FIR

Initial crime report

A fir is an evergreen conifer with soft, flat needles and upright cones that disintegrate on the tree rather than falling whole.

Firs are widely used as Christmas trees and valued for timber.

The word distinguishes these trees from pines and spruces, though all three are often loosely called "evergreens" or "conifers": a stand of Douglas fir, the balsam fir's fragrant branches.

tree

evergreen

Retains foliage year-round

spruce · Christmas tree · forest · timber · resin · balsam · plantation · lumber · softwood · alpine

legal

police

Civil law enforcement

investigation · officer · filing · accused · cognizable · India · Pakistan · jurisdiction · criminal · charge

audio

filter

Porous separation device

convolution · coefficients · frequency · equalizer · reverb · DSP · audio engineering · taps · impulse · response

Opposites
tree type (leaf retention)

FIRdeciduous tree

Tree shedding leaves annually

palm · oak · maple · broadleaf · hardwood

vegetation type

FIRgrass

Narrow-leaved ground cover

shrub · herb · moss · fern · flower

climate association

FIRpalm

Hand's flat interior

tropical tree · rainforest tree · desert plant · cactus · mangrove

Phrases
Family

firs

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Rated G