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fist

/fɪst/noun1 syllable

Fist means: a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting).

Synonyms for fist6

noun, as in a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

clenched fist

also used for fist

manicule, nief, bunch of fives, fist-size, ductus

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What does fist mean?1

noun

1

a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fist?19

one syllable

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three syllables

coexist
Show 40 near rhymes
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Fist in a sentence

  • The baby stared, and thrust his fist into his mouth.Hybrid
  • She was mousy and frail, but she ran the office with an iron fist.Eccles17
  • With his fist, he knocked out my teeth.Nuel
  • You struck the wall with your fist, didn't you?Amastan
  • You struck the wall with your fists, didn't you?Amastan
  • The stockholders are making money hand over fist.CK
  • The speaker banged the table with his fist.Joseph
  • The new restaurant was making the owners money hand over fist.CM

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Forms of fist

as a noun

plural
fists