📖 Definitions of "Dib"
noun
- 1
A dibber (gardening tool)
- 2
One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.
verb
- 1
To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed
- 2
To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dib"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| deepnoun | (literary, with "the") The deep part of a lake, sea, etc. |
| dippnoun | Initialism of dual in-line pin package. |
| hajjnoun | (Islam) The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam. |
| deebnoun | A surname. |
| deppnoun | A surname. |
| dibblenoun | A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds. |
| double digverb | (horticulture) To remove a spade's-depth of topsoil, then loosen the exposed subsoil with a fork, before replacing the topsoil, done in order to improve heavy or compacted ground for planting. |
| dykenoun | A long, narrow hollow dug from the ground to conduct water. |
| diggin'verb | Pronunciation spelling of digging. |
| dawknoun | A hollow or crack in timber. |
| dikenoun | (US dialect slang, obsolete) Formalwear or other fashionable dress. |
| dowsenoun | A surname. |
| bedipverb | (archaic) to dip, submerge |
| ditchnoun | A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage. |
| dinknoun | (tennis) A soft drop shot. |
| diddlenoun | (slang, childish, countable) The penis. |
| dirknoun | A long Scottish dagger with a straight blade. |
| dredgenoun | The act of dredging. |
| dintnoun | Especially in by dint of: force, power. |
| deepdrawnoun | The act or result of deepdrawing. |
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