fiber

Noun

Meaning

Alt. of Fibre

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fibre roughage character strand cellulose thread filament fibril hank manila bast mantua angora lisle merino
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Antonyms

fast food unstring poltroonery cowardliness unwire convenience food
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Hypernyms

material cell fabric cloth stuff textile

Hyponyms

cotton strand bran lint raveling string

Related terms

fibroid fibrosis fibril fibroma fibrovascular fibroblast

Phrases with the word

with every fiber of one's being artificial fiber aramid fiber fiber scope bamboo fiber fiber optic scope

Anagrams

brief fibre FBIer

Examples

Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough. Franklin D. Roosevelt

It must be fundamentally wrong to reduce production of food and fiber while one-third of our population is still ill fed and ill clothed. Benjamin Graham

The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Once, during the drinking phase, Wendy had accused him of desiring his own destruction but not possessing the necessary moral fiber to support a full-blown deathwish. So he manufactured ways in which other people could do it, lopping a piece at a time off himself and their family. Stephen King

We shall play every game to the hilt with every ounce of fiber we have in our bodies. Vince Lombardi

Look out for your baby or your friend, of course. That is easy. The test of moral fiber is to stick up for those you relate to least, understand minimally, and do not think are that much like you. Ingrid Newkirk

Close letter words and terms

fibbery fibbie fibbing fiber accumulation fiber agglomeration fiber aggregate