Our search was fruitless; we could not find the lost book.
SYNONYM(S): abortive, futile, vain, ineffectual, unprofitable, empty, idle.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
fruit´less|ly — fruit|less «FROOT lihs», adjective. 1. having no results; useless; unsuccessful: »Our search was fruitless; we could not find the lost book. SYNONYM(S): abortive, futile, vain, ineffectual, unprofitable, empty, idle. 2. producing no fruit; barren … Useful english dictionary
fruit´less|ness — fruit|less «FROOT lihs», adjective. 1. having no results; useless; unsuccessful: »Our search was fruitless; we could not find the lost book. SYNONYM(S): abortive, futile, vain, ineffectual, unprofitable, empty, idle. 2. producing no fruit; barren … Useful english dictionary
fruit·less — … Useful english dictionary
fruit — fruit·age; fruit·ar·i·an; fruit; fruit·ed; fruit·er; fruit·er·er; fruit·er·ess; fruit·ery; fruit·ful; fruit·ful·ly; fruit·ful·ness; fruit·i·ness; fruit·less; fruit·let; jack·fruit; fruit·less·ly; fruit·less·ness; in·ter·fruit·ful·ness; … English syllables
less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… … English syllables
Fruit (slang) — Fruit and Fruit cake (as well as many variations) are slang Sexual s te. dyke.cite web first=Danny title=Strange Fruit publisher=Nighttours.com date=2007 url =http://www.nighttours.nl/amsterdam/gayguide/strange fruit.php accessdate=2007 11 15]… … Wikipedia
Fruit Basket Turnover — or Fruit Basket Upset, also known as Fruit Salad, Fruit Bowl, Fruits Basket [sic] and others is a children s game.Fruit Basket usually refers to a variation in which each fruit is associated with only one player, and the player in the centre must … Wikipedia
Fruit snack — is a processed snack food made from fruit, sugar, and/or other natural and artificial flavors and colors. Many fruit snacks are high in vitamin C. They tend to be more healthy than candy but less healthy than actual fruit. Fruit snacks are often… … Wikipedia
Fruit cocktail — is a dish made from diced fruit and syrup. It is generally sold in cans and is a staple of cafeterias. The use of the word cocktail in the name does not mean that the dish contains alcohol, but refers to the secondary definition An appetizer made … Wikipedia
Fruit syrup — as a food ingredient is usually a concentrated juice from a less expensive fruit (apple, pear, or pineapple) used to sweeten and extend the quantity of more expensive products, e.g. all fruit strawberry spread … Wikipedia
