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rib [ribs] (curved bone)
noun
[UK: rɪb]
[US: ˈrɪb]

(Bokmål) ribbeinnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) ribbeinnoun
{n}

ribbit (the sound made by a frog or toad)
interjection
[UK: ˈrɪ.bət]
[US: ˈrɪ.bət]

kvekkinterjection

ribbon [ribbons] (long, narrow strip of material)
noun
[UK: ˈrɪ.bən]
[US: ˈrɪ.bən]

(Bokmål) båndnoun
{n}

ascribe [ascribed, ascribing, ascribes] (to attribute a cause or characteristic to)
verb
[UK: ə.ˈskraɪb]
[US: ə.ˈskraɪb]

tilskrive, tilskriveverb

attribute [attributes] (characteristic or quality)
noun
[UK: ˈæ.trɪ.bjuːt]
[US: ˈæ.trə.ˌbjuːt]

attributtnoun
{m}, egenSkaPl {m}

attribution [attributions] (acknowledgment of ownership or authorship)
noun
[UK: ˌæ.trɪ.ˈbjuːʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌæ.trə.ˈbjuːʃ.n̩]

(Bokmål) hedernoun
{m}

bribe [bribes] (inducement to a breaking of the rules)
noun
[UK: braɪb]
[US: ˈbraɪb]

(Bokmål) bestikkelsenoun
{m}

bribe [bribed, bribing, bribes] (to give a bribe)
verb
[UK: braɪb]
[US: ˈbraɪb]

(Bokmål) bestikkeverb

Caribbean (countries)
proper noun
[UK: kə.ˈrɪ.biən]
[US: kə.ˈrɪ.biən]

(Bokmål) Karibia, Karibienproper noun

(Nynorsk) Karibiaproper noun

Caribbean (pertaining to the sea and region bounded by the American continent and the West Indies)
adjective
[UK: kə.ˈrɪ.biən]
[US: kə.ˈrɪ.biən]

(Bokmål) karibiskadjective

(Nynorsk) karibiskadjective

Caribbean English (broad term for sum of all Caribbean dialects of English)
noun

(Bokmål) karibisk engelsknoun

Caribbean Sea (a tropical sea in the Western Hemisphere)
proper noun
[UK: kə.ˈrɪ.biən siː]
[US: kə.ˈrɪ.biən ˈsiː]

(Bokmål) Det karibiske havproper noun
{n}

(Nynorsk) Det karibiske havetproper noun
{n}

circumscribe [circumscribed, circumscribing, circumscribes] (to draw a line around; encircle)
verb
[UK: ˈsɜːk.əm.skraɪb]
[US: ˌsərk.əm.ˈskraɪb]

(Nynorsk) omskriveverb

contribute [contributed, contributing, contributes] (to give something, that is or becomes part of a larger whole)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈtrɪ.bjuːt]
[US: kən.ˈtrɪ.bjuːt]

bidraverb

contribution [contributions] (something given or offered that adds to a larger whole)
noun
[UK: ˌkɒn.trɪ.ˈbjuːʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌkɑːn.trə.ˈbjuːʃ.n̩]

(Bokmål) bidragnoun
{n}

(Nynorsk) bidragnoun
{n}

contributor [contributors] (a benefactor; someone who gives to charity or some cause)
noun
[UK: kən.ˈtrɪ.bjuː.tə(r)]
[US: kən.ˈtrɪ.bjə.tər]

(Bokmål) bidragsyternoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) bidragsytarnoun
{m}

contributory (contributing to a result)
adjective
[UK: kən.ˈtrɪ.bjʊ.tə.ri]
[US: kən.ˈtrɪ.bjə.ˌtɔː.ri]

(Bokmål) medvirkendeadjective

describe [described, describing, describes] (to represent in words)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈskraɪb]
[US: də.ˈskraɪb]

(Bokmål) beskriveverb

distribute [distributed, distributing, distributes] (to divide into portions and dispense)
verb
[UK: dɪ.ˈstrɪ.bjuːt]
[US: ˌdɪ.ˈstrɪ.bjuːt]

fordeleverb

distribution [distributions] (act of distribution or being distributed)
noun
[UK: ˌdɪ.strɪ.ˈbjuːʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌdɪ.strə.ˈbjuːʃ.n̩]

(Bokmål) distribusjonnoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) distribusjonnoun
{m}

distributor [distributors] (one who distributes, a thing that distributes)
noun
[UK: dɪ.ˈstrɪ.bjuː.tə(r)]
[US: ˌdɪ.ˈstrɪ.bjə.tər]

distributørnoun
{m}

dribble [dribbled, dribbling, dribbles] (to move (with) a ball by kicking or bouncing it)
verb
[UK: ˈdrɪb.l̩]
[US: ˈdrɪb.l̩]

(Bokmål) dribleverb

indescribable (impossible, or very difficult to describe)
adjective
[UK: ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈskraɪ.bəb.l̩]
[US: ˌɪn.də.ˈskraɪ.bəb.l̩]

(Bokmål) ubeskriveligadjective

(Nynorsk) ubeskrivelegadjective

indescribably (in an indescribable manner)
adverb
[UK: ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈskraɪ.bə.bli]
[US: ˌɪn.dɪ.ˈskraɪ.bə.bli]

(Bokmål) ubeskriveligadverb

(Nynorsk) ubeskrivelegadverb

Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati)
proper noun
[UK: ˌkɪ.ˈrɪ.ˈbɑː.ti]
[US: ˌkɪ.ˈrɪ.ˈbɑː.ti]

Kiribatiproper noun

Kiribatian (of, from, or pertaining to Kiribati)
adjective

(Bokmål) kiribatiskadjective

(Nynorsk) kiribatiskadjective

Kiribatian (person from Kiribati or of Kiribatian descent)
noun

(Bokmål) kiribatiernoun
{m}

(Nynorsk) kiribatiarnoun
{m}

military tribunal (military court)
noun

militær domstolnoun
{m}

moribund (approaching death)
adjective
[UK: ˈmɒ.rɪ.bʌnd]
[US: ˈmɔː.rə.bənd]

døendeadjective

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