Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. In paper manufacturing, a large horizontal frame in the loft or drying-room, with hairs or wires stretched across it, on which sheets of paper are hung to dry.
Wiktionary
- n. A horizontal frame with wires stretched across it for drying paper.
- n. A fictional alien creature in Star Trek, a cooing ball of fur.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Paper Manuf.) A frame on which paper is dried.
Etymologies
- Probably invented for alliteration with trouble; the creatures first appeared in an episode called The Trouble with Tribbles. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Is there a way possible to find a tribble from a star trek episode?”
“Well, Cyrano Jones says that a tribble is the only love that pants can buy.”
“Cyrano Jones says a tribble is the only love that money can buy.”
“I think the pink fuzzy one is a valentine "tribble".”
“I was playing on hdhouse's word of 'tribble' which is only a word from a Star Trek episode.”
“I transported the whole kit and caboodle into their engine room, where they'll be no "tribble" at all.”
“He had never had musical instruction; he spoke of soprano as "tribble," of alto as”
“I always thought more of Peter MacIntosh when the mysterious "tribble" that needed the Perth doctor made no difference in his manner, and he passed his snuff box across the seat before the long prayer as usual, but in this indifference to privileges Peter was exceptional.”
“Meanwhile, Lt. Uhura buys a small furry pet called a "tribble" and brings it back to the Enterprise, where the creatures rapidly reproduce and threaten to overpopulate the entire Enterprise.”
“First ten people to answer correctly will win a tribble.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘tribble’.
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set phasers to...
you name the setting
I've tuned mine to be gentler and kinder
following suit is not mandatory but would be appreciatedcoddle, confuse, flummox, tap, furrow, instigate, invigorate, punnify, logical, must... act... be..., bowdlerise, laughing gas and 435 more...
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phrontistery-t
from phrontistery.info
tabacosis, tabanid, tabaret, tabati?re, tabby, tabefaction, tabellary, tabellion, tabernacle, tabernacular, tabescent, tabific and 930 more...
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CCle
all those wonderful Britsy words that end with a double consonant followed by 'le'
doddle, bobble, dibble, whiffle, waffle, diddle, piddle, jiggle, straggle, boggle, fiddle, skeedaddle and 125 more...
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[Open] Frequentative
“A verb which denotes the frequent occurrence or repetition of an action, as . . . waggle from wag.” — Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia.
Other examples include bobble (bob), bustle (b...dartle, stutter, agitate, dabble, waggle, aid, argue, daunt, expect, excite, espouse, dictate and 77 more...
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proppets
proper pet names.
lexi, cleo, mystic, mitsu, Jupiter, Felix, Leela, Fluffy, Feline Unit, Rufus, Baron, kitty meow meow and 38 more...
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A List of Mythical Proportions
All of these things exist, I swear!
unicorn, pegasus, cyclops, yeti, abominable snowman, bigfoot, phoenix, thunderbird, sea serpent, ogre, grue, troll and 138 more...
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Fictional beasties
elf, gnome, dwarf, sprite, troll, fairy, nymph, imp, brownie, sasquatch, yeti, wookiee and 574 more...
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-bles
fine find endings
able, amble, bable, cable, cible, coble, dable, fable, gable, gible, tible, table and 241 more...
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Science Fiction Double Feature
cyberpunk, postcyberpunk, sci-fi, steampunk, techsploitation, dystopia, transhumanism, posthuman, future, skiffy, comlink, transmogrifier and 38 more...
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Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a wordie
Thanks for the title chained-bear
tribble, romulus, defiant, enterprise, ds9, cardassian, ferengi, runabout, starfleet, starfleet academy, prime directive, borg and 65 more...
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Fan-O-Rama
Words and things associated with various fandoms. Words that amuse me in these fandoms. Words from online fandoms.
tardis, metropolis, gotham, squee, fanfic, slash, doctor, prancy, bat boy, flash, wonder woman, snark and 35 more...
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cryptozoo - from a galaxy far away
Tweets
Looking for tweets for tribble.

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