Phrase Hound found 53 phrases and 37 compound words that contain ribbon. The most common are listed below. Open ribbon in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 53
- blue ribbonThe highest honor or prize awarded in some competitions and contests.
- ribbon cableA cable with many conducting wires running parallel to each other on the same flat plane; often used for internal peripherals in a computer.
- ribbon sealA species (Histriophoca fasciata) of true seal found in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the North Pacific Ocean.
- yellow ribbonA ribbon worn or displayed to indicate the absence of a loved one, and the hope for their return.
- awareness ribbonA ribbon that symbolizes various concerns and causes depending on the colours or the patterns used, such as indicating that a close relative is abroad in military service, health and social concerns, commemorating the anniversary of an …
- ribbon cuttingA ceremonial or formal opening of a building or street performed by cutting a ribbon stretched across the entrance.
- ribbon grassAny of various grasses with light and dark stripes running the length of the leaves, especially Phalaris arundinacea; common in horticulture as an ornamental plant.
- green ribbonA ribbon worn as a badge by the Levellers during the English Civil War.
- red ribbonThe ribbon of the Order of the Bath.
- ribbon cablesplural of ribbon cable: A cable with many conducting wires running parallel to each other on the same flat plane; often used for internal peripherals in a computer.
- ribbon candyA type of hard candy, popular around Christmas time, made from flat strips to give a ribbon-like appearance.
- ribbon farmA long, narrow strip of land for farming, often alongside a waterway or a road.
- ribbon representationA graphical representation of the gross structure of a protein in which different levels of structure are represented as different size ribbons and tubes; associated molecules (such as the haem of haemoglobin) are shown in ball and stick …
- ribbon snakeThamnophis sauritus, a common garter snake endemic to eastern North America.
- ribbon microphoneA microphone that uses a thin electrically conductive ribbon between the poles of a magnet to produce a voltage by electromagnetic induction.
- ribbon wormSynonym of proboscis worm (Nemertea).
- ribbon gumAny of various eucalypts whose bark peels off in ribbons, especially the manna gum, Eucalyptus viminalis.
- ribbon wormsplural of ribbon worm: Synonym of proboscis worm (Nemertea).
- magnesium ribbonA thin ribbon of magnesium metal used in laboratory demonstrations and in the magnesium lamp.
- ribbon caneSugar cane; specifically, striped varieties of sugar cane grown in the southern United States.
- ribbon fernAn evergreen fern of species Pteris cretica.
- Golden RibbonA barangay of Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Philippines.
- AIDS ribbonA red ribbon which signifies support for AIDS awareness and treatment research.
- ribbon-tailed astrapiaAstrapia mayeri, a species of bird-of-paradise.
- ribbon brakeA brake having a band which nearly surrounds the wheel whose motion is to be checked.
Compound words 37
- ribbonmakerOne who makes ribbons.
- ribbonfishAny of several lampriform fish, of the family Trachipteridae, having long, ribbon-like bodies.
- ribbonbackA decorative chairback made with slender rails of wood.
- microribbonA microscopic ribbon.
- RibbonmanA supporter of the Ribbonism movement.
- ribbonyLike ribbon.
- ribbonerA person employed to apply decorative ribbons.
- ribbongrassreed canarygrass (Phalaris arundinacea).
- RibbonismA 19th-century popular movement of Catholics in Ireland, active against landlords and their agents, and opposed to the ideology of the Protestant Orange Order.
- ribboniteA carbonate micrite with ribbon-like laminations.