Dibble

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A pointed gardening implement used to make holes in soil, especially for planting bulbs or seedlings.
  • v. To make holes in (soil) with a pointed implement.
  • v. To plant by means of a pointed implement.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which to set out plants or to plant seeds. Also known as a dibber.
  • n. the police or one or more police officers (from the character of Officer Dibble in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Top Cat)
  • v. To make holes, or plant seeds, using a dibble.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which no set out plants or to plant seeds.
  • verb-intransitive. To dib or dip frequently, as in angling.
  • v. To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a dibble, for planting.
  • v. To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A pointed tool, often merely a short, stout, pointed stick, used in gardening and agriculture to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs, setting out plants, etc.
  • To plant with a dibble, or to make holes in for planting seeds, etc.; make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble.
  • To dip or let the bait fall gently into the water, as in angling.
  • n. A planting implement which carries the seed in the handle and drops it from the point by means of a slide, when inserted in the earth.
  • n. A pair of wheels drawn by a horse, and furnished with cogs which make holes for seed: used in cotton-planting.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. make a hole with a wooden hand tool
  • n. a wooden hand tool with a pointed end; used to make holes in the ground for planting seeds or bulbs
  • v. plant with a wooden hand tool
  • Verb Form
    dibbled    dibbles    dibbling   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    dig out    dig    hand tool    plant    set   
    Form
    dibbled    dibbling   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Sibyl    dribble    gribble    kibble    nibble    quibble    scribble    sibyl    tribble   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts