<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a fine, threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos</li><li>a slender filament: a fiber of platinum</li><li>filaments collectively</li><li>matter or material composed of filaments: a plastic fiber</li><li>something resembling a filament</li><li>an essential character, quality, or strength: people of strong moral fiber</li><li>filamentous matter from the bast tissue or other parts of plants, used for industrial purposes</li><li>a slender, threadlike root of a plant</li><li>a slender, tapered cell which, with like cells, serves to strengthen tissue</li><li>a slender, threadlike element or cell, as of nerve, muscle, or connective tissue</li><li>the structural part of plants and plant products that consists of carbohydrates, as cellulose and pectin, that are wholly or partially indigestible and when eaten stimulate peristalsis in the intestine</li><li>food containing a high amount of such carbohydrates, as whole grains, fruits, and vegetables</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to apply a tint or tints to; color slightly or delicately; tinge</li></ul>