Definitions for fairing
fairing
fair·ing
Spelling: [fair-ing]
IPA: /ˈfɛər ɪŋ/
Fairing is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.
You can make 124 anagrams from letters in fairing (afgiinr).
Definitions for fairing
noun
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a structure on the exterior of an aircraft or boat, for reducing drag.
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a structure, as a rigid, transparent, plastic sheet, at the front of a motorcycle, bicycle, etc., for deflecting wind and rain.
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Archaic. something that is fair.
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Archaic.
a woman.
a beloved woman.
Idioms
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bid fair, to seem likely:
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fair and square,
honestly; justly; straightforwardly:
honest; just; straightforward:
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fair to middling, Informal. only tolerably good; so-so.
adverb
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in a fair manner:
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straight; directly, as in aiming or hitting:
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favorably; auspiciously.
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British, Australian. entirely; completely; quite:
adjective
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free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice:
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legitimately sought, pursued, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules:
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moderately large; ample:
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neither excellent nor poor; moderately or tolerably good:
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marked by favoring conditions; likely; promising:
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Meteorology.
(of the sky) bright; sunny; cloudless to half-cloudy.
(of the weather) fine; with no prospect of rain, snow, or hail; not stormy.
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Nautical. (of a wind or tide) tending to aid the progress of a vessel.
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unobstructed; not blocked up:
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without irregularity or unevenness:
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free from blemish, imperfection, or anything that impairs the appearance, quality, or character:
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easy to read; clear:
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of a light hue; not dark:
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pleasing in appearance; attractive:
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seemingly good or sincere but not really so:
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courteous; civil:
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Medicine/Medical. (of a patient's condition) having stable and normal vital signs and other favorable indicators, as appetite and mobility, but being in some discomfort and having the possibility of a worsening state.
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Dialect. scarcely; barely:
Verb phrases
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fair off/up, South Midland and Southern U.S. (of the weather) to clear:
verb (used with object)
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to make the connection or junction of (surfaces) smooth and even.
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Shipbuilding.
to draw and adjust (the lines of a hull being designed) to produce regular surfaces of the correct form.
to adjust the form of (a frame or templet) in accordance with a design, or cause it to conform to the general form of a hull.
to restore (a bent plate or structural member) to its original form.
to align (the frames of a vessel under construction) in proper position.
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to bring (rivet holes in connecting structural members) into perfect alignment.
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Obsolete. to make fair.
Origin of fairing
First recorded in 1910-15; fair1 + -ing1
Examples for fairing
It was fairing himself who saw this deed which saved Kathleen's life.
Because right now, in this economy, no one who is in office is fairing particularly well.
Why, you know it is fair day, and you promised Bessie that you would buy her a fairing,—to say nothing of me.
Yet, no matter how you may be fairing, you must not look for help from me, for only today I burned my left hand with the iron!
Approaching from this angle, the structures of the fairing were between him and the fire.
But you must promise me, on your life, on your soul, to keep my fairing a close secret.
This had to be part of the ridge wall of the valley in which lay the buildings of the fairing.
This so well pleased the knight, that he promised to give him any fairing he might ask for.
When they parted, Burns paid Clark his wages in full, gave him a written character, and a shilling for a fairing.
Ross skirted the clamoring barrier of salkars and headed for the fairing.