| 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. |
display exhibit showing | something shown to the public, the museum had many exhibits of oriental art |
| 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) |
| consumer goods | goods (as food or clothing) intended for direct use or consumption |
drygoods soft goods | textiles or clothing and related merchandise |
durables durable goods consumer durables | consumer goods that are not destroyed by use |
| fancy goods | goods that are chiefly ornamental |
| packaged goods | groceries that are packaged for sale |
| sporting goods | sports equipment sold as a commodity |
white goods household linen | drygoods for household use that are typically made of white cloth |
| white goods | large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing machines etc.) that are typically finished in white enamel |
yard goods piece goods | merchandise in the form of fabrics sold by the yard |
| 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 |
| bill of goods | a consignment of merchandise |
| 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 |
| bill of goods | communication (written or spoken) that persuades someone to accept something untrue or undesirable, they tried to sell me a bill of goods about a secondhand car |
| exhibit | an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence |
fair deal square deal | fair treatment |
canned food canned foods canned goods tinned goods | food preserved by canning |
| baked goods | foods (like breads and cakes and pastries) that are cooked in an oven |
produce green goods green groceries garden truck | fresh fruits and vegetable grown for the market |
| 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 |
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 |
fair weather sunshine temperateness | moderate weather, suitable for outdoor activities |
meadow saxifrage fair-maids-of-France Saxifraga granulata | rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers, Europe |
worldly possessions worldly belongings worldly goods | all the property that someone possess, he left all his worldly possessions to his daughter |
consumption economic consumption usance use use of goods and services | (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing, the consumption of energy has increased steadily |
| get the goods | discover some bad or hidden information about, She got the goods on her co-worker after reading his e-mail |
| fair | join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly |
parade exhibit march | walk ostentatiously, She parades her new husband around town |
expose exhibit display | to show, make visible or apparent, The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month, Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?, National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship |
show demo exhibit present demonstrate | give an exhibition of to an interested audience, She shows her dogs frequently, We will demo the new software in Washington |
succeed win come through bring home the bacon deliver the goods | attain success or reach a desired goal, The enterprise succeeded, We succeeded in getting tickets to the show, she struggled to overcome her handicap and won |
| exhibit | show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill, he exhibits a great talent |
bonny bonnie comely fair sightly | very pleasing to the eye, my bonny lass, there's a bonny bay beyond, a comely face, young fair maidens |