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Fib

/fɪb/

A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

📖 Definitions of "Fib"

noun
  1. 1

    A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

  2. 2

    A liar.

verb
  1. 1

    To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.

🔄 Synonyms of "Fib"

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WordDefinition
talenounA rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
storynounAn account of real or fictional events.
tarradiddlenounA trivial lie, a fib.
taradiddlenounAlternative form of tarradiddle. [A trivial lie, a fib.]

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WordDefinition
tarradiddlenounA trivial lie, a fib.
talenounA rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
storynounAn account of real or fictional events.
taradiddlenounAlternative form of tarradiddle. [A trivial lie, a fib.]
untruthnounA lie or falsehood.
fabnoun(informal) Fabulous (great or spectacular).
lieverb(intransitive) To rest in a horizontal position on a surface.
iffnounInitialism of identification friend or foe. [An identification system designed for command and control. It enables military and national (civilian air traffic control) interrogation systems to identify aircraft, vehicles or forces as friendly and to determine their bearing and their range from the interrogator.]
fbinoun(US, humorous) Female body inspector.
polyesternounA material or fabric made from polyester polymer
polyethernoun(organic chemistry) a polymer, such as an elastomer, in which carbon atoms of the repeating units are joined by a single oxygen atom
iienounInitialism of Independent Institute of Education.
fibberynounThe telling of fibs; lying, falsehood.
fablenounA fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
flakenounA loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
fudgenoun(chiefly uncountable) A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
fibrenounDietary fibre.
fibernoun(uncountable) A material in the form of fibers.
fibbienoun(slang) An FBI agent.
falsienoun(colloquial, chiefly in the plural) Padding worn inside a brassiere to make the breasts appear larger or appear to exist.

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