fair

  1. Adjective.  (literary, _) Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
  2. Adjective.  Unblemished and innocent; clean and pure.
  3. Adjective.  Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also refers to blond hair.
  4. Adjective.  Just, equitable.
  5. Adjective.  Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
  6. Adjective.  (nautical) Favorable to a ship's course.
  7. Adjective.  (baseball) Between the baselines.
  8. Noun.  Something which is fair (in various senses of the adjective).
  9. Noun.  (obsolete) A woman, a member of the ‘fair sex’; also as a collective singular, women.
  10. Verb.  To smoothen or even a surface (especially a connection or junction on a surface).
  11. Verb.  To bring into perfect alignment (especially about rivet holes when connecting structural members).
  12. Verb.  To construct or design a structure whose primary function is to produce a smooth outline or reduce air drag or water resistance.
  13. Verb.  (obsolete) To make fair.
  14. Noun.  A community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements.
  15. Noun.  An event for public entertainment and trade, a market.
  16. Noun.  An event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business.

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