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Meaning of "fiddley" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FIDDLEY

fiddley  [ˈfɪdəlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIDDLEY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Fiddley is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIDDLEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of fiddley in the English dictionary

The definition of fiddley in the dictionary is the vertical space above a vessel's engine room extending into its stack, usually covered by an iron grating. Also applied to the framework around the opening itself.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIDDLEY


bactericidally
bækˌtɪərɪˈsaɪdəlɪ
bridally
ˈbraɪdəlɪ
conchoidally
kɒŋˈkɔɪdəlɪ
conoidally
kəʊˈnɔɪdəlɪ
cycloidally
saɪˈklɔɪdəlɪ
diddley
ˈdɪdəlɪ
fungicidally
ˌfʌndʒɪˈsaɪdəlɪ
herbicidally
ˌhɜːbɪˈsaɪdəlɪ
homicidally
ˌhɒmɪˈsaɪdəlɪ
insecticidally
ɪnˌsɛktɪˈsaɪdəlɪ
piddly
ˈpɪdəlɪ
pyramidally
pɪˈræmɪdəlɪ
rheumatoidally
ˌruːməˈtɔɪdəlɪ
septicidally
ˌsɛptɪˈsaɪdəlɪ
sinusoidally
ˌsaɪnəˈsɔɪdəlɪ
solenoidally
ˌsəʊləˈnɔɪdəlɪ
suicidally
ˌsuːɪˈsaɪdəlɪ
tidally
ˈtaɪdəlɪ
toroidally
tɔːˈrɔɪdəlɪ
trochoidally
trəʊˈkɔɪdəlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIDDLEY

fiddious
fiddle
fiddle pattern
fiddle-back
fiddle-de-dee
fiddle-faddle
fiddle-faddler
fiddledeedee
fiddlehead
fiddleneck
fiddler
fiddler crab
fiddlestick
fiddlesticks
fiddlesticks!
fiddlewood
fiddlier
fiddliest
fiddling
fiddly

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIDDLEY

alley
Ashley
bailey
Bentley
Bradley
Brindley
chance-medley
Dudley
Harley
hurley
ley
medley
podley
Ridley
Riley
Shipley
Stanley
the life of Riley
valley
Wesley

Synonyms and antonyms of fiddley in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «fiddley» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIDDLEY

Find out the translation of fiddley to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of fiddley from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «fiddley» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

fiddley
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de calderas
570 millions of speakers

English

fiddley
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

fiddley
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

fiddley
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

fiddley
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fiddley
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

fiddlewood
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fiddley
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Fiddlewood
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

fiddley
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

fiddley
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

fiddley
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Fiddlewood
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

fiddley
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

fiddlewood
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेललवुड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fiddlewood
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Grigliato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fiddley
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

fiddley
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fiddley
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

fiddley
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fiddley
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fiddley
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fiddley
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of fiddley

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIDDLEY»

The term «fiddley» is used very little and occupies the 152.203 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIDDLEY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about fiddley

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIDDLEY»

Discover the use of fiddley in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to fiddley and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Mawson's Last Survivor: The Story of Dr Alf Howard AM
When my work in the lab was completed I'd go to the fiddley to warm up. As there was no heating on the Discovery the fiddley, with its raised iron grating over the hatches above the engine and boiler rooms through which hot air escaped, was,  ...
Anna Bemrose, 2011
2
Treaties and Other International Agreements of the United ...
Fiddley, funnel, and ventilator coamings are to be as high above the deck as is reasonable and practicable. Fiddley openings are to have strong steel covers permanently attached in their proper positions. Rule XX. Machinery Space Openings ...
Charles Irving Bevans, 1968
3
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
(b) Coamings of any fiddley, funnel, or machinery space ventilators in an exposed position on the freeboard or superstructure deck shall be as high above the deck as is reasonable and practicable. Fiddley openings shall be fitted with strong ...
4
Ships and Memories: Merchant Seafarers in Canada's Age of Steam
Fiddley also refers to the trunkway leading to the grating. flag of convenience The flag of the country, usually not that of the owner's, in which a ship is registered. Registering outside the country of ownership is often done to escape taxes, ...
Eric W. Sager, 1993
5
Popular Science
In the corner between the upper deck and the fiddley there is a crane (10) on either side. The position of this has been moved out a little to allow the decks to lift off. The upright is a piece of ^4-in. dowel, set well into the deck. Around this at a ...
6
The Illustrated Truth About the Titanic:
I came up abovethe water, which barely threw me away at all, because I went down again against these fiddley gratings immediately abreast of the funnel overthe stoke hole to whichthis fiddley leads.Colonel Gracie, I believe,was sucked ...
Archibald Gracie, 1904
7
Getting Ready to Read
Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, Someone's in the kitchen I know-o-o-o Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah, Strummin' on the old banjo. And singing fee -fi-fiddley-i-o Fee-fi-fiddley-i-o-o-o-o Fee-fi-fiddley-i-o Strummin' on the old banjo.
Shirley B. Spriegel, 2004
8
All In A Lifetime
Wiping grease from my chin I decided to go and see what all the fuss was about. Emerging on deck I found a scene of utter confusion. Great belching clouds of flame and smoke were issuing from the engine room fiddley. A crowd had gathered ...
Leonard Protheroe, 2008
9
The Truth About The Titanic
came up above the water, which barely threw me away at all, because I went down again against these fiddley gratings immediately abreast of the funnel over the stoke hole to which this fiddley leads. Colonel Grade, I believe, was sucked ...
Archibald Gracie
10
The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional ...
fey | fiddley fey adjective effeminate us • He arched his shoulder and made a fey grimace of imitation.— John Clellon Holmes. Go, p. 7, 1952 • And there was such a peculiar charm about her, such afey-ish quality, that they never fought nor ...
Eric Partridge, Tom Dalzell, Terry Victor, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIDDLEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term fiddley is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fans motherboard molex
Adding the top fan on the top can be a bit fiddley as you have to pop out and remove some of the top fins to screw it into place then pop them ... «Tom's Hardware, Jul 15»
2
Del McCoury Band brings grammy-winning bluegrass to Meijer …
Washburn refrains: “Someone's in the kitchen with Dinah/ Strummin' on the ole banjo/ and singin' Fe-fi-fiddley-i-o.” Bela Fleck is best known for ... «The Rapidian, Jul 15»
3
Pinterest adds a buy button, sending stilettos to your door
... smartphones, a process that requires clicking through to an external website with “fiddley menus and a lot of data entry,” Silbermann said. «SFGate, Jun 15»
4
HOUSE ARREST: Empty house not a peaceful one
Of course that didn't work with the dining room chairs, which I believe I mentioned last week, but fiddley-dee, I'll worry about that tomorrow! «Clarksville Leaf Chronicle, Mar 15»
5
CES 2015: The Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 with new AnyPen technology
The AnyPen function proves very good for reaching small fiddley bits of the screen, especially for example when using the desktop function on ... «ComputerWeekly.com, Jan 15»
6
Historic Enrollment for Indiana State University
Fiddley grew up just miles from the campus in West Terre Haute. And says she's seen ... "Its definitely grown a lot and it has a lot of good majors," Fiddley said. «MyWabashValley, Aug 14»
7
9 facts you might not know about Sir Bruce Forsyth
Back on British TV, he narrated a cartoon about the "Fiddley Foodle Bim Bam Boodle Oo Diddley-Doodle Oodle Bird". Dennis Waterman voiced ... «Radio Times, Apr 14»
8
Gubernatorial update: Jason Carter about to hire a campaign …
"Oh fiddley-dee Miss Scarlett, don't y'all wuhry bout that snow, we'll git one da darkies to escort you to da gubner's mansion in his private ... «Atlanta Journal Constitution, Jan 14»
9
Brishen's Quinn Bachand has youthful vigour
“I play fiddle on some things, and there's some western swing which is more fiddley than jazzy. We also play traditional Gypsy tunes. What we ... «Straight.com, Dec 13»
10
Bacon and cheese croquettes
They are a little fiddley to make and I often have to add a little more flour to make them easier to form. Otherwise, tasty and great way to use up ingredients you ... «Taste.com.au, Jun 13»

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« EDUCALINGO. Fiddley [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/fiddley>. Apr 2024 ».
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