fiber
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- noun
Synonyms for fiber
a distinctive, complex underlying pattern or structure
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Synonyms for fiber
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
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- byssus
- beard
- bristle
- glass fiber
- glass fibre
- optical fiber
- optical fibre
- nerve fiber
- nerve fibre
- spindle
- loofa
- loofah
- loufah sponge
- luffa
- cantala
- Cebu maguey
- manila maguey
- bassine
- coir
- raffia
- material
- stuff
- cellulose
- string
- fibril
- filament
- strand
- lint
- man-made fiber
- synthetic fiber
- natural fiber
- natural fibre
- oakum
- raveling
- ravelling
coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients
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any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
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the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
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