rib
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪb
[edit] Noun
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rib (plural ribs)
- 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
- A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth
- (botany) The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf
- A teasing joke
- (Ireland) (colloquial) A single strand of hair.
[edit] Translations
curved bones
shaping or supporting member similar to rib
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cut of meat
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part of a ship’s framework
shaping and supporting member in an aircraft wing
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architecture: member projecting from the surface
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ridge in knitted material
prominent vein in a leaf
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[edit] Verb
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Present participle |
to rib (third-person singular simple present ribs, present participle ribbing, simple past and past participle ribbed)
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
to equip with ribs
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