IB -abbr
- in bond
- incendiary bomb
Ibe·ri·an [ī-'bir-ē-ən] -n, adj
- a member of one or more peoples anciently inhabiting the Caucasus in Asia between the Black and Caspian seas
Iberian -n, adj
- a member of one or more peoples anciently inhabiting parts of the peninsula comprising Spain and Portugal
- a native or inhabitant of Spain or Portugal or the Basque region
- one or more of the languages of the ancient Iberians
ibex ['ī-,beks] -n
- any of several wild goats (genus Capra,esp. C. ibex) living chiefly in high mountain areas of the Old World and having large recurved horns transversely ridged in front
ibid -abbr
- ibidem
ibi·dem ['i-bə-,dem; i-'bī-dəm, -'bē-] -adv
- in the same place
ibis ['ī-bəs] -n
- any of various chiefly tropical or subtropical wading birds (family Threskiornithidae) related to the herons but distinguished by a long slender downwardly curved bill
Ibi·zan hound [i-'bē-zən-, -thən-] -n
- any of a breed of slender medium-sized hunting dogs developed in the Balearic Islands with a short and smooth or a wirehaired coat
Ibo ['ē-(,)bō] -n
- a member of a people of the area around the lower Niger in Africa
- the languages of the Ibo people
IBRD -abbr
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
IBS -abbr
- irritable bowel syndrome
Ib·sen·ism ['ib-sə-,ni-zəm, 'ip-] -n, n or adj
- dramatic invention or construction characteristic of Ibsen
- championship of Ibsen's plays and ideas
ibu·pro·fen [,ī-byu̇-'prō-fən also ī-'byü-prə-fən] -n
- a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug C 13H 18O 2used to relieve pain and fever