fiber | | |
n. (substance) | 1. fiber, fibre | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn. |
| ~ byssus, beard | tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface. |
| ~ bristle | a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic. |
| ~ glass fiber, glass fibre, optical fiber, optical fibre | a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images. |
| ~ nerve fiber, nerve fibre | a threadlike extension of a nerve cell. |
| ~ spindle | (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle.; "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis" |
| ~ loofa, loofah, loufah sponge, luffa | the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer. |
| ~ cantala, cebu maguey, manila maguey | hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants. |
| ~ bassine | coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms. |
| ~ coir | stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut. |
| ~ raffia | fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets. |
| ~ material, stuff | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread" |
| ~ cellulose | a polysaccharide that is the chief constituent of all plant tissues and fibers. |
| ~ string | a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod). |
| ~ fibril, filament, strand | a very slender natural or synthetic fiber. |
| ~ lint | fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers. |
| ~ man-made fiber, synthetic fiber | fiber created from natural materials or by chemical processes. |
| ~ natural fiber, natural fibre | fiber derived from plants or animals. |
| ~ oakum | loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships. |
| ~ raveling, ravelling | a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric. |
n. (food) | 2. fiber, roughage | coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis. |
| ~ food product, foodstuff | a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food. |
| ~ bran | food prepared from the husks of cereal grains. |
n. (body) | 3. fiber, fibre | any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber). |
| ~ cell | (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals. |
| ~ muscle cell, muscle fiber, muscle fibre | an elongated contractile cell that forms the muscles of the body. |
| ~ nerve fiber, nerve fibre | a threadlike extension of a nerve cell. |
n. (attribute) | 4. character, fiber, fibre | the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions.; "education has for its object the formation of character" |
| ~ trait | a distinguishing feature of your personal nature. |
| ~ personality | the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual.; "their different reactions reflected their very different personalities"; "it is his nature to help others" |
| ~ spirit | a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character. |
| ~ thoughtfulness | the trait of thinking carefully before acting. |
| ~ responsibleness, responsibility | a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct.; "he holds a position of great responsibility" |
| ~ integrity | moral soundness.; "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business"; "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity" |
n. (artifact) | 5. fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber | a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth. |
| ~ cloth, fabric, textile, material | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers.; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" |
hemp | | |
n. (substance) | 1. hemp | a plant fiber. |
| ~ canvas, canvass | a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents). |
| ~ rope | a strong line. |
| ~ deccan hemp, kenaf | fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus. |
| ~ bowstring hemp | hemp obtained from the sansevieria. |
| ~ abaca, manila hemp, manilla hemp | a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines. |
| ~ plant fiber, plant fibre | fiber derived from plants. |
n. (plant) | 2. cannabis, hemp | any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs. |
| ~ cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana | the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect. |
| ~ genus cannabis | hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae. |
| ~ cannabis sativa, ganja, marihuana, marijuana | a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared. |
| ~ cannabis indica, indian hemp | source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber. |
| ~ bush, shrub | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems. |
n. (artifact) | 3. halter, hangman's halter, hangman's rope, hemp, hempen necktie | a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging. |
| ~ gallows | an instrument of execution consisting of a wooden frame from which a condemned person is executed by hanging. |
| ~ running noose, slip noose, noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled. |
| ~ rope | a strong line. |
jute | | |
n. (substance) | 1. jute | a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks. |
| ~ rope | a strong line. |
| ~ bagging, sacking | coarse fabric used for bags or sacks. |
| ~ plant fiber, plant fibre | fiber derived from plants. |
n. (person) | 2. jute | a member of a Germanic people who conquered England and merged with the Angles and Saxons to become Anglo-Saxons. |
| ~ european | a native or inhabitant of Europe. |
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