bibb

bɪb

Definition

Definition of bibb - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

vegetables

Rare

type of lettuce with soft leaves

Rare

I added some bibb to my salad for a sweeter taste..

lettuce

plumbing

TECH.

type of valve or faucet

TECH.

The plumber replaced the old bibb in the kitchen.

spigot

tap

maritime

Dated

wooden support on a mast for trestletrees

Dated

The sailor checked the bibb for any signs of wear.

brace

prop

support

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type of lettuce with soft leaves
type of valve or faucet
wooden support on a mast for trestletrees

Origin of bibb

Unknown

Examples of bibb in a sentence

Bibb is perfect for making wraps.
He tightened the bibb to stop the leak.
A faulty bibb can cause water wastage.
The crew inspected the bibb for damage.
A broken bibb can compromise the mast's stability.

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French:laitue Boston, robinet, ...
German:Bibb-Salat, Ventil, ...
Italian:lattuga burrosa, rubinetto, ...
Spanish:lechuga bibb, grifo, ...
Portuguese:alface manteiga, torneira, ...
Chinese:比布生菜, 水龙头, ...
Japanese:ビブレタス, 蛇口, ...
Arabic:خَسّ بِيْب, صِمَام بِيْب, ...
Hebrew:חַסַּת בּוֹסְטוֹן, בֶּרֶז, ...
Russian:салат бибб, кран, ...
Ukrainian:салат бібб, кран, ...
Hindi:बिब लेट्यूस, बिब, ...
Bengali:বিব লেটুস, কল, ...
Catalan:enciam bibb, aixeta, ...
Czech:Bibb salát, kohoutek, ...
Danish:bibb salat, ventil, ...
Dutch:bibb sla, kraan, ...
Greek:μαρούλι bibb, βρύση, ...
Hungarian:fejes saláta, csap, ...
Khmer:សាឡាត់ប៊ីប, ក្បាលក្បាលម៉ាស៊ីនទឹក, ...
Korean:비브 상추, 수도꼭지, ...
Persian:کاهو بیب, شیر, ...
Polish:sałata bibb, kran bibb, ...
Portuguese (BR):alface manteiga, bico, ...
Romanian:salată unt, robinet, ...
Swedish:bibb sallad, kran, ...
Thai:ผักกาดหอมบิบ, ก๊อกน้ำ, ...
Turkish:bibb marulu, musluk, ...
Vietnamese:rau diếp bibb, vòi nước, ...

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