Rib | One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and
supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. |
Rib | That which resembles a rib in form or use. |
Rib | One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch
outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and
give shape and strength to the vessel. |
Rib | A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to
strengthen or stiffen it. |
Rib | One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended. |
Rib | A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth. |
Rib | A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a
double-barreled gun. |
Rib | The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf. |
Rib | Any longitudinal ridge in a plant. |
Rib | In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault.
These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the
whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted
construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these
in wood, plaster, or the like. |
Rib | A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a
pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like. |
Rib | Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein. |
Rib | An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support. |
Rib | A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib. |
Rib | To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and
channels; as, to rib cloth. |
Rib | To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in. |
costa, make fun, blackguard, roast, poke fu, laugh at, jest at, ridicule, guy,
costa, anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, bone, comment, complex body part, cut, cut of meat, molding, moulding, os, remark, structure, support,
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(noun) support (generic term)
(noun) costa|bone (generic term)|os (generic term)
(noun) cut (generic term)|cut of meat (generic term)
(noun) remark (generic term)|comment (generic term)
(noun) structure (generic term)|anatomical structure (generic term)|complex body part (generic term)|bodily structure (generic term)|body structure (generic term)
(noun) molding (generic term)|moulding (generic term)
(verb) knit (generic term)
(verb) ridicule|roast|guy|blackguard|laugh at|jest at|make fun|poke fun|mock (generic term)|bemock (generic term)
Antonyms:
Nothing antonyms found for term: rib
English explanatory dictionary
n. & v. --n. 1 each of the curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine and protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs. 2 a joint of meat from this part of an animal. 3 a ridge or long raised piece often of stronger or thicker material across a surface or through a structure serving to support or strengthen it. 4 any of a ship's transverse curved timbers forming the framework of the hull. 5 Knitting a combination of plain and purl stitches producing a ribbed somewhat elastic fabric. 6 each of the hinged rods supporting the fabric of an umbrella. 7 a vein of a leaf or an insect's wing. 8 Aeron. a structural member in an aerofoil. --v.tr. (ribbed, ribbing) 1 provide with ribs; act as the ribs of. 2 colloq. make fun of; tease. 3 mark with ridges. 4 plough with spaces between the furrows. øøribless adj. [OE rib, ribb f. Gmc],
Use in sentenses
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Czech |
Ribonucleic acid ( RNA ) acts as an interpreter in a process called transcription ( the reading of genes ) . | Kyselina ribonukleová ( RNA ) se chová jako tlumočník v procesu zvaném transkripce ( čtení genů ) |
Merrian-Webster dictionary
Term |
Word class |
Description |
rib | noun | an elongated ridge: as a (1) : a vein of an insect's wing (2) : one of the primary veins of a leaf b : one of the ridges in a knitted or woven fabric |
rib | noun | PARODY |
rib | transitive verb | to form vertical ridges in in knitting |
rib | transitive verb | to poke fun at KID |
Use phrase in quotation
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