nounπShareA narrow diminutive of the bend, thinner than a bendlet."The shield's design featured a bold bend, crossed by several thinner ribands of gold. "heraldrystyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA long, narrow strip of timber bent and bolted longitudinally to the ribs of a vessel, to hold them in position and give rigidity to the framework."The shipwright carefully attached the ribands to the boat's frame, ensuring the wooden ribs stayed in place as the hull was built. "nauticaltechnicalstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA ribbon."The girl tied colorful ribands in her hair for the school play. "materialwearstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping."The gift box was decorated with colorful ribands. "materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn awareness ribbon."She sells ribands to raise money for breast cancer research. "culturesignsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer."The old typewriter needed new ribands because the letters were printing too faintly. "stationerymachinewritingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA narrow strip or shred."a steel or magnesium ribbon"materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA painted moulding on the side of a ship."The shipwright carefully painted the ribands along the hull of the newly built sailboat, making sure each one was straight and the color even. "nauticalarchitecturesailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA watchspring."The old clock's ribands were broken, so it no longer kept time accurately. "technicalmachineparttimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA bandsaw."The carpenter used the ribands to precisely cut the intricate curves in the wooden toy. "machineindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(in the plural) Reins for a horse."The coachman gripped the ribands tightly, guiding the horses along the snowy path. "vehicleanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide."The shield was decorated with two blue ribands, thin stripes that ran diagonally across its surface, almost like very narrow bends. "heraldryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(spinning) A sliver."As the woodworker shaved the block of pine, thin ribands peeled away, curling on the workbench. "partmaterialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA subheadline presented above its parent headline."The website's design used ribands that succinctly introduced each article's main headline. "mediawritinglanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus."The new software's ribands made finding the right tools for editing photos much easier than with the old drop-down menus. "computingtechnologyinternetcommunicationdevicemachineelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading