Ribbon vs. Tape

Ribbonnoun

A long, narrow strip of material used for decoration of clothing or the hair or gift wrapping.

Ribbonnoun

An inked strip of material against which type is pressed to print letters in a typewriter or printer.

Ribbonnoun

A narrow strip or shred.

Ribbonnoun

(cooking) In ice cream and similar confections, an ingredient (often chocolate, butterscotch, caramel, or fudge) added in a long narrow strip.

Ribbonnoun

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Ribbonnoun

reins for a horse.

Ribbonnoun

(heraldry) A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.

Ribbonnoun

(spinning) A sliver.

Ribbonnoun

A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.

Ribbonverb

(transitive) To decorate with ribbon.

Ribbonverb

(transitive) To stripe or streak.

Ribbonnoun

A fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk, used for trimming some part of a woman's attire, for badges, and other decorative purposes.

Ribbonnoun

A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon; sails torn to ribbons.

Ribbonnoun

Same as Rib-band.

Ribbonnoun

Driving reins.

Ribbonnoun

A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth as wide.

Ribbonnoun

A silver.

Ribbonverb

To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes resembling ribbons.

Ribbonnoun

any long object resembling a thin line;

Ribbonnoun

an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

Ribbonnoun

a long strip of inked material for making characters on paper with a typewriter

Ribbonnoun

notion consisting of a narrow strip of fine material used for trimming

Ribbon

A ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily as decorative binding and tying. Cloth ribbons are made of natural materials such as silk, cotton, and jute and of synthetic materials, such as polyester, nylon, and polypropylene.

Tapenoun

Flexible material in a roll with a sticky surface on one or both sides; adhesive tape.

Tapenoun

Thin and flat paper, plastic or similar flexible material, usually produced in the form of a roll.

Tapenoun

Finishing tape, stretched across a track to mark the end of a race.

Tapenoun

Magnetic or optical recording media in a roll; videotape or audio tape.

Tapenoun

Any video or audio recording, regardless of the method used to produce it.

Tapenoun

(informal) An unthinking, patterned response triggered by a particular stimulus.

Tapenoun

The series of prices at which a financial instrument trades.

Tapenoun

(ice hockey) The wrapping of the primary puck-handling surface of a hockey stick

Tapeverb

To bind with adhesive tape.

Tapeverb

To record, particularly onto magnetic tape.

Tapeverb

To understand, figure out.

Tapenoun

A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied with tape.

Tapenoun

A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.

Tapeverb

To furnish with tape; to fasten, tie, bind, or the like, with tape;

Tapeverb

to record on audio tape or video tape; - either directly, at the scene of the action tape, or indirectly, as from a broadcast of the action.

Tapenoun

a long thin piece of cloth or paper as used for binding or fastening;

Tapenoun

a recording made on magnetic tape;

Tapenoun

the finishing line for a foot race;

Tapenoun

measuring instrument consisting of a narrow strip (cloth or metal) marked in inches or centimeters and used for measuring lengths;

Tapenoun

memory device consisting of a long thin plastic strip coated with iron oxide; used to record audio or video signals or to store computer information;

Tapeverb

fasten or attach with tape;

Tapeverb

record on videotape

Tapeverb

register electronically;

Tapenoun

a narrow strip of material, typically used to hold or fasten something

Tapenoun

a strip of paper or plastic coated with adhesive and sold in a roll, used to stick things together

Tapenoun

a strip of material stretched across the finishing line of a race, to be broken or dislodged by the winner.

Tapenoun

a strip of material used to mark off an area or form a notional barrier.

Tapenoun

a tape measure.

Tapenoun

long, narrow flexible material with magnetic properties, used for recording sound, pictures, or computer data

Tapenoun

a cassette or reel containing magnetic tape for recording

Tapenoun

a recording on a cassette or reel

Tapeverb

record (sound or pictures) on audio or video tape

Tapeverb

fasten or attach (something) with adhesive tape

Tapeverb

seal or mark off an area or thing with tape