Rib
31rib — 1. n. a joke; an act of teasing. □ I didn’t mean any harm. It was just a little rib. □ That’s a great rib, Sam! 2. tv. to tease someone. □ Please don’t rib me any more tonight. I’ve had it. □ …
32rib — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ broken, bruised, cracked, fractured ▪ He sustained a broken rib. VERB + RIB ▪ break, bruise …
33rib — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t., informal, tease, kid, razz (inf.), roast (inf.). See wit. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One part of the bony frame of the thorax] Syn. true rib, false rib, floating rib, slat*, slab*, rod*, floater*; see …
34rib — [OE] Rib is a widespread Germanic word, which goes back to a prehistoric *rebjō, source also of German rippe, Dutch rib, Swedish ribba ‘lath’, etc. Its Old Norse form rif is the ancestor of English reef. Outside Germanic it is related to Russian… …
35rib — 1 noun (C) 1 one of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest: He broke a rib in the accident. 2 a piece of meat that includes an animal s rib: barbecued ribs 3 a curved piece of wood, metal etc that is used as part of the structure… …
36rib — [1] The continuous raised portions of rubber that run circumferentially (straight or in a zigzag pattern) making up the tread on the tire. Also the term applies to various raised surfaces circling the sidewall, i.e., guide rib. [2] A structural… …
37rib — [OE] Rib is a widespread Germanic word, which goes back to a prehistoric *rebjō, source also of German rippe, Dutch rib, Swedish ribba ‘lath’, etc. Its Old Norse form rif is the ancestor of English reef. Outside Germanic it is related to Russian… …
38rib — 1. noun a) 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 b) A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something …
39rib — A small, high angle, tertiary spur ridge or mini interfluve that is a constituent part of rib & groove topography; (slopes generally 20 90 %, ); common on the mid and lower hillslopes of well dissected uplands. Compare: finger ridge, groove …
40rib — rɪb n. any of the curved bones which form the rib cage; support which resembles a rib bone; central vein of a leaf; lengthwise ridge (in fabric, etc.) v. install ribs, strengthen with ribs; tease, mock, make fun of …
