fist

Plural: fists

Noun

a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
A hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.
The pointing hand symbol ☞.
The characteristic signaling rhythm of an individual telegraph or CW operator when sending Morse code.
A person's characteristic handwriting.
A group of men.
The talons of a bird of prey.
An attempt at something.
The act of breaking wind; fise.
A puffball.

Verb

Verb Forms: fisted, fisting, fists

To strike or hit with a clenched hand.
To strike with the fist.
To close (the hand) into a fist.
To grip with a fist.
To fist-fuck.
To stomp, to utterly defeat
To break wind.

Examples

He wanted to FIST the table in frustration after drawing only vowels for three turns.
The boxer's fists rained down on his opponent in the last round.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English fist, from Old English fȳst (“fist”), from Proto-West Germanic *fūsti, of uncertain origin. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fääste (“fist”), West Frisian fûst (“fist”), Dutch vuist (“fist”), German Low German Fuust (“fist”), German Faust (“fist”). More at five.

Synonyms

clenched fist, bunch of fives, ductus, fist-size, nief

Scrabble Score: 7

fist: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
fist: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
fist: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

fist: valid Words With Friends Word