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   Fit·ting

   /ˈfidiNG/

   

   noun

   • 1. a small part on or attached to a piece of furniture or equipment: "the wooden fittings were made of walnut" Similar attachmentconnectioninstallationpartpiececomponentaccessoryfurnishingsfurnitureunitsfixturesfitmentsequipmentappointmentsaccoutrementsappurtenances
   • ▪ items, such as a stove or shelves, that are fixed in a building but can be removed when the owner moves: British "little remains of the house's Victorian fittings"
   • 2. the action of fitting something: "the fitting of new engines by the shipyard" Similar installationinstallinginstallputting infixingplacingsituating
   • ▪ the installing, assembling, and adjusting of machine parts: "the fitting of new engines by the shipyard" Similar installationinstallinginstallputting infixingplacingsituating
   • ▪ an occasion when one tries on a garment that is being made or altered: "she's coming tomorrow for a fitting"

   adjective

   • 1. suitable or appropriate under the circumstances; right or proper: "a fitting reward"
   • 2. fitted around or to something or someone in a specified way: "loose-fitting trousers"

   Derivatives

   • 1. fittingness noun

   Scrabble Points: 11

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