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Ribs

/ɹɪbz/

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

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📖 Definitions of "Ribs"

noun

1
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
2
A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something
3
A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones
4
Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull

verb

1
To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
2
To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
"He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts."
3
To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
4
To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).

noun

1
Hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).
2
Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita).
3
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ribs"

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Word	Definition
costanoun	(anatomy) Synonym of rib.
laugh atverb	To scorn or tease; to evince contempt or pity for someone, usually contrasted with laugh with.
poke funverb	To subject someone to laughter or ridicule. [with at]
ridiculenoun	Derision; mocking or humiliating words or behavior.
blackguardnoun	(dated, chiefly of men) An unprincipled, contemptible person; an untrustworthy person.
guynoun	(colloquial) A man or boy; a fellow.
jest atverb	subject to laughter or ridicule
make funverb	subject to laughter or ridicule
breasts	a 2020 Montenegrin drama film directed by Marija Perović.
chopsnoun	(informal, by extension) One's skill at any endeavor; ability, talent; competency.
coastnoun	The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
coastalnoun	(informal) Coastal Carolina University.
coastlinenoun	The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.)
coastlinesnoun	The shape, outline, or boundary of a coast. (The term coastline is generally used to describe the approximate boundaries at relatively large spatial scales.)
coastsnoun	The edge of the land where it meets an ocean, sea, gulf, bay, or large lake.
framesnoun	The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
hillsnoun	A surname.
jointsnoun	(anatomy) Any part of an animalian body where two bones or exoskeleton segments are abutted, in most cases allowing that part of the body to be bent or straightened.
lacesnoun	(firefighting) Acronym of lookouts, anchor points, communications, escape routes, safety zones.
nerves	(German:Nerven) a 1919 German silent film directed by Robert Reinert and starring Eduard von Winterstein, Lia Borré and Erna Morena.