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Ribbed

To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.

📖 Definitions of "Ribbed"

verb
  1. 1

    To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.

  2. 2

    To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.

    "He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts."

  3. 3

    To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.

  4. 4

    To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).

adjective
  1. 1

    Having ribs.

  2. 2

    Intercalated with slate; said of a seam of coal.

🔄 Synonyms of "Ribbed"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
roughnounNot smooth; uneven.
unsmoothverbNot smooth; rough.
costatenounHaving ribs, or the appearance of ribs.
riblikeResembling, or functioning like, a rib.

↔️ Antonyms of "Ribbed"

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WordDefinition
riblessLacking ribs

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ribbed"

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WordDefinition
riblikeResembling, or functioning like, a rib.
costatenounHaving ribs, or the appearance of ribs.
roughnounNot smooth; uneven.
unsmoothverbNot smooth; rough.
costellatenounFinely ribbed or costate.
joshedverb(transitive) To tease someone in a kindly or friendly fashion.
teasedfeeling mild pleasurable excitement
youra possessive form of the pronoun you
midribbedHaving a midrib.
costiferous(anatomy) Bearing or having ribs.
multicostatenounHaving multiple ribs.
fissicostateHaving the ribs divided.
jointedHaving joints.
backbonedHaving a spine.
quadricostateHaving four ribs.
herringbonedHaving a herringbone (zigzag) pattern.
groovedHaving one or more grooves.
boned(of meat or fish) Having had the bones removed before cooking.
reticulatedCharacterized by or having the form of a grid or network.
nodulatedHaving nodules.

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