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Meanings of
fir
in English
Portuguese
pinheiro
Catalan
avet
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Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas.
fir tree
true fir
Portuguese
pinheiro
Usage of
fir
in English
1
Across the pond in the near distance loomed the dark
fir
trees.
2
The wood-pigeon in the
fir
trees could not be silent any longer.
3
Remains of
fir
and spruce trees have been found in the tropics.
4
As they moved forward, the maples gave way slowly to towering
fir
.
5
Thereafter and at last the thrush went to sleep in a
spruce
-
fir
.
6
The northern sky was amber and pale green over the
fir
tops.
7
Most of the way the trail was through heavy
fir
and sugar-pine.
8
The
fir
trees rustled softly, the moonbeams were dancing on the moss.
9
They climbed all the morning and they came to the
fir
woods.
10
The beams of our house are cedar and our rafters are
fir
.
11
I then gave the Ship a Yaw, and
fir
'd
a 4 Pounder.
12
ALVAREZ, ARTHUR C.: The strength of long seasoned Douglas
fir
and redwood.
13
West grasped an overhanging
fir
branch and swung himself over the ledge.
14
A splint of
fir
dug from the peat-bog was handed to him.
15
Your confession would be scarcely
fir
for the ears of these ladies.
16
Just around that
fir
grove should be the old home of Wishing-Brae.
Other examples for "fir"
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fir
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
young fir
green fir
dark fir
old fir
tall fir
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Translations for
fir
Portuguese
pinheiro
abeto
Catalan
avet
Fir
through the time
Fir
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common