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ribbon
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As a noun, ribbon means a long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping. As a verb, it means decorate with ribbon.
Meanings of ribbon
18 meaningsnoun
A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.
An awareness ribbon.
An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.
A narrow strip or shred.
“a steel or magnesium ribbon”
“sails torn to ribbons”
cookingIn ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip.
nauticalA painted moulding on the side of a ship.
A watchspring.
A bandsaw.
heraldryA bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.
spinningA sliver.
journalismA subheadline presented above its parent headline.
computinggraphical user interfaceA toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.
Any long object resembling a thin line
“a mere ribbon of land”
“the lighted ribbon of traffic”
“from the air the road was a grey thread”
Similar: threadAn award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Similar: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm
Older and rare meanings (1)
slangdatedReins for a horse.
Alternative form of ribband
verb
To decorate with ribbon.
To stripe or streak.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).