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noun(rib-bon)a flat or tubular narrow closely woven fabric (as of silk or rayon) used for trimmings or knitting
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noun(rib-bon)a narrow fabric used for tying packages
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noun(rib-bon)a piece of usually multicolored ribbon worn as a military decoration or in place of a medal
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verb(rib-bon)to adorn with ribbons
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verb(rib-bon)to divide into ribbons
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verb(rib-bon)to cover with or as if with ribbons
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noun(rib-bon)a system of buildings built side by side along a road
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noun(rib-bon)nemertean
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adjective(rib-bon)of outstanding quality; especially : consisting of individuals selected for quality, reputation, or authority
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noun(rib-bon)an honor or award gained for preeminence
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noun(rib-bon)a blue ribbon awarded as an honor (as to the first-place winner in a competition)
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noun(rib-bon)a red ribbon usually with appropriate words or markings awarded the second-place winner in a competition
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noun(rib-bon)any of a phylum (Nemertea synonym Rhynchocoela) of often vividly colored usually long dorsoventrally flattened marine worms that typically burrow in the mud or sand along seacoasts —called also ribbon worm