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close´-fist´ed|ness — close fist|ed «KLOHS FIHS tihd», adjective. stingy; miserly; penurious. –close´ fist´ed|ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
close-fist — … Useful english dictionary
close-fisted — close fist|ed [ ,klous fıstəd ] adjective INFORMAL not willing to spend your money or give any to anyone: STINGY … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
close-fisted — close fistˈed or close handˈed adjective Penurious, covetous • • • Main Entry: ↑close … Useful english dictionary
close-handed — close fistˈed or close handˈed adjective Penurious, covetous • • • Main Entry: ↑close … Useful english dictionary
close-fisted — close fist·ed (klōsʹfĭsʹtĭd) adj. Tightfisted; stingy. * * * … Universalium
fist — [fıst] n [: Old English; Origin: fyst] 1.) the hand when it is tightly closed, so that the fingers are curled in towards the ↑palm. People close their hand in a fist when they are angry or are going to hit someone ▪ She held the money tightly in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
close — close1 [klōs] adj. closer, closest [ME clos < OFr < L clausus, pp. of claudere (see CLOSE2); senses under II from notion “with spaces or intervals closed up”] I denoting the fact or state of being closed or confined 1. shut; not open 2.… … English World dictionary
fist — [ fıst ] noun count ** your hand when your fingers are closed tightly: He banged the table with his fist. clench your fist (=squeeze your fingers closed): She was clenching her fists with the pain. => CLOSE FISTED, HAND1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Fist of the Blue Sky — Infobox animanga/Header name = Fist of the Blue Sky caption = Volume 1 cover ja name = 蒼天の拳 ja name trans = Sōten no Ken genre = Historical fiction, Action, DramaInfobox animanga/Manga title = author = Tetsuo Hara, Nobuhiko Horie publisher =… … Wikipedia
