"fibers" in the noun sense

1. fiber, fibre

a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

2. roughage, fiber

coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis

3. fiber, fibre

any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)

4. character, fiber, fibre

the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

"education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer

5. fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber

a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

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