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to fair

1 9.9
To join parts so their surfaces form a smooth line
  • verb
  • /fɛr/
  • Specialized
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  • He may fair a bit better.

Examples

  • - Let us see how Marcus fairs, shall we?

  • And folks with that kind of imagination, I bet, could fair well if they stayed honest.

  • "It's faired up nicely," he said.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • And may fair.

  • I'm sure they didn't fair any better against Lord de Gurney either.

  • Very smart move, fairing to fairing in the chicane.

  • Speaking as someone who is a medieval reenactor (no, not Renn fairs - living history!),

    Blog text (24)
  • Oh, l'll find 'em, Colleen... providin' you'll hie me fine nephew to fair Florida.

  • The carpenter faired the edges of the wooden boards to ensure a smooth fit.

  • She faired the model's surface to achieve a sleek and polished look.

Synonyms

to even
vsto fair
22 2.5

To make something level or smooth

prefers shaping parts to blend into curves rather than making them flat
to even out
vsto fair
18 3.4

To make a surface, amount, or relationship level by removing differences

focuses on blending adjacent parts so their outer surfaces form a continuous curve
to round off
vsto fair
3.8

To make a sharp edge or corner smooth and curved

is about joining parts so external surfaces blend into one curve

Idioms

fair and square
  • Informal
34 3.3

In a just and honest way that follows the rules

1 6.9

Medium quality, neither very good nor very bad

the fair sex
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Women that older writers treat as delicate and needing protection

stern but fair
  • Informal
1 4.6

Strict and just when dealing with people

A fair chance to take part or succeed

An even chance for everyone to take part

9.9

An equal chance to take part or benefit

To ask for everyone to have an equal chance

An equal chance to be treated the same as others

Demanding that people follow rules while treating everyone the same

Phrasal Verbs

23 2.3

Act honestly and follow the rules in a game or situation

Compounds

144 3.0

An event where people sell handmade things like jewelry and pottery

39 5.2

An easy target for people to criticize or attack

Vanity Fair
  • Literature
31 2.8

A magazine about celebrity news, fashion, and current events

16 3.0

Honest behavior that treats everyone the same and follows the rules in sport or competition

fair shake
  • Informal
16 6.0

An equal chance to succeed and be treated the same as others

fair hearing
  • Formal
12 5.3

A chance to tell your side to a court or official before a decision

12 2.4

A good but not certain chance of success

fair use
  • Specialized
12 3.9

The right to use small parts of someone else's work without permission for teaching, news, or criticism

11 3.2

A way of buying and selling that gives better pay and rights to farmers and workers

10 2.8

Treatment that is just and equal for everyone

6 1.2

An event where books are shown and sold to encourage reading

2 5.6

A person who helps only when things are good and leaves during problems

1 1.3

Nice dry conditions good for outdoor activities

A person other people like more and treat better

fair ball
  • Specialized
1 3.9

A ball hit by the batter that lands between the foul lines and is in play

fair catch
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A player signals and catches a punt without running and cannot be tackled

Light skin that often burns easily in the sun

fair sex
  • Archaic
1 9.9

An old polite phrase for women that shows admiration

fair-weather fan
  • Informal
1 7.4

A person who supports a team only when it is winning

1 2.3

A yearly event with rides, food, and games

A situation where everyone has an equal chance and no one has unfair advantages

fair copy
  • Specialized
6.2

A clean final version of a document with all corrections

fair do
  • UK
9.9

It is right to give someone credit for what they did

5.2

Part of a baseball field between the first and third base lines where a hit ball is in play

A small European plant with a circle of low leaves and clusters of white star-shaped flowers

7.8

Former US law that let manufacturers require shops to sell goods at a minimum price

fair-trade agreement
  • Specialized
5.7

A deal where a maker tells stores not to sell a branded product below a fixed price

vanity fair
  • Literature
9.9

A social world where people focus on appearance and money

How Smooth

polish
81 2.7
to fair
  • Specialized
1 9.9
to shape
299 2.0
rough-cut
  • Specialized
4.9

Surface Forms

fair infinitive
fairing present participle
fairs third person singular
fared past
fared past participle

Etymology

Fair as a verb meaning 'to make smooth' comes from the adjective meaning 'even' or 'beautiful', so to fair two surfaces is to smooth and blend them into one continuous line.