What is another word for jib?
Pronunciation:
[ d͡ʒˈɪb], [ dʒˈɪb], [ dʒ_ˈɪ_b]
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Synonyms for Jib:
n.
• artifact (noun)- jib.
- balk.
- gybe.
v.
• wince (verb)Other synonyms:
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- tackle.
- deliberate,
- ponder,
- shrink from,
- repel,
- batten,
- lose ground,
- shape,
- coincide,
- decline,
- Regrade,
- bunce,
- dilly-dally,
- hold out,
- pull back,
- structure,
- flying jib,
- trim,
- fashion,
- refuse,
- head off,
- sound,
- swerve,
- gibe,
- think twice about,
- configuration,
- conform,
- panic,
- construction,
- put back,
- dodge,
- recede,
- stall,
- jenny,
- draw back,
- cast,
- ease off,
- check,
- glance off,
- get back,
- edge off,
- delay,
- fend,
- physiognomy,
- weasel,
- protest,
- shunt,
- cut,
- beak,
- debate,
- think twice,
- mizzen,
- din,
- Prore,
- mut,
- flinch,
- hem and haw,
- fade,
- tally,
- Haver,
- noise,
- thunder,
- type,
- frame,
- reef,
- run back,
- staysail,
- gib,
- balloon sail,
- blench,
- dissent,
- avoid,
- reject,
- crawl,
- ebb,
- bar,
- Retrocede,
- conformation,
- demur,
- duck,
- put about,
- shy,
- rebound,
- break,
- bear off,
- defy,
- gag,
- crawfish,
- stickle,
- avert,
- double,
- peal,
- sidetrack,
- fly-by-night,
- forestaysail,
- recoil,
- endure,
- disobey,
- pause,
- back down,
- mainsail,
- hover,
- fear,
- blink,
- square sail,
- spitfire,
- spinnaker,
- stick,
- straddle the fence,
- evade,
- forehead,
- royal,
- return,
- spanker,
- outline,
- roar,
- quail,
- boggle,
- Moonsail,
- argue,
- match,
- step aside,
- sail,
- sidestep,
- prow,
- side,
- roll,
- front,
- bang,
- lineaments,
- Shilly-shally,
- figure,
- bear,
- foresail,
- fit,
- stampede,
- formation,
- yowl,
- turn away,
- Moonraker,
- agree,
- undergo,
- withstand,
- admit,
- regurgitate,
- fly off,
- sheer off,
- nose,
- startle,
- shrink back,
- bellow,
- go off,
- countenance,
- gee,
- start back,
- veer,
- turn back,
- stand firm,
- favor,
- retire,
- shove aside,
- weasel out,
- sidle,
- hark back,
- temporize,
- turn aside,
- mold,
- skyscraper,
- stick at,
- stand,
- revert,
- adapt,
- shift,
- dampen,
- etc,
- shrink,
- countermarch,
- yaw,
- hum and haw,
- go back,
- jigger,
- Busk,
- chop and change,
- Strain at,
- stop to consider,
- build,
- blast,
- scruple,
- draw aside,
- arms,
- form,
- jump,
- lug,
- fall back,
- glance,
- visage,
- tack,
- restrain,
- reel back,
- Plasmature,
- cringe,
- stem,
- set,
- correspond,
- retreat,
- Trysail,
- features,
- repudiate,
- start,
- rostrum,
- wait,
- skedaddle,
- retrograde,
- deviate,
- strain,
- boggle at,
- come back,
- deny,
- jeer,
- stamp,
- switch,
- hesitate,
- hang back,
- make,
- back out,
- turn,
- backwater,
- object,
- reef point,
- stumble,
- backtrack,
- haw,
- phiz,
- mock,
- withdraw,
- wheel,
- hold back,
- failure,
- brow,
- yield,
- falter,
- steer clear of,
- balance,
- accommodate,
- reel,
- warp,
- topsail,
- contour.
How to use "Jib" in context?
The word "jib" can refer to a variety of different pieces of rigging used to modify the motion or attitude of a ship or aircraft. A jib is usually a short, triangular sail on the foremast or mainmast, used in conjunction with a mainsail or a smallerjib sail, to give the vessel increased maneuverability in wind and wave conditions. Jibs are also used on small boats and ships to increase the speed or power of the vessel while underway.
Homophones for Jib:
- Gibb.
Hypernym for Jib:
n.
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artifact
flying jib.
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artifact
Hyponym for Jib:
n.
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artifact
fore-and-aft sail.
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artifact
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