Webster's Online Dictionary
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Definition: jibes
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| Noun Plural | 1. Plural inflection of the noun jibe.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Present Tense | 1. Present tense conjugation of the verb jibe.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (jibe) |
1. Shift from one side of the ship to the other.[Wordnet]. 2. 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"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun".[Wordnet]. 3. 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.[Websters]. 4. To change a ship's course so as to cause a shifting of the boom.[Websters]. 5. To agree; to harmonize.[Websters]. 6. Base verb from the following inflections: jibing, jibed, jibes, jiber, jibers, jibingly and jibedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "Jibes" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1662. (references) |
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Nounjeers, jests, gibes, barracking, jape, mocker, mock-up, persiflage, squib, teaser, accords, jokes, checks, jibs, suits, twits, arrests, balks, barbs, barracks, baulks, beams, breaks, checkers, chequers, chinks, cocks, conditions, consorts, controls, couples, cracks, curbs, delays, dicks, diggings, digs, disciplines, equalises, excavations, guesses, gybes, hits, injections, jabs, lances, marks, matches, mates, moderates, nips, outfits, pairs, peckers, pellets, peters, pits, pricks, quills, rays, rivals, scapes, scenes, scores, shafts, shooters, shootings, shots, snapshots, spears, stabs, strokes, sums, sweeps, tallies, tempers, ticks, tools, totals, tots, touches, trains, watches. | Consider also: coincides, squares, correlates, retorts, conforms, answers, dovetails, japes, ironies, quips, witticisms, banters, mockeries, scoffs, sneers, taunts, insult, overlaps, parallels.
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Verbagrees, fits, mocks, flouts, deride, corresponds, derides, harmonizes, accommodates, adds, ascertains, assures, concurs, contains, determines, ensures, equalizes, equals, equates, equips, flout, goad, goes, harmonises, holds, insures, opposes, represents, resists, retards, sees, slams, stops, summates, tantalize, taunt, tease. | Consider also: ridicules, accedes, befits, scorns, complies, consists, adheres, aligns, corroborates, defy, underpins, harass, molest, pester, provoke, worry, encourage.
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Adjectivemocking, bantering, derisive, quizzical, satirical. | Consider also: ironic, satiric, derisory, eccentric, mordant, quaint, sarcastic, annoying, bothersome, contemptuous, facetious, galling, inquisitive, irritating, nettlesome, pestiferous, vexing.
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Adverbbanteringly, jeeringly, derisively, jestingly, quizzically, teasingly. | Consider also: mockingly, tauntingly, humorously, lightheartedly, mischievously, annoyingly, jokingly, sarcastically, engagingly, enticingly, gallingly, irritatingly, questioningly, scoffingly, wonderingly.
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Otherconcords, beseems, razzes, banterer, derider, razz, scoffing, chaff, deriding, deridingly, derisiveness, fleer, gibe, gibed, jeering, jibed, jibing, mock, rally, ridicule. |
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Expressionlaugh at, make fun of, poke fun at.
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| Position | Antonym (sorted by strength) | |
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disagrees. | |
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Translations: jibes
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| Al Arabiya | اِنْسَجَمَ (accord, accorded, according, accords, adjust), تَوَاءَمَ (accord, accorded, according, accords, adjust), تَنَاغَمَ (tune, tuning, accord, accorded, according). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, jibes. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Al Fus-Ha | اِنْسَجَمَ (accord, accorded, according, accords, adjust), تَوَاءَمَ (accord, accorded, according, accords, adjust), تَنَاغَمَ (tune, tuning, accord, accorded, according). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, jibes. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Arabic | اِنْسَجَمَ (accord, accorded, according, accords, adjust), تَوَاءَمَ (accord, accorded, according, accords, adjust), تَنَاغَمَ (tune, tuning, accord, accorded, according). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, jibes. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Deutsch | Stimmt zu (agree, agrees, accede, accedes, assents), Stimmt überein (agree, agrees, accords, coincides, concur). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, jibes. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Français | potences (jibes, jibs, spar Trees). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, jibes. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| French | potences (jibes, jibs, spar Trees). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, jibes. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| German | Stimmt zu (agree, agrees, accede, accedes, assents), Stimmt überein (agree, agrees, accords, coincides, concur). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, jibes. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High Arabic | اِنْسَجَمَ (accord, accorded, according, accords, adjust), تَوَاءَمَ (accord, accorded, according, accords, adjust), تَنَاغَمَ (tune, tuning, accord, accorded, according). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, jibes. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| High German | Stimmt zu (agree, agrees, accede, accedes, assents), Stimmt überein (agree, agrees, accords, coincides, concur). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, jibes. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Hochdeutsch | Stimmt zu (agree, agrees, accede, accedes, assents), Stimmt überein (agree, agrees, accords, coincides, concur). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, jibes. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
| Japanese | あざけり (mockery, gibe, jeer, jibe, mock). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, jibes. (volunteer & more translations) | |||
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