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Si vs Gib - What's the difference?

si | gib |

As nouns the difference between si and gib

is that si is a syllable used in solfège to represent the seventh note of a major scale while gib is a bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.

As a proper noun Si

is a diminutive of the male given name Simon.

As a verb gib is

to fasten in place with a gib.

si

Translingual

Symbol

(head)
  • The ISO 3166-1 two-letter (alpha-2) code for Slovenia.
  • The abbreviation for Système International d'Unités or the International System of Units, commonly known as the metric system.
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    gib

    English

    Etymology 1

    (18th century). Perhaps abbreviated from (m), the name of the cat in the old story of Reynard the Fox'', in the ''Romaunt of the Rose , etc.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A bolt or wedge made from wood or metal used for holding a machine part in place.
  • A castrated male cat or ferret.
  • A male cat; a tomcat.

    • Verb

  • To fasten in place with a gib.

    • Etymology 2

    Shortened from giblet.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (lb) Miscellaneous pieces of a fragged character, most often in first-person shooters.

    • Verb

  • (lb) To blast an enemy or opponent into gibs.

    • Anagrams

    * (l), (l) * (l) ----