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How to pronounce ribbon in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm
Type of laurels, award, accolade, honor, honour
Has types distinguished service cross, distinguished service medal, distinguished service order, medaille militaire, medal of honor, navy cross, oak leaf cluster, order of the purple heart, purple heart, victoria cross, air medal, bronze star, bronze star medal, congressional medal of honor, croix de guerre, distinguished conduct medal, distinguished flying cross, silver star, silver star medal
Type Words
Synonyms thread
Type of physical object, object
Has types blade
Derivation ribbony


a mere ribbon of land.
the lighted ribbon of traffic.
Type Words
Synonyms typewriter ribbon
Type of slip, strip
Type Words
Type of notion
Has types riband, ribband
Derivation ribbony

Examples of ribbon

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An armchair ribbon can be thought of as essentially an unrolled zigzag nanotube.
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Cut a piece of matching ribbon slightly shorter than the diameter of the circle.
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Detectives remained at the home, cordoned by a ribbon of yellow tape, for hours.
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The Victoria collection of lacy, pierced-edge porcelain plates with sage ribbon.
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Make two holes on top with a paper punch, and a pretty ribbon ties the box shut.
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Then, there is the candidate shown officiating at a new business ribbon cutting.
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Once, she pulled the ribbon, tore off the wrapping paper and found a dead snake.
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The blankets arrive wrapped in sustainable tissue, shipping box and silk ribbon.
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Each ribbon bears the name and date of death of a Pierce County homicide victim.
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More examples
  • Any long object resembling a thin line; "a mere ribbon of land"; "the lighted ribbon of traffic"; "from the air the road was a grey thread"; "a thread of smoke climbed upward"
  • Decoration: an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
  • A long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter
  • Notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming
  • A ribbon or riband is a thin band of flexible material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily for binding and tying. ...
  • A ribbon is an award made from ribbon and presented to mark an achievement. Such ribbons usually have a pin or other fastener with which the award can be attached to clothing, walls, or other surfaces.
  • In GUI-based application software, a ribbon is an interface where a set of toolbars are placed on tabs in a tab bar. Recent releases of some Microsoft applications have embraced this form with an intricate modular ribbon as their main interface. ...
  • This is a list of fictional characters in the Kirby video game series developed by Nintendo.
  • Ribbon is a component of rhythmic gymnastics.