fig
fig /f'ɪg/ (figs)
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A fig is a soft sweet fruit that grows in hot countries. It is full of tiny seeds and is often eaten dried.
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A fig or a fig tree is a tree on which figs grow.fig leaf (fig leaves)
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A fig leaf is a large leaf which comes from the fig tree. A fig leaf is sometimes used in painting and sculpture to cover the genitals of a naked body.
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People sometimes refer disapprovingly to something which is intended to hide or prevent an embarrassing situation as a fig leaf. (JOURNALISM)
This deal is little more than a fig leaf for the continued destruction of the landscape.
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A fig is a soft sweet fruit that grows in hot countries. It is full of tiny seeds and is often eaten dried.
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A fig or a fig tree is a tree on which figs grow.fig leaf (fig leaves)
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A fig leaf is a large leaf which comes from the fig tree. A fig leaf is sometimes used in painting and sculpture to cover the genitals of a naked body.
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People sometimes refer disapprovingly to something which is intended to hide or prevent an embarrassing situation as a fig leaf. (JOURNALISM)
This deal is little more than a fig leaf for the continued destruction of the landscape.