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18 short excerpts of Wiktionnary (A collaborative project to produce a free-content dictionary.)

— English words —

• jib n. (Nautical) A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches…
• jib n. (Nautical, usually with a modifier) Any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
• jib v. (Chiefly nautical) To shift, or swing around, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.
• jib n. The projecting arm of a crane.
• jib n. (Metonymically, cinematography, film) A crane used for mounting and moving a video camera.
• jib n. An object that is used for performing tricks while skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, in-line skating…
• jib v. To stop and refuse to go forward (usually of a horse).
• jib v. (Figuratively) To stop doing something, to become reluctant to proceed with an activity.
• jib n. One who jibs or balks, refusing to continue forward.
• jib n. A stationary condition; a standstill.
• jib n. (Slang) Crystal meth.
• jib n. (Slang, especially AAVE) The mouth, sometimes particularly the tongue, underlip, or tooth.
• jib n. (Ireland, slang, archaic) A first-year student at the University of Dublin.

— Foreign words, define in English —

• Irish
  • jib n. (Nautical) jib.
• Nawdm
  • jib n. African rock python (Python sebae).

— English word, defined in Dutch —

• jib n. (Scheepvaart): fok, een zeil voor de mast.

— English words, defined in Italian —

• jib s. (Marina) fiocco.
• jib s. Braccio.

101 English words from 15 English definitions

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4 English words from 3 foreign definitions

Braccio een Marina mast

5 foreign words from 3 foreign definitions

fiocco fok Scheepvaart voor zeil

46 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

jibb jibe jibs jibbs Jibby jibed jiber jibes jiboa jibaro jibbah jibbed jibber jibers jibing Jibito jiboas jiboya Jibril jibaros jibbahs jibbers jibbing jibboom jib-boom jib␣boom jib␣door jibhead jiboney jibstay jibarito jibbered jibbings jibbooms jib-booms jib␣booms jib␣doors jibheads jibingly jiboneys jibaritos jibbering jibberish jibberings jibber-jabber jibber␣jabber

40 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

hajibs Nujibs Ojibwa Ojibwe wajibs djibbah kwyjibo Kwyjibo Ojibway Ojibwes oojiboo tanjibs djibbahs Djibouti kwyjibos mojibake Mujibism Ojibways oojiboos pejibaye goji␣berry kojibiose pejibayes storm␣jibs wajib␣saum Djiboutian flying␣jibs ludjibaite Najibullah tenji␣block wajib␣saums Djiboutians goji␣berries Nadjibullah Djibouti␣City Yindjibarndi flying␣jib␣boom flying␣jib␣booms Gornji␣Bogićevci Republic␣of␣Djibouti

9 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

Djib. hajib Mujib Nujib wajib tanjib storm␣jib flying␣jib cut␣of␣one's␣jib

One anagram (New word found by changing the order of the letters.)

BJI

9 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

baji bija biju Djib. IJDB JBIG jibb jibe jibs

14 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

bi BI bi- bj BJ B.J. IB ib. IJ jb JB Ji JI -ji

64 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

AIB bib BIB Bib. CIB dib Dib DIB EiB EIB fib FIB gib GiB Gib. Hib jab JCB Jeb JGB Jia JIA JIC jif JIF jig jim Jim jin Jin jip JIS jit JIT jiu JLB job Job JTB Kib KiB lib Lib LIB Lib. mib Mib MiB MIB nib NIB pib PiB PIB rib RIB sib SIB tib TiB VIB vib. YiB ZiB

7 lipograms (New words found when removing only one letter.)

IB ib. jb JB Ji JI -ji

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

jibb

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