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1. fiber
noun. ['ˈfaɪbɝ'] a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn.
Synonyms
- fibril
- ravelling
- cellulose
- material
- optical fibre
- man-made fiber
- string
- luffa
- cantala
- glass fibre
- lint
- byssus
- oakum
- spindle
- bristle
- loofah
- loufah sponge
- strand
- raffia
- nerve fibre
- synthetic fiber
- Cebu maguey
- loofa
- natural fiber
- nerve fiber
- optical fiber
- fibre
- natural fibre
- raveling
- filament
- bassine
- coir
- beard
- glass fiber
- manila maguey
Etymology
- fibre (French)
- fibre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Fiber
- transcriber
- subscriber
- prescriber
- strieber
- streiber
- scriber
- treiber
- shriber
- shreiber
- schriber
- schreiber
- kleiber
- tiber
- seiber
- scheiber
- reiber
- hibor
- fibre
- cyber
- biber
Sentences with fiber
1. Noun, singular or mass
Depending on how much fiber it has, you might have to change the coffee filter.
2. Verb, past participle
Remove the screws if fiber shims are behind the hinge.
3. Adjective
Remove one or two shims with your hand if the shims are fiber shims.
Quotes about fiber
1. I told him I was going to betray you, and betray Lyra, and he believed me because I was corrupt and full of wickedness; he looked so deep I felt sure he'd see the truth. But I lied too well. I was lying with every nerve and fiber and everything I'd ever done...I wanted him to find no good in me, and he didn't. There is none.
- Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass
2. A Robin Redbreast in a CagePuts all Heaven in a Rage.A dove house fill’d with doves and pigeonsShudders Hell thro’ all its regions.A Dog starv’d at his Master’s GatePredicts the ruin of the State.A Horse misus’d upon the RoadCalls to Heaven for Human blood.Each outcry of the hunted HareA fiber from the Brain does tear.
- William Blake
3. I am a hunter of beauty and I move slow and I keep the eyes wide, every fiber of every muscle sensing all wonder and this is the thrill of the hunt and I could be an expert on the life full, the beauty meat that lurks in every moment.I hunger to taste life.God.
- Ann Voskamp, One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are
3. fiber-optic_transmission_system
4. fiber
noun. ['ˈfaɪbɝ'] the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions.
Etymology
- fibre (French)
- fibre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. fiber
noun. ['ˈfaɪbɝ'] any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber).
Antonyms
Etymology
- fibre (French)
- fibre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. fiber
noun. ['ˈfaɪbɝ'] a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth.
Synonyms
Etymology
- fibre (French)
- fibre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. fiber
noun. ['ˈfaɪbɝ'] coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- fibre (French)
- fibre (Old French (842-ca. 1400))