Synonyms for fiber
- noun
- American English
Definitions
- n. 1
A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.
The microscope showed a single blue fiber stuck to the sole of the shoe.
Related words
- Word family
- fiberboard fiberglass fibrin fibrinolysin fibrous fibril fibroid fibroma
- Phrases
- fiber bundle glass fiber milk fiber muscle fiber optical fiber acrylic fiber carbon fiber fiber clay
- Other spellings
- fibre UK
Forms
- Plural
- fibers → roughages, grains, filaments, threads…
Example sentences
- grain The wood grain in Brazilian rosewood is beautiful.
- filament You can see the filament inside the light bulb.
- roughage Roughage is the part of food the body can't digest.
By length
- 5 letters
- grain1
- 6 letters
- thread1
- 8 letters
- filament3, roughage
- 9 letters
- character3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (filament3 = 3 syllables).