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S vs Fid - What's the difference?

s | fid |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a noun fid is

(nautical) a pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used in sailing ships to open the strands of a rope before splicing compare marlinespike.

As a verb fid is

to support a topmast using a fid.

s

Translingual

{{Basic Latin character info, previous=r, next=t, image= (wikipedia s)

Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=··· , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    fid

    English

    (wikipedia fid)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used in sailing ships to open the strands of a rope before splicing. Compare marlinespike.
  • (nautical) A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the topmast (on a ship).
  • A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun.
  • A small thick piece of anything.
  • A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
  • A naval euphemism for "penis", derived from the similarity of each of the above to the male reproductive organ.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To support a topmast using a fid.

    • Anagrams

    * ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • food

    • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun)

    Derived terms

    * fidacem ----