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fight-or-flight reaction
fighter
fighter-bomber
fighting chair
fighting chance
fighting cock
fighting fish
figment
figural
figurant
figurante
figuration
figurative
figure
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figure eight descender
figure-hugging
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figural
fig·ur·al [ fíggyərəl ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
arts 
Same as  figurative (sense 2)

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