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rib

/ɹɪb/noun, verb1 syllable

Rib means: subject to laughter or ridicule.

Synonyms for rib9

noun, as in 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)

costa

verb, as in subject to laughter or ridicule

ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, make fun, poke fun

What does rib mean?8

verb

1

subject to laughter or ridicule“The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house”

2

form vertical ribs by knitting“A ribbed sweater”

noun

1

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)

2

support resembling the rib of an animal

3

cut of meat including one or more ribs

4

a teasing remark

5

a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

6

a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rib?4

one syllable

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Rib in a sentence

  • Ziri may break a leg or a few ribs, but he won't die.Amastan
  • Ziri's hand was just under the gazelle's ribs, where its abdomen was.Amastan
  • Today, we're going to eat lamb ribs for lunch.MessDjaaf
  • We only serve the prime rib dinner on weekends.Eccles17
  • The x-ray shows there's something lodged between the pleura and this rib.DJ_Saidez
  • This ox rib was found in the woods.Amastan
  • He broke two ribs and punctured his lung.Spamster
  • I got punched in the ribs and it hurt pretty badly.MethodGT

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of rib

as a noun

plural
ribs

as a verb

past tense
ribbed
present participle
ribbing
third-person singular
ribs
past participle
ribbed