dib
/dɪb/
dib verb: to dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed. Also the alternative form of dyb.
Verb
dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)
Noun (1)
dib (plural dibs)
Noun (2) capitalized: DIB
DIB (plural DIBs)
- Abbreviation of diffuse interstellar band.
- Abbreviation of device-independent bitmap.
Proper noun capitalized: Dib
Dib (plural Dibs)
- A surname from Arabic.
Also used as
dib is also the alternative form of dyb.
Synonyms of dib
Forms of dib
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | dibs |
| present participle | dibbing |
| past participle | dibbed |
| past | dibbed |
| Noun | |
| plural | dibs |
| plural | DIBs |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Dibs |
Origin of dib
Variation of dip and/or dab.
Borrowed from Arabic ذئب (ḏiʔb, “wolf”).
Questions about dib
- What does dib mean?
- Dib means to dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed.
- What part of speech is dib?
- Dib can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce dib?
- Dib is pronounced /dɪb/.
- What is the past tense of dib?
- The past tense of dib is dibbed.
Words near dib in the dictionary
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