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jib (125 synonym found)

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gee

haw

lug

shy

balk

duck

fade

fear

reef

avert

avoid

blink

dodge

evade

jenny

panic

quail

royal

shunt

sidle

stick

wince

yield

batten

blench

boggle

cringe

debate

flinch

glance

go off

jigger

mizzen

ponder

recoil

shrink

swerve

switch

weasel

balance

fly off

retreat

shy off

spanker

startle

stickle

stumble

topsail

trysail

bear off

ease off

edge off

foresail

head off

hesitate

mainsail

moonsail

sidestep

spitfire

stampede

staysail

stick at

veer off

withdraw

back down

draw back

fall back

fight shy

foreroyal

hang back

moonraker

pull back

reel back

sheer off

sidetrack

skedaddle

spinnaker

strain at

turn away

turn back

draw aside

glance off

main royal

move aside

reef point

skyscraper

start back

step aside

turn aside

weasel out

hem and haw

hum and haw

jump a mile

shove aside

shrink back

square sail

start aside

balloon sail

fly-by-night

flying kites

fore-skysail

fore-topsail

forestaysail

main skysail

main-topsail

make way for

shilly-shally

storm trysail

mizzen skysail

steer clear of

stern staysail

mizzen staysail

stop to consider

fore gaff-topsail

loose-footed sail

main gaff-topsail

think twice about

leg-of-mutton sail

straddle the fence

main-royal staysail

parachute spinnaker

fore topgallant sail

fore-topmast staysail

mizzen-royal staysail

mizzen-topgallant sail

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Definition of jib:

(n) : a triangular sail attached to a stay leading from the masthead or topmast to the stemhead, bowsprit, or jib boom; any of a variety of specialty triangular sails

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Definition of jib:

(n) : a triangular sail attached to a stay leading from the masthead or topmast to the stemhead, bowsprit, or jib boom; any of a variety of specialty triangular sails

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