fist

Meanings

Plural: fists

Noun

a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.
The pointing hand symbol ☞.
The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.
A person's characteristic handwriting.
A group of men.
The talons of a bird of prey.
An attempt at something.
The act of breaking wind; fise.
A puffball.

Verb

To strike with the fist.
To close (the hand) into a fist.
To grip with a fist.
To fist-fuck.
To stomp, to utterly defeat
To break wind.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fist, from Old English fȳst (“fist”), from Proto-West Germanic *fūsti, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fääste (“fist”), West Frisian fûst (“fist”), Dutch vuist (“fist”), German Low German Fuust (“fist”), German Faust (“fist”). More at five.

Synonyms

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

Scrabble Score: 7

fist is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
fist is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fist is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

fist is a valid Words With Friends word