Fair
(superl.) Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection |
Fair
(superl.) Pleasing to the eye |
Fair
(superl.) Without a dark hue |
Fair
(superl.) Not overcast |
Fair
(superl.) Free from obstacles or hindrances |
Fair
(superl.) Without sudden change of direction or curvature |
Fair
(superl.) Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor |
Fair
(superl.) Pleasing |
Fair
(superl.) Distinct |
Fair
(superl.) Free from any marked characteristic |
Fair
(adv.) Clearly |
Fair
(n.) Fairness, beauty. |
Fair
(n.) A fair woman |
Fair
(n.) Good fortune |
Fair
(v. t.) To make fair or beautiful. |
Fair
(v. t.) To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's lines. |
Fair
(n.) A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade. |
Fair
(n.) A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object |
Fair
(n.) A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale |
Fair-haired
(a.) Having fair or light-colored hair. |
Fair-leader
(n.) A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging or for any rope. |
Fair-minded
(a.) Unprejudiced |
Fair-natured
(a.) Well-disposed. |
Fair-weather
(a.) Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances involving but little exposure or sacrifice |
Fair-weather
(a.) Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous |
Fair-world
(n.) State of prosperity. |
Set-fair
(n.) In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface. |
Weather
(n.) The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena |
Weather
(n.) Vicissitude of season |
Weather
(n.) Storm |
Weather
(n.) A light rain |
Weather
(v. t.) To expose to the air |
Weather
(v. t.) Hence, to sustain the trying effect of |
Weather
(v. t.) To sail or pass to the windward of |
Weather
(v. t.) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air. |
Weather
(v. i.) To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere |
Weather
(a.) Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee |
Weather-beaten
(a.) Beaten or harassed by the weather |
Weather-bit
(n.) A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without the bits. |
Weather-bitten
(a.) Eaten into, defaced, or worn, by exposure to the weather. |
Weather-board
(v. t.) To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order to exclude rain, snow, etc. |
Weather-bound
(a.) Kept in port or at anchor by storms |
Weather-driven
(a.) Driven by winds or storms |
Weather-fend
(v. t.) To defend from the weather |
| fair ball | (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field |
| fair catch | (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled |
| carnival fair funfair | a traveling show, having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. |
| fair trade | trade that is conducted legally |
| fair trade | trade that satisfies certain criteria on the supply chain of the goods involved, usually including fair payment for producers, often with other social and environmental considerations |
bazaar
fair | a sale of miscellany, often for charity, the church bazaar |
book fair
bookfair | bazaar at which books are sold or auctioned off in order to raise funds for a worthy cause |
| craft fair | a fair at which objects made by craftsmen are offered for sale |
| fair hearing | a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits) |
| foul-weather gear | protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather |
sheet tack mainsheet
weather sheet
shroud | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
weather deck
shelter deck | upper deck having no overhead protection from the weather, but sheltering the deck below |
weather map
weather chart | (meteorology) a map showing the principal meteorological elements at a given time and over an extended region |
| weather radar | radar that is able to detect clouds and precipitation |
weather satellite
meteorological satellite | a satellite that transmits frequent picture of the earth below |
| weather ship | an oceangoing vessel equipped to make meteorological observations |
weather strip
weatherstrip
weather stripping
weatherstripping | a narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold |
weathervane
weather vane
vane
wind vane | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure, rotates freely to show the direction of the wind |
watchfulness
vigilance
weather eye | vigilant attentiveness, he keeps a weather eye open for trouble |
| vanity fair | a vain and frivolous lifestyle especially in large cities |
fair chance
sporting chance | a reasonable probability of success |
| fair use | the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties |
fairness
fair-mindedness
candor
candour | ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty |
| fair copy | a clean copy of a corrected draft |
| fair-trade agreement | an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer |
| fair-trade act | formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from priceutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise, eliminated by the United States Congress in |
meteorology
weather forecasting | predicting what the weather will be |
weather forecast
weather outlook | a forecast of the weather |
fair deal
square deal | fair treatment |
| National Weather Service | the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps |
| weather bureau | an administrative unit responsible for gathering and interpreting meteorological data for weather study and forecasts |
| fair | a competitive exhibition of farm products, she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair |
book fair
bookfair | fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books |
| fair | gathering of producers to promote business, world fair, trade fair, book fair |
womanhood
woman
fair sex | women as a class, it's an insult to American womanhood, woman is the glory of creation, the fair sex gathered on the veranda |
meteorological observation post
weather station | one of a network of observation posts where meteorological data is recorded |
prey
quarry
target
fair game | a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence, he fell prey to muggers, everyone was fair game, the target of a manhunt |
weatherman
weather forecaster | predicts the weather |
| cold weather | a period of unusually cold weather |
fair weather
sunshine temperateness | moderate weather, suitable for outdoor activities |
| hot weather | a period of unusually high temperatures |
weather
weather condition
conditions
atmospheric condition | the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation, they were hoping for good weather, every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception, the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow |
meadow saxifrage
fair-maids-of-France
Saxifraga granulata | rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers, Europe |
to windward
windward side
weatherboard
weather side | the side toward the wind |
| good weather | weather suitable for outdoor activities |
bad weather
inclemency
inclementness | weather unsuitable for outdoor activities |
| raw weather | unpleasantly cold and damp weather |
| weather | change under the action or influence of the weather, A weathered old hut |
| fair | join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly |
| weather | sail to the windward of |