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Showing words for FASTING using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Fasting

fasting

6 Letter Words for Fasting

fagins, faints, fating, fiants, gainst, giants, gisant, safing, sating, tangis

5 Letter Words for Fasting

agist, angst, antis, ating, fagin, fains, faint, faits, fangs, fanit, fasti, fiant, fiats, gains, gaist, gaits, gants, giant, gifts, gnast, gnats, naifs, saint, sanit, satin, signa, snift, staig, stain, stang, sting, taigs, tains, tangi, tangs, tiang, tings

4 Letter Words for Fasting

agin, agit, agni, agst, ains, aint, aits, anis, ansi, anti, ants, asin, atis, fags, fain, fait, fang, fans, fant, fast, fats, fiat, figs, fins, fist, fits, gain, gait, gant, gast, gats, gift, gins, gist, gits, gnat, inga, inst, inta, isnt, itas, nagi, nags, naif, naig, nais, nasi, nast, nats, ngai, nist, nits, saft, sain, sang, sant, sati, sian, sift, sign, sina, sing, sita, snag, snig, snit, stag, tags, taig, tain, tais, tang, tans, tigs, ting, tins, tsia

3 Letter Words for Fasting

aft, ags, agt, ain, ais, ait, ans, ant, asg, ast, fag, fan, fas, fat, fgn, fig, fin, fit, gan, gas, gat, gif, gin, gis, git, gns, ifs, ign, inf, ing, ins, int, isn, ist, ita, its, naf, nag, nas, nat, nig, nis, nit, sag, sai, san, sat, sif, sig, sin, sit, sta, stg, tag, tai, tan, tas, tgn, tig, tin, tis, tng, tsi

Definitions for Fasting

[1] to abstain from all food.
[2] to eat only sparingly or of certain kinds of food, especially as a religious observance.
[3] to cause to abstain entirely from or limit food; put on a fast: to fast a patient for a day before surgery.
[4] an abstinence from food, or a limiting of one's food, especially when voluntary and as a religious observance; fasting.
[5] a day or period of fasting.
[6] acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; swift
[7] accomplished in or lasting a short time fast work ; a fast visit
[8] (prenominal) adapted to or facilitating rapid movement the fast lane of a motorway
[9] requiring rapidity of action or movement a fast sport
[10] (of a clock, etc) indicating a time in advance of the correct time
[11] given to an active dissipated life
[12] of or characteristic of such activity a fast life
[13] not easily moved; firmly fixed; secure
[14] firmly fastened, secured, or shut
[15] steadfast; constant (esp in the phrase fast friends )
[16] sport (of a playing surface, running track, etc) conducive to rapid speed, as of a ball used on it or of competitors playing or racing on it
[17] that will not fade or change colour readily a fast dye
[18] proof against fading the colour is fast to sunlight (in combination ) washfast
[19] photog requiring a relatively short time of exposure to produce a given density a fast film permitting a short exposure time a fast shutter
[20] cricket (of a bowler) characteristically delivering the ball rapidly
[21] informal glib or unreliable; deceptive a fast talker
[22] archaic sound; deep a fast sleep
[23] informal a deceptive or unscrupulous trick (esp in the phrase pull a fast one )
[24] fast worker a person who achieves results quickly, esp in seductions
[25] quickly; rapidly
[26] soundly; deeply fast asleep
[27] firmly; tightly
[28] in quick succession
[29] in advance of the correct time my watch is running fast
[30] in a reckless or dissipated way
[31] fast by or fast beside archaic close or hard by; very near
[32] play fast and loose informal to behave in an insincere or unreliable manner
[33] archery (said by the field captain to archers) stop shooting!
[34] (intr) to abstain from eating all or certain foods or meals, esp as a religious observance
[35] an act or period of fasting (as modifier ) a fast day

Words related to Fasting

fastabstain, forbear, diet, refrain, starve, famish

Words nearby Fasting

fastfashiony, fashoda, fasnacht, fassa, fassbinder, fast, fast and furious, fast and loose, fast break, fast buck, fast casual

Origin of Fasting

2before 1000; Middle English fasten, Old English fæstan; cognate with German fasten, Gothic fastan, Old Norse fasta

Other words from Fasting

un·fast·ing , adjective

Word origin for Fasting

Old English fæstan ; related to Old High German fastēn to fast, Gothic fastan

Synonyms for Fasting

abstain, diet, famish, forbear, refrain, starve, deny oneself, go hungry, not eat