different between dib vs dyb

English

Etymology 1

Verb

dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)

1. To dig a hole by poking; especially, to dig a small hole in soil for the purpose of planting a bulb or seed
2. To move in a rapid, cautious manner; especially, with movement like a mouse or rat.

See also

• dibbing
• dibber
• dibble
• dibs

Noun

dib (plural dibs)

1. A dibber (gardening tool)
2. One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting the bones above and below the joints.

Etymology 2

Verb

dib (third-person singular simple present dibs, present participle dibbing, simple past and past participle dibbed)

1. (Scouting) Alternative form of dyb

Anagrams

• BID, DBI, IBD, IDB, bid

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *t?p.

Noun

dib (definite accusative dibi, plural dibl?r)

1. bottom

2. root, base

3. lower part
4. deep (a long way inside; situated far in or back)

5. (mining) face (as in coalface)
6. (colloquial) hymen

   Synonym: q?zl?q p?rd?si

Declension

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (?i?b). Compare Moroccan Arabic ???? (d?b), Egyptian Arabic ???? (d?b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /di?p/

Noun

dib m (plural djieb)

1. wolf

   Synonym: lupu

Volapük

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dib/

Noun

dib (nominative plural dibs)

1. depth

Declension

Derived terms

• dibik
• dibot

English

Alternative forms

• dib

Etymology

Short for do your best. dyb (or dib) and dob were used as abbreviated forms of do your best and do our best in certain Scout chants.

Verb

dyb (third-person singular simple present dybs, present participle dybbing, simple past and past participle dybbed)

1. (intransitive, sometimes humorous) In the scouting movement, to chant dyb, meaning "do your best" (to follow the scouting laws).
   • 2009, Clive James, Unreliable Memoirs (page 54)

     I used to get through the dibbing and dobbing all right but during the howling I usually rolled over backwards.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse djúpr, from Proto-Germanic *deupaz, cognate with English deep and German tief.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?y?b?]

Adjective

dyb (neuter dybt, plural and definite singular attributive dybe)

1. deep
2. profound

Inflection

Noun

dyb n (singular definite dybet, plural indefinite dyb)

1. deep, depth
2. abyss

Inflection

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d?p/

Verb

dyb

1. second-person singular imperative of dyba?