RIBBON Synonyms

• front part of a vessel or aircraft

• a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces

• a slightly curved piece of resilient wood with taut horsehair strands; used in playing certain stringed instruments

• bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame or greeting

• a weapon for shooting arrows, composed of a curved piece of resilient wood with a taut cord to propel the arrow

• an appearance by actors or performers at the end of the concert or play in order to acknowledge the applause of the audience

• something curved in shape

• a decorative interlacing of ribbons

• a stroke with a curved piece of wood with taut horsehair strands that is used in playing stringed instruments

• bend one's knee or body, or lower one's head

• play on a stringed instrument with a bow

• yield to another's wish or opinion

• bend the head or the upper part of the body in a gesture of respect or greeting

• bend one's back forward from the waist on down

• a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame

• a band of material around the waist that strengthens a skirt or trousers

• an adornment consisting of a strip of a contrasting color or material

• a piece of braid, usually on the sleeve, indicating military rank or length of service

• V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service

• a kind or category

• a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background

• mark with stripes

• a state of arrangement or appearance

• a decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment

• attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation

• cutting down to the desired size or shape

• thin and fit

• characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder

• neat and smart in appearance

• severely simple in line or design

• remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size

• decorate, as with ornaments

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces

• be in equilibrium during a flight

• decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

• cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

• cut closely

• adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used

• something used to beautify

• an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

• the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

• an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

• any of various large ancient Greek coins

• a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat)

• an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered

• an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

• a circular helping of food (especially a boneless cut of meat) "medallions of veal"

• the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers

• a linear unit based on the length or width of the human hand

• any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves

• an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

• touch, lift, or hold with the hands

• a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

• any long object resembling a thin line

• the connections that link the various parts of an event or argument together

• the raised helical rib going around a screw

• to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

• pass a thread through

• remove facial hair by tying a fine string around it and pulling at the string

• pass through or into

• thread on or as if on a string

• an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

• (antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

• a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter