English to English noun
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support resembling the rib of an animal | | source: wordnet30
2 |
any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates) | | source: wordnet30
3 |
cut of meat including one or more ribs | | source: wordnet30
4 |
a teasing remark | | source: wordnet30
5 |
a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant | | source: wordnet30
6 |
a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural | | source: wordnet30
7 |
One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. | | source: webster1913 verb
8 |
form vertical ribs by knitting | | Example: A ribbed sweater
source: wordnet30
9 |
subject to laughter or ridicule | | Example: The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
source: wordnet30
10 |
To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth. | | source: webster1913
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