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Rarecribs
The correct spelling is cribs.
How to pronounce cribs
noun
IPA: /kɹɪbz/
Say it like: Cri-bs
The correct spelling is cribs. A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet. For example: "I cribbed the recipe from the Food Network site, but made a few changes of my own."
Usage Examples
“I cribbed the recipe from the Food Network site, but made a few changes of my own.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- 2.A bed for a child older than a baby.
- 3.A small sleeping berth in a packet ship or other small vessel
- 4.A wicker basket; compare Moses basket.
- 5.A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
verb
- 1.To place or confine in a crib.
- 2.To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
- 3.To collect one or more passages and/or references for use in a speech, written document or as an aid for some task; to create a crib sheet.
- 4.To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.
- 5.To install timber supports, as with cribbing.
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