rib in English dictionary

  • rib

    Meanings and definitions of "rib"

    • Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum
    • A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something
    • A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones
    • (nautical) Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull
    • Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength
    • (architecture) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
    • (knitting) A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth
    • (botany) The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf
    • A teasing joke
    • (Irish, colloquial) A single strand of hair.
    • A stalk of celery.
    • To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs
    • To tease or make fun of someone
    • noun
      Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum
    • noun
      A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something
    • noun
      A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones
    • noun
      (nautical)
      Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull
    • noun
      Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength
    • noun
      (architecture)
      A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
    • noun
      (knitting)
      A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth
    • noun
      (botany)
      The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf
    • noun
      A teasing joke
    • noun
      (Ireland, colloquial)
      A single strand of hair.
    • noun
      A stalk of celery.
    • noun
      (archaic, literary, humorous)
      A wife or woman.
    • verb
      To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
    • verb
      To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
    • verb
      To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).
    • One of the long curved bones which form the rib cage.
    • Architectural element consisting of a side of stone placed in support of a vault or a dome.
    • frame (of a ship)
    • curved bone
    • cut of meat
    • part of a ship’s framework
    • shaping and supporting member in an aircraft wing
    • architecture: member projecting from the surface
    • prominent vein in a leaf
    • to equip with ribs
    • to tease
    • noun
      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)
    • noun
      a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
    • noun
      a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
    • noun
      a teasing remark
    • noun
      cut of meat including one or more ribs
    • noun
      support resembling the rib of an animal
    • verb
      form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
    • verb
      subject to laughter or ridicule; "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"

    Synonyms of "rib" in English dictionary

    support, make fun, mock are the top synonyms of "rib" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of rib

    • rib ( plural  ribs)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza rib; lm  liczba mnoga ribs
    • rib ( third-person singular simple present ribs, present participle ribbing, simple past and past participle ribbed)
    • rib (third-person singular simple present ribs, present participle ribbing, simple past and past participle ribbed)
  • RIB

    Meanings and definitions of "rib"

    • noun
      (acronym)
      Rigid inflatable boat — A lightweight inflatable boat with a rigid hull.

    Grammar and declension of rib

    • RIB (plural RIBs)
  • Rib

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