fibers

1. a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarnSynonyms: fiber, fibre

2. coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsisSynonyms: fiber, roughage

3. any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)Synonyms: fiber, fibre

4. the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; - Herbert SpencerExamples: "education has for its object the formation of character"Synonyms: character, fiber, fibre

5. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or clothSynonyms: fiber, fibre, vulcanized fiber