rib
rib/rib/
noun
- each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs."he had several broken ribs"
- a long raised piece of stronger or thicker material across a surface or through a structure, and typically serving to support or strengthen it.
- a vein of a leaf (especially the midrib) or an insect's wing."a spinach-type leaf with red ribs"
- a combination of alternate knit (plain) and purl stitches producing a ridged, slightly elastic fabric, used especially for the cuffs and bottom edges of sweaters."knit twenty rows of rib"
verb
- mark with or form into raised bands or ridges."the road ahead was ribbed with furrows of slush"
- tease good-naturedly."the first time I appeared in the outfit I was ribbed mercilessly"
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In vertebrate anatomy, ribs (Latin: costae) are the long curved bones which form the rib cage, part of the axial skeleton. In most tetrapods, ribs surround ...
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noun · one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain ...
Rib, any of several pairs of narrow, curved strips of bone (sometimes cartilage) attached dorsally to the vertebrae and, in higher vertebrates, ...
rib verb [T] (JOKE). to laugh at or joke about someone in a friendly way; tease: The two leaders ribbed each other good-naturedly during the press conference.