Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fust

/fʌst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
fust
IPA
/fʌst/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The shaft (main body) of a column.

verb

To turn mouldy, to decay.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

Of wine: to acquire an undesirable musty or woody taste from the cask in which it is stored.

Intransitive verb

noun

A type of small galley.

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Etymology

From Middle English fust, from Old French fust (“wood; bole, tree trunk”) (modern French fût), from Latin fūstis (“knobbed stick, cudgel, club”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰew- (“to hit”) or *gʷʰen- (“to strike; to kill, slay”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: fust, fūstis, *bʰew-, fusta

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fʌst/
  • British English: /fʌst/

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce fust?
The recorded pronunciation is /fʌst/.
What does fust mean?
A strong musty smell; mustiness.
Where does fust come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fust

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