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ribbon


Definition: Meaning of, ribbon in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrɪb(ə)n /

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ribbon ribbons
  1. piece of cloth [uncountable and countable] a narrow piece of attractive cloth that you use, for example, to tie your hair or hold things together [↪  bow]
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  2. military honour [countable] a piece of ribbon with a special pattern on it that you wear to show that you have received a military honour
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  3. prize [countable] American English a length of coloured ribbon, sometimes arranged in the form of a flat flower, that is given as a prize in a competition [=  rosette British English]
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  4. something narrow [singular] written something that is long and narrow
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  5. be cut/torn to ribbons to be cut or torn in a lot of places
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  6. ink [countable] a long narrow piece of cloth or plastic with ink on it that is used in a TYPEWRITER
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ribbon used in phrases

  • AIDS ribbon (noun)
    1. a badge in the form of a short strip of red ribbon crossed over itself, worn to show one's support of the fight against, and of people affected by, HIV and AIDS
  • Western ribbon snake (noun)
    1. yellow- or reddish-striped snake of temperate woodlands and grasslands to tropics
  • blue ribbon (noun)
    1. the first prize in a competition, sometimes consisting of a small piece of blue material
  • blue ribbon commission (noun)
    1. an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue
  • blue ribbon committee (noun)
    1. an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue
  • blue ribbon jury (noun)
    1. law a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues
  • blue-ribbon (adjective)
    1. selected or chosen for special qualifications
  • red ribbon (noun)
    1. a badge in the form of a short strip of red ribbon crossed over itself, worn to show one's support of the fight against, and of people affected by, HIV and AIDS
    2. American English a red ribbon awarded as a second-place prize
  • ribbon development (noun)
    1. British English long lines of houses along the sides of a main road leading out of a town or city
  • ribbon fern (noun)
    1. fern of North Africa and Azores and Canary Islands
    2. epiphytic fern found in lowland forests of tropical America
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Arbutus unedo
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small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor
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