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rib

/ rib /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
support resembling the rib of an animal
Type of:
support
Kinds of:
screw thread thread
Has parts:
hull wing umbrella
noun Sense 2
a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
Type of:
molding moulding
noun Sense 3
a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
Type of:
structure anatomical structure complex body part
Kinds of:
quill calamus shaft vein nervure
noun Sense 4
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)
Type of:
bone os
Kinds of:
true rib
Has parts:
vertebrate craniate
Domain:
vertebrate craniate
noun Sense 5
a teasing remark
Type of:
remark comment
Derived:
ridicule roast guy blackguard laugh at
noun Sense 6
cut of meat including one or more ribs
Type of:
cut cut of meat
Kinds of:
sparerib
verb Sense 7
form vertical ribs by knitting
"A ribbed sweater"
Type of:
knit
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
handicraft
verb Sense 8
subject to laughter or ridicule
"The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"
"The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"
"His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
Type of:
mock bemock
Kinds of:
tease satirize satirise lampoon debunk
Derived:
tease teasing ribbing knock roast
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
44
Times Searched
3
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support screw thread thread molding moulding structure anatomical structure complex body part quill calamus shaft vein