jibe

jibe is a 4-letter English word with 6 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the quarter. See Gybe.
2. intransitive verb. To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom. See Jibe, v. t., and Gybe.
3. transitive verb. To agree; to harmonize.
4. noun. an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect

   "his parting shot was `drop dead'"

   "she threw shafts of sarcasm"

   Synonyms: barb, dig, gibe, shaft, shot, slam

5. verb. shift from one side of the ship to the other

   "The sail jibbed wildly"

   Synonyms: gybe, jib

6. verb. be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

   "The two stories don't agree in many details"

   "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"

   Synonyms: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, match, tally

Synonyms

barb, dig, gibe, shaft, shot, slam, gybe, jib, agree, check, correspond, fit, match, tally

Common word forms

jibed, jiber, jibes, jibing

Words from these letters

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