noun Download 🔗Share A narrow diminutive of the bend, thinner than a bendlet. Examples : "The shield's design featured a bold bend, crossed by several thinner ribands of gold. " heraldry style Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A 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. Examples : "The shipwright carefully attached the ribands to the boat's frame, ensuring the wooden ribs stayed in place as the hull was built. " nautical technical structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A ribbon. Examples : "The girl tied colorful ribands in her hair for the school play. " material wear style appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. Examples : "The gift box was decorated with colorful ribands. " material appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An awareness ribbon. Examples : "She sells ribands to raise money for breast cancer research. " culture sign society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer. Examples : "The old typewriter needed new ribands because the letters were printing too faintly. " stationery machine writing technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A narrow strip or shred. Examples : "a steel or magnesium ribbon" material appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A painted moulding on the side of a ship. Examples : "The shipwright carefully painted the ribands along the hull of the newly built sailboat, making sure each one was straight and the color even. " nautical architecture sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A watchspring. Examples : "The old clock's ribands were broken, so it no longer kept time accurately. " technical machine part time Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bandsaw. Examples : "The carpenter used the ribands to precisely cut the intricate curves in the wooden toy. " machine industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (in the plural) Reins for a horse. Examples : "The coachman gripped the ribands tightly, guiding the horses along the snowy path. " vehicle animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide. Examples : "The shield was decorated with two blue ribands, thin stripes that ran diagonally across its surface, almost like very narrow bends. " heraldry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (spinning) A sliver. Examples : "As the woodworker shaved the block of pine, thin ribands peeled away, curling on the workbench. " part material Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A subheadline presented above its parent headline. Examples : "The website's design used ribands that succinctly introduced each article's main headline. " media writing language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus. Examples : "The new software's ribands made finding the right tools for editing photos much easier than with the old drop-down menus. " computing technology internet communication device machine electronics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
