Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions Lyrics
We found 9 dictionaries that define the word ad libs:

General (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. ad-libs: Merriam-Webster
  2. ad libs: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. ad-libs, ad-libs: Collins English Dictionary
  4. ad-libs: Wordnik
  5. ad-libs, ad libs: Wiktionary
  6. ad-libs: Dictionary.com
  7. The Ad Libs: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. ad-libs: TheFreeDictionary.com

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Ad Libs, Ad-libs: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See ad_lib as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (ad lib)

adverb:  At pleasure.
adverb:  At will.
adverb:  As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction.
adverb:  Extemporaneously.
adjective:  Extemporaneous, impromptu.
noun:  (acting) An instance of something improvised, especially a line.
noun:  (music, chiefly hip-hop) Improvised vocals added after the main vocals have been recorded which serve to emphasize the rhythm or fill the lyrical bar line.
verb:  To perform without script.
verb:  To perform without preparation.
verb:  To perform extemporaneously.
verb:  (music, chiefly hip hop, intransitive) To perform ad libs; to improvise lyrics after the main lyrics have been recorded.
verb:  (music, chiefly hip hop, transitive) To perform (lyrics) as ad libs.
▸ Also see ad_lib

Phrases:




Words similar to ad libs

Usage examples for ad libs

Idioms related to ad libs

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular nouns described by ad libs

Words that often appear near ad libs

Rhymes of ad libs

Invented words related to ad libs

Similar:
Phrases:





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux