English dictionary
fiber
/'f/aI/b/@/r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
Synonyms fibreSource: WordNet 3.0
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coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
Synonyms roughageSource: WordNet 3.0
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any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
Source: WordNet 3.0
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a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
Source: WordNet 3.0
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One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as, the <i>fiber</i> of flax or of muscle.
Source: webster1913