fib

  • 11fib — ► NOUN ▪ a trivial lie. ► VERB (fibbed, fibbing) ▪ tell a fib. DERIVATIVES fibber noun. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete fible fable nonsense , a reduplication of FABLE(Cf. ↑ …

    English terms dictionary

  • 12fib — [fib] n. [16th & 17th c. slang: said to be clipped form of obs. fible fable, redupl. form of FABLE] a small or trivial lie vi. fibbed, fibbing to tell such a lie or lies SYN. LIE2 fibber n …

    English World dictionary

  • 13fib — index invent (falsify), lie (falsify), mislead, prevaricate, story (falsehood), subterfuge …

    Law dictionary

  • 14FIB — ● Facultad de Informática de Barcelona ● Festival Internacional de Benicassim …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 15FIB — sigla 1. Federazione Italiana Bancari 2. Federazione Italiana Bridge 3. Federazione Italiana Bocce 4. Federazione Italiana di Baseball Dilettanti …

    Dizionario italiano

  • 16fib — (n.) 1610s, of uncertain origin, perhaps from fibble fable nonsense (1580s), a reduplication of FABLE (Cf. fable). The verb is attested from 1680s. Related: Fibbed; fibbing …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 17fib|u|la — «FIHB yuh luh», noun, plural lae « lee», las. 1. the outer and thinner of the two bones in the lower leg of a human being. It extends from knee to ankle and articulates with the tibia and talus. 2. the corresponding bone in the hind leg of… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 18Fib — Le fib est une forme de poésie s appuyant sur la suite de Fibonacci et ressemblant au haïku. C est un poème composé de 6 vers et comptant 20 syllabes, chacun des vers comptant autant de syllabes que chaque ligne correspondante de la séquence de… …

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  • 19fib — fib1 [ fıb ] noun count INFORMAL a lie about something that is not important fib fib 2 [ fıb ] verb intransitive INFORMAL to tell a lie about something that is not important …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20fib — I UK [fɪb] / US noun [countable] Word forms fib : singular fib plural fibs informal a lie about something that is not important II UK [fɪb] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms fib : present tense I/you/we/they fib he/she/it fibs present… …

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