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Rib

Noun1.rib - support resembling the rib of an animal
hull - the frame or body of ship
screw thread, thread - the raised helical rib going around a screw
support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
umbrella - a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
wing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
2.rib - 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)
craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
craniate, vertebrate - animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
true rib - one of the first seven ribs in a human being which attach to the sternum
costal cartilage - the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration
3.rib - cut of meat including one or more ribs
cut of meat, cut - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
sparerib - a cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off
rib roast, standing rib roast - a cut of meat including more than one rib
4.rib - a teasing remark
comment, remark - a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief; "from time to time she contributed a personal comment on his account"
5.rib - a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
quill, calamus, shaft - the hollow shaft of a feather
nervure, vein - one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect
anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure - a particular complex anatomical structure; "he has good bone structure"
6.rib - a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
moulding, molding - a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing
Verb1.rib - form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
handicraft - a craft that requires skillful hands
knit - make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf"
2.rib - 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"
bemock, mock - treat with contempt; "The new constitution mocks all democratic principles"
tease - mock or make fun of playfully; "the flirting man teased the young woman"
lampoon, satirise, satirize - ridicule with satire; "The writer satirized the politician's proposal"
debunk, expose - expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas; "The physicist debunked the psychic's claims"
stultify - cause to appear foolish; "He stultified himself by contradicting himself and being inconsistent"

 

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