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s | fitting |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As a verb fitting is

.

As an adjective fitting is

ready, appropriate, or in keeping.

As a noun fitting is

a small detachable part of a device or machine.

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 ----

    fitting

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (ready) fittin', fittin

    Verb

    (head)
  • (informal, US, with infinitive) Ready, preparing.
    • I'm fitting to go home and sleep.
  • *

    • Synonyms

    * (ready) fixing to (see also going to)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Ready, appropriate, or in keeping
  • * {{quote-news, year=2011, date=December 10, author=David Ornstein, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Arsenal 1-0 Everton , passage=It was a fitting scoreline on the club's landmark anniversary, and appropriate that Van Persie should get the winner.}}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=June 26, author=Genevieve Koski, work=The Onion AV Club
    • , title= Music: Reviews: Justin Bieber: Believe , passage=And really, Michael Jackson is a more fitting aspiration for the similarly sexless would-be-former teen heartthrob, who’s compared himself to the late King Of Pop (perhaps a bit prematurely) on several occasions and sings in a Jackson-like croon over a sample of “We’ve Got A Good Thing Going” on Believe’s “Die In Your Arms.” }}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small detachable part of a device or machine.
  • The act of trying on clothes to inspect or adjust the fit.
  • (manufacturing) The process of applying craft methods such as skilled filing to the making and assembling of machines or other products.
  • (chiefly, British) Domestic moveable piece of furniture, which can be taken along when moving out, US furnishing..
    • the fittings of a church or study

    Derived terms

    * fitting room