.
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2. Prepared; ready. [Obs.]
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So fit to shoot, she singled forth among
her foes who first her quarry's strength should
feel. --Fairfax.
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3. Conformed to a standart of duty, properiety, or taste;
convenient; meet; becoming; proper.
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Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked? --Job
xxxiv. 18.
Syn: Suitable; proper; appropriate; meet; becoming;
expedient; congruous; correspondent; apposite; apt;
adapted; prepared; qualified; competent; adequate.
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outfitted
(gcide) | outfitted \outfitted\ adj.
1. furnished with essential equipment for a particular
occupation or undertaking occupation; as, a well-outfitted
expedition to the South Pole.
Syn: fitted out.
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2. Equipped with appropriate wearing apparel and accessories;
as, children properly outfitted for school.
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Outfitter
(gcide) | Outfitter \Out"fit`ter\, n.
One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a
business.
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Pipe fitter
(gcide) | Pipe \Pipe\, n. [AS. p[imac]pe, probably fr. L. pipare, pipire,
to chirp; of imitative origin. Cf. Peep, Pibroch,
Fife.]
1. A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes
of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces
musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pipe; the pipe of an
organ. "Tunable as sylvan pipe." --Milton.
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Now had he rather hear the tabor and the pipe.
--Shak.
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2. Any long tube or hollow body of wood, metal, earthenware,
or the like: especially, one used as a conductor of water,
steam, gas, etc.
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3. A small bowl with a hollow stem, -- used in smoking
tobacco, and, sometimes, other substances.
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4. A passageway for the air in speaking and breathing; the
windpipe, or one of its divisions.
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5. The key or sound of the voice. [R.] --Shak.
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6. The peeping whistle, call, or note of a bird.
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The earliest pipe of half-awakened birds.
--Tennyson.
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7. pl. The bagpipe; as, the pipes of Lucknow.
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8. (Mining) An elongated body or vein of ore.
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9. A roll formerly used in the English exchequer, otherwise
called the Great Roll, on which were taken down the
accounts of debts to the king; -- so called because put
together like a pipe. --Mozley & W.
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10. (Naut.) A boatswain's whistle, used to call the crew to
their duties; also, the sound of it.
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11. [Cf. F. pipe, fr. pipe a wind instrument, a tube, fr. L.
pipare to chirp. See Etymol. above.] A cask usually
containing two hogsheads, or 126 wine gallons; also, the
quantity which it contains.
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Pipe fitter, one who fits pipes together, or applies pipes,
as to an engine or a building.
Pipe fitting, a piece, as a coupling, an elbow, a valve,
etc., used for connecting lengths of pipe or as accessory
to a pipe.
Pipe office, an ancient office in the Court of Exchequer,
in which the clerk of the pipe made out leases of crown
lands, accounts of cheriffs, etc. [Eng.]
Pipe tree (Bot.), the lilac and the mock orange; -- so
called because their were formerly used to make pipe
stems; -- called also pipe privet.
Pipe wrench, or Pipe tongs, a jawed tool for gripping a
pipe, in turning or holding it.
To smoke the pipe of peace, to smoke from the same pipe in
token of amity or preparatory to making a treaty of peace,
-- a custom of the American Indians.
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Steam fitter
(gcide) | Steam \Steam\ (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS.
ste['a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps
originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf.
Gr. sty`ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.]
1. The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted
when heated to the boiling point; water in the state of
vapor; gaseous water.
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2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so
called in popular usage.
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3. Any exhalation. "A steam of rich, distilled perfumes."
--Milton.
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Dry steam, steam which does not contain water held in
suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to
superheated steam.
Exhaust steam. See under Exhaust.
High steam, or High-pressure steam, steam of which the
pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere.
Low steam, or Low-pressure steam, steam of which the
pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above,
that of the atmosphere.
Saturated steam, steam at the temperature of the boiling
point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also
applied to wet steam.
Superheated steam, steam heated to a temperature higher
than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It
can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water,
and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged
steam}, anhydrous steam, and steam gas.
Wet steam, steam which contains water held in suspension
mechanically; -- called also misty steam.
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Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to
denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived
from steam, in distinction from other sources of power;
as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or
steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam
heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc.
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Steam blower.
(a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet
or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire.
(b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.
Steam boiler, a boiler for producing steam. See Boiler,
3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the
boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues,
which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler,
enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and
through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which
delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the
dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g
the safety valve; hthe water gauge.
Steam car, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a
locomotive.
Steam carriage, a carriage upon wheels moved on common
roads by steam.
Steam casing. See Steam jacket, under Jacket.
Steam chest, the box or chamber from which steam is
distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump,
etc., and which usually contains one or more valves; --
called also valve chest, and valve box. See Illust. of
Slide valve, under Slide.
Steam chimney, an annular chamber around the chimney of a
boiler furnace, for drying steam.
Steam coil, a coil of pipe, or a collection of connected
pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying,
etc.
Steam colors (Calico Printing), colors in which the
chemical reaction fixing the coloring matter in the fiber
is produced by steam.
Steam cylinder, the cylinder of a steam engine, which
contains the piston. See Illust. of Slide valve, under
Slide.
Steam dome (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the
boiler, from which steam is conducted to the engine. See
Illust. of Steam boiler, above.
Steam fire engine, a fire engine consisting of a steam
boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine,
combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by
horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling.
Steam fitter, a fitter of steam pipes.
Steam fitting, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter;
also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.
Steam gas. See Superheated steam, above.
Steam gauge, an instrument for indicating the pressure of
the steam in a boiler. The mercurial steam gauge is a
bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which
is connected with the boiler while the other is open to
the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the
mercury in the long limb of the tube to a height
proportioned to that pressure. A more common form,
especially for high pressures, consists of a spring
pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer
of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube,
closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to
straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or
a mass of confined air, etc.
Steam gun, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles
may be thrown by the elastic force of steam.
Steam hammer, a hammer for forging, which is worked
directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided
vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder
located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as
Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is
attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the
piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end
of the cylinder.
Steam heater.
(a) A radiator heated by steam.
(b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator,
piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam.
Steam jacket. See under Jacket.
Steam packet, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and
running periodically between certain ports.
Steam pipe, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a
pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine.
Steam plow or Steam plough, a plow, or gang of plows,
moved by a steam engine.
Steam port, an opening for steam to pass through, as from
the steam chest into the cylinder.
Steam power, the force or energy of steam applied to
produce results; power derived from a steam engine.
Steam propeller. See Propeller.
Steam pump, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is
usually direct-acting.
Steam room (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above
the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam.
Steam table, a table on which are dishes heated by steam
for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel,
restaurant, etc.
Steam trap, a self-acting device by means of which water
that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will
be discharged without permitting steam to escape.
Steam tug, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling
ships.
Steam vessel, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or
steamship; a steamer.
Steam whistle, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as
of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly
discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a
warning or a signal. The steam issues from a narrow
annular orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or
hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it,
and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a
common whistle.
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Survival of the fittest
(gcide) | Survival \Sur*viv"al\, n. [From Survive.]
1. A living or continuing longer than, or beyond the
existence of, another person, thing, or event; an
outliving.
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2. (Arhaeol. & Ethnol.) Any habit, usage, or belief,
remaining from ancient times, the origin of which is often
unknown, or imperfectly known.
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The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the
study of manners and customs. --Tylor.
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Survival of the fittest. (Biol.) See Natural selection,
under Natural.
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Undiscomfitted
(gcide) | Undiscomfitted \Undiscomfitted\
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Unfitted
(gcide) | Unfitted \Unfitted\
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fitted
(wn) | fitted
adj 1: being the right size and shape to fit as desired; "a
fitted overcoat"; "he quickly assembled the fitted
pieces" |
fitted out
(wn) | fitted out
adj 1: prepared with proper equipment; "equipped for service in
the Arctic" [syn: equipped, fitted out(p)]
2: furnished with essential equipment for a particular
occupation or undertaking occupation; "a well outfitted
expedition to the South Pole" [syn: fitted out,
outfitted] |
fitted sheet
(wn) | fitted sheet
n 1: a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a
particular mattress [syn: fitted sheet, contour sheet] |
fitter
(wn) | fitter
adj 1: improved in health or physical condition [syn: fitter,
healthier]
n 1: someone who fits a garment to a particular person |
gas fitter
(wn) | gas fitter
n 1: a workman who installs and repairs gas fixtures and
appliances |
jean lafitte
(wn) | Jean Lafitte
n 1: French pirate who aided the United States in the War of
1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes
(1780-1826) [syn: Laffite, Lafitte, Jean Laffite,
Jean Lafitte] |
lafitte
(wn) | Lafitte
n 1: French pirate who aided the United States in the War of
1812 and received an official pardon for his crimes
(1780-1826) [syn: Laffite, Lafitte, Jean Laffite,
Jean Lafitte] |
outfitted
(wn) | outfitted
adj 1: furnished with essential equipment for a particular
occupation or undertaking occupation; "a well outfitted
expedition to the South Pole" [syn: fitted out,
outfitted]
2: equipped with appropriate wearing apparel and accessories;
"children properly outfitted for school"; "equipt in
the...national dress of the Scottish people"- Sir Walter
Scott |
outfitter
(wn) | outfitter
n 1: someone who sells men's clothes
2: a shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose; "an
outfitter provided everything needed for the safari" |
pipe fitter
(wn) | pipe fitter
n 1: a craftsman who installs and repairs pipes and fixtures and
appliances [syn: plumber, pipe fitter] |
steamfitter
(wn) | steamfitter
n 1: a craftsman who installs and maintains equipment for
ventilating or heating or refrigerating |
survival of the fittest
(wn) | survival of the fittest
n 1: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms
best adapted to the environment [syn: survival, {survival
of the fittest}, natural selection, selection] |
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