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Fib vs Lir - What's the difference?

fib | lir |

As a noun fib

is a lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

As a verb fib

is to lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.

As an initialism LIR is

laser-Induced Reaction.

fib

English

Etymology 1

Probably from fable''; compare ''fibble-fabble (nonsense).

Noun

(en noun)
  • (informal) A , especially one that is more or less inconsequential.
  • * Henry James
    • They are very serious; they don't tell fibs .

    Verb

    (fibb)
  • To lie, especially more or less inconsequentially.
    • Synonyms
    * tell a fib * tell fibs

    References

    * (etymology)

    Etymology 2

    Shortened from fibula

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (medicine, informal) Short form of fibula.
    • See also
    * tib

    Anagrams

    * * * ---- ==Volapük==

    Noun

    (vo-noun)
  • weakness

    • Declension

    (vo-decl-noun)

    Derived terms

    * fibot

    lir

    English

    Initialism

    (Initialism) (head)
  • (physics) Laser-Induced Reaction
  • (telecom) Local Interconnection Region, an alternative to exchanged-based interconnection strategy for Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs)

    • Anagrams

    * (l)