Rib

  • 81rib-vaulting — ribˈ vaulting noun • • • Main Entry: ↑rib …

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  • 82rib-twist|ed — «RIHB TWIHS tihd», adjective. formed with a rib twist …

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  • 83rib´ald|ly — rib|ald «RIHB uhld», adjective, noun. –adj. offensive in speech; coarsely mocking; irreverent; indecent; obscene: »a ribald story, a ribald party. SYNONYM(S): indelicate, gross. –n. a person who is ribald or given to ribaldry. ╂[< Old French… …

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  • 84rib|ald — «RIHB uhld», adjective, noun. –adj. offensive in speech; coarsely mocking; irreverent; indecent; obscene: »a ribald story, a ribald party. SYNONYM(S): indelicate, gross. –n. a person who is ribald or given to ribaldry. ╂[< Old French ribauld,… …

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  • 85rib|and — rib|and1 «RIHB uhnd, uhn», noun. = ribband. (Cf. ↑ribband) rib|and2 «RIHB uhnd», noun. Archaic. ribbon …

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  • 86rib|let — «RIHB liht», noun. a little rib: »a veal riblet …

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  • 87Rib removal — is a surgical operation where usually the lowest ribs are removed to make the waist thinner.This surgical method has been said to have existed for aesthetic purposes during the Victorian age, but evidence is scarce.External links*… …

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  • 88rib cage — n the bony enclosing wall of the chest consisting chiefly of the ribs and the structures connecting them called also thoracic cage * * * thoracic cage skeleton thoracis …

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  • 89rib cage — n the structure of ↑ribs in your chest …

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  • 90rib cage — rib ,cage noun count the bones that curve around the chest and protect organs such as the lungs and heart …

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