fib

  • 21fib — [[t]fɪb[/t]] n. v. fibbed, fib•bing 1) a small or trivial lie 2) to tell a fib • Etymology: 1560–70; fibble fable nonsense fib′ber, fib′ster, n …

    From formal English to slang

  • 22fib — I. /fɪb / (say fib) Colloquial –noun 1. a trivial falsehood. –verb (i) (fibbed, fibbing) 2. to tell a fib. {shortened form of fibble fable, reduplication of fable} II. /fɪb / (say fib) verb (t) (fibbed, fibbing) …

  • 23fib — fibber, fibster, n. /fib/, n., v., fibbed, fibbing. n. 1. a small or trivial lie; minor falsehood. v.i. 2. to tell a fib. [1560 70; short for fibble fable nonsense, gradational compound based on FABLE] Syn. 1. See falsehood. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 24fib — n. to tell a fib * * * [fɪb] to tell a fib …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 25fib — fib1 [fıb] n spoken [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from fable] a small unimportant lie →↑white lie ▪ He s been known to tell fibs . fib 2 fib2 past tense and past participle fibbed present participle fibbing …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26fib — I. noun Etymology: perhaps by shortening & alteration from fable Date: 1611 a trivial or childish lie II. intransitive verb (fibbed; fibbing) Date: 1675 to tell a fib Synonyms: see lie • fibber noun …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 27FIB — Die Abkürzung FIB steht für: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, einem Musikfestival in Benicàssim/Spanien Focused Ion Beam (fokussierter Ionenstrahl), einem Werkzeug in der Mikrotechnologie Fédération Internationale de Boules, dem… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 28Fib — Die Abkürzung FIB steht für: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim, einem Musikfestival in Benicàssim/Spanien Focused Ion Beam (fokussierter Ionenstrahl), einem Werkzeug in der Mikrotechnologie Fédération Internationale de Boules, dem… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 29fib — 1. noun a) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential. Youve been telling fibs again, havent you? b) Short form of fibula. 2. verb To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially. Syn: tell a fib, tell …

    Wiktionary

  • 30FIB — Fellow of the Institute of Biology; fibrin; fibrinogen; fibrositis; fibula * * * fib abbr fibrillation …

    Medical dictionary