FUST

Etymology 1

Noun

fust (plural fusts)

A strong musty smell; mustiness.

(architecture) The shaft (main body) of a column.

Verb

fust (third-person singular simple present fusts, present participle fusting, simple past and past participle fusted)

(intransitive, obsolete) To turn mouldy, to decay.

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

Etymology 2

Noun

fust (plural fusts)

(watercraft, historical) A type of small galley.

Etymology 3

Adjective

fust (not comparable)

Nonstandard form of first.

Adverb

fust (not comparable)

Nonstandard form of first.

Anagrams

• STFU, UTFs

Source: Wiktionary


Fust, n. Etym: [OF. fust, F. f, fr. L. fustis stick staff.] (Arch.)

Definition: The shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster. Gwilt.

Fust, n. Etym: [OF. fust cask, F. f cask, taste or smell of the caak, fustiness, cf. sentir le f to taste of the cask. See 1st Fust.]

Definition: A strong, musty smell; mustiness.

Fust, v. i.

Definition: To become moldy; to smell ill. [Obs.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

29 May 2025

CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

coffee icon