Fibre
noun
A thread or filament from which a fabric is made, like cotton or wool.
The shirt is made from cotton fibre.
Often appears as...
- dietary fibre
- fibre optics
noun
The natural roughage in food, like bran or fruit peel, that helps the body to digest food.
Apples are a good source of dietary fibre.
Often appears as...
- dietary fibre
- food fibre
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Approving
noun
The strength or courage someone has.
He showed great moral fibre by standing up to the bullies.
Often appears as...
- moral fibre
- personal fibre
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Approving
noun
A kind of cable that carries information in the form of light.
Fibre optic cables are used for high-speed internet connections.
Often appears as...
- fibre optics
- fibre optic cable
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Technical
noun
A thread or filament from which a fabric is made, like cotton or wool.
The shirt is made from cotton fibre.
Often appears as...
- dietary fibre
- fibre optics
noun
The natural roughage in food, like bran or fruit peel, that helps the body to digest food.
Apples are a good source of dietary fibre.
Often appears as...
- dietary fibre
- food fibre
Usage tips
Approving
noun
The strength or courage someone has.
He showed great moral fibre by standing up to the bullies.
Often appears as...
- moral fibre
- personal fibre
Usage tips
Approving
noun
A kind of cable that carries information in the form of light.
Fibre optic cables are used for high-speed internet connections.
Often appears as...
- fibre optics
- fibre optic cable
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Natural versus Synthetic
Differentiate fibres from natural sources like cotton and synthetic ones like nylon in context.
She prefers clothes made of natural fibre.
Pro Tip 2/2Texture Connotation
Use 'fibre' to describe a texture that you can feel or see, such as the roughness of a textile.
The fibre of this towel feels so soft.
Pro Tip 1/2Natural versus Synthetic
Differentiate fibres from natural sources like cotton and synthetic ones like nylon in context.
She prefers clothes made of natural fibre.
Pro Tip 2/2Texture Connotation
Use 'fibre' to describe a texture that you can feel or see, such as the roughness of a textile.
The fibre of this towel feels so soft.
Pro Tip 1/2Natural versus Synthetic
Differentiate fibres from natural sources like cotton and synthetic ones like nylon in context.
She prefers clothes made of natural fibre.
Pro Tip 2/2Texture Connotation
Use 'fibre' to describe a texture that you can feel or see, such as the roughness of a textile.
The fibre of this towel feels so soft.
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What happens during a...
Lots of fiber from vegetables, chicken and fish instead of red meat, whole grains and nuts like walnuts and almonds all seem to be beneficial. A good diet and exercise plan can also keep your weight in a healthy range, which will lower your heart attack risk as well. And of course, medications can also help prevent heart attacks.
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Jonathan Foley: The...
fiber and even biofuels to something like seven billion people in the world today, and if anything, we're going to have the demands on agriculture increase into the future. It's not going to go away. It's going to get a lot bigger, mainly because of growing population. We're seven billion people today
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What would happen if you...
and can supplement liquid intake while providing valuable nutrients and fiber. Drinking well might also have various long-term benefits. Studies have shown that optimal hydration can lower the chance of stroke, help manage diabetes, and potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.
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How the food you eat...
When bacteria digest fiber, they produce short chain fatty acids that nourish the gut barrier, improve immune function, and can help prevent inflammation, which reduces the risk of cancer. And the more fiber you ingest, the more fiber-digesting bacteria colonize your gut.
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How do carbohydrates...
the amount that a particular food raises the sugar level in your blood. Soda and white bread have a similar glycemic index because they have a similar effect on your blood sugar. But when you eat foods high in fiber, like vegetables, fruits, and whole grains,
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How to spot a...
It reveals of the presence of starch, which is commonly used to strengthen regular printer paper, but won't be found in real money. That's because authentic bills are made of cotton and linen and are threaded with tiny red and blue fibers.
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Paving the way towards...
completely wireless when the number with mobile phone lines overtook fixed lines around the turn of the century we have also heard that what what that Africa's wireless sector is the fastest growing in the whole world more fiber optic
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How do pregnancy tests...
which transfers nutrients from mother to fetus. The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers, it will cross three separate zones, each with an important task.
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The Benefits of Eating...
using tusks and trunk together is certainly advance grade stuff bark adds fiber to their diet and also provides essential mineral supplements the calf went master this in a hurry at six
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How to Fix a Leaky...
is to the Ta'u people. And what's important about it is in the roots. Yeah, right there. The roots of the tree are surrounded by these strange, densely packed fibers.
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What happens during a...
Lots of fiber from vegetables, chicken and fish instead of red meat, whole grains and nuts like walnuts and almonds all seem to be beneficial. A good diet and exercise plan can also keep your weight in a healthy range, which will lower your heart attack risk as well. And of course, medications can also help prevent heart attacks.
Video examples
Jonathan Foley: The...
fiber and even biofuels to something like seven billion people in the world today, and if anything, we're going to have the demands on agriculture increase into the future. It's not going to go away. It's going to get a lot bigger, mainly because of growing population. We're seven billion people today
Video examples
What would happen if you...
and can supplement liquid intake while providing valuable nutrients and fiber. Drinking well might also have various long-term benefits. Studies have shown that optimal hydration can lower the chance of stroke, help manage diabetes, and potentially reduce the risk of certain types of cancer.
Video examples
How the food you eat...
When bacteria digest fiber, they produce short chain fatty acids that nourish the gut barrier, improve immune function, and can help prevent inflammation, which reduces the risk of cancer. And the more fiber you ingest, the more fiber-digesting bacteria colonize your gut.
Video examples
How do carbohydrates...
the amount that a particular food raises the sugar level in your blood. Soda and white bread have a similar glycemic index because they have a similar effect on your blood sugar. But when you eat foods high in fiber, like vegetables, fruits, and whole grains,
Video examples
How to spot a...
It reveals of the presence of starch, which is commonly used to strengthen regular printer paper, but won't be found in real money. That's because authentic bills are made of cotton and linen and are threaded with tiny red and blue fibers.
Video examples
Paving the way towards...
completely wireless when the number with mobile phone lines overtook fixed lines around the turn of the century we have also heard that what what that Africa's wireless sector is the fastest growing in the whole world more fiber optic
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How do pregnancy tests...
which transfers nutrients from mother to fetus. The test starts when urine is applied to the exposed end of the strip. As the fluid travels up the absorbent fibers, it will cross three separate zones, each with an important task.
Video examples
The Benefits of Eating...
using tusks and trunk together is certainly advance grade stuff bark adds fiber to their diet and also provides essential mineral supplements the calf went master this in a hurry at six
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How to Fix a Leaky...
is to the Ta'u people. And what's important about it is in the roots. Yeah, right there. The roots of the tree are surrounded by these strange, densely packed fibers.
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Max Weber
German Economist
The career of politics grants a feeling of power. The knowledge of influencing men, of participating in power over them, and above all, the feeling of holding in one's hands a nerve fiber of historically important events can elevate the professional politician above everyday routine even when he is placed in formally modest positions.
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Ann Bancroft
American Explorer
For me, exploration is about that journey to the interior, into your own heart. I'm always wondering, how will I act at my moment of truth? Will I rise up and do what's right, even if every fiber of my being is telling me otherwise?
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Lynda Carter
American Actress
Wonder Woman' is much more than a cartoon character. She's fighting for truth and justice and the secret self that exists in all women and girls. There's a moral fiber and a goodness about her that all women have.
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Alex Zanardi
Italian Driver
Everything I do through the course of my life, every day I do it with my arms, and it means that by using this muscle so much I have changed gradually the state of my muscle, turning my muscle into red fibers.
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Ralph Ellison
American Author
I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
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Vince Lombardi
American Coach
Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
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George Eliot
British Author
It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of them, but words can never trace out all the fibers that knit us to the old.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.
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David Draiman
American Musician
I support the troops with every fiber of my being. I don't support them having their lives wasted.
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Phil Bredesen
American Politician
The future of our nation depends on our ability to produce food and fiber to sustain the world.
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Max Weber
German Economist
The career of politics grants a feeling of power. The knowledge of influencing men, of participating in power over them, and above all, the feeling of holding in one's hands a nerve fiber of historically important events can elevate the professional politician above everyday routine even when he is placed in formally modest positions.
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Ann Bancroft
American Explorer
For me, exploration is about that journey to the interior, into your own heart. I'm always wondering, how will I act at my moment of truth? Will I rise up and do what's right, even if every fiber of my being is telling me otherwise?
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Lynda Carter
American Actress
Wonder Woman' is much more than a cartoon character. She's fighting for truth and justice and the secret self that exists in all women and girls. There's a moral fiber and a goodness about her that all women have.
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Alex Zanardi
Italian Driver
Everything I do through the course of my life, every day I do it with my arms, and it means that by using this muscle so much I have changed gradually the state of my muscle, turning my muscle into red fibers.
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Ralph Ellison
American Author
I am an invisible man. I am a man of substance, of flesh and bone, fiber and liquids - and I might even be said to possess a mind. I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me.
Quote examples
Vince Lombardi
American Coach
Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
Quote examples
George Eliot
British Author
It is easy to say how we love new friends, and what we think of them, but words can never trace out all the fibers that knit us to the old.
Quote examples
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
The spirit of man is more important than mere physical strength, and the spiritual fiber of a nation than its wealth.
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David Draiman
American Musician
I support the troops with every fiber of my being. I don't support them having their lives wasted.
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Phil Bredesen
American Politician
The future of our nation depends on our ability to produce food and fiber to sustain the world.
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