fisc
- n a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse
fiscal policy
- n a government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing)
fischer
- n German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945)
- n German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919)
- n United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943)
fish
- n any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
the shark is a large fish
in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish - n the flesh of fish used as food
in Japan most fish is eaten raw
after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat
they have a chef who specializes in fish - n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces
- n the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20
- v seek indirectly
fish for compliments - v catch or try to catch fish or shellfish
I like to go fishing on weekends
fish-fly
- n similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait
fish-liver oil
- n a fatty oil obtained from the livers of various fish