jives
Because it is a word with a single syllable, jives is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofjives
- To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride, to mock, to taunt.
Synonyms: flout
- To say in a mocking or taunting manner.
- To make a mocking remark or remarks; to jeer.
- To accord or agree.
Example: "That explanation doesn’t jibe with the facts."
- Alternative spelling of gybe
- A dance style popular in the 1940–50s.
- Swing, a style of jazz music.
- A slang associated with jazz musicians; hepcat patois or hipster jargon.
- Nonsense; transparently deceptive talk.
Example: "Don’t give me that jive. I know where you were last night."
- African-American Vernacular English.
- To deceive; to be deceptive.
Example: "Don’t try to jive me! I know where you were last night!"
- To dance.
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