fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle
(noun) a trivial lie; “he told a fib about eating his spinach”; “how can I stop my child from telling stories?”
fib
(verb) tell a relatively insignificant lie; “Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don’t call it lying”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fib (plural fibs)
(informal) A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
(informal, rare) A liar.
• (lie): See lie
fib (third-person singular simple present fibs, present participle fibbing, simple past and past participle fibbed)
(informal, intransitive) To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
fib (plural fibs)
(medicine, informal) The fibula.
fib (third-person singular simple present fibs, present participle fibbing, simple past and past participle fibbed)
(archaic, thieves cant, boxing) To punch, especially a series of punches in rapid succession; to beat; to hit; to strike.
• pummel
fib (plural fibs)
(neologism) A kind of experimental poem where the number of syllables in each line is the next succeeding Fibonacci number.
• BFI, BIF, FBI, IBF
FIB (plural FIBs)
(countable, physics) Abbreviation of focused ion beam.
• BFI, BIF, FBI, IBF
Source: Wiktionary
Fib, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. fable; cf. Prov. E. fibble-fabble nonsense.]
Definition: A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically. They are very serious; they don't tell fibs. H. James.
Fib, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fibbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Fibbing.]
Definition: To speak falsely. [Colloq.]
Fib, v. t.
Definition: To tell a fib to. [R.] De Quincey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 May 2025
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
