jib
jib is a 3-letter English word with 6 senses as intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- intransitive verb. A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibe; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
- intransitive verb. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
- intransitive verb. To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.
- noun. any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
- verb. shift from one side of the ship to the other
"The sail jibbed wildly"
- verb. refuse to comply
Synonyms
gybe, jibe, balk, baulk, resist
Common word forms
jibs, jibed, jiber, jibes, jibbed, jibber, jibing, jibbing
Words from these letters
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