| ADJECTIVE | all | fibrous, hempen | having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute |
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| all | fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable | (of meat) full of sinews |
| Sounds | fay'brahs | |
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| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute. | |
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| Synonym | hempen | |
| Broader | tough | resistant to cutting or chewing |
| Spanish | fibroso | |
| Catalan | fibrós | |
| Nouns | fiber | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn |
| Meaning | (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew. | |
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| Synonyms | sinewy, stringy, unchewable | |
| Broader | tough | resistant to cutting or chewing |
| Spanish | correoso, duro, fibroso, musculoso, nervudo | |
| Catalan | coriaci, dur, fibrós | |
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