Difference between upward and rib
Definitions
adjective
- directed up
- extending or moving toward a higher place
adverb
- to a later time
- spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
Examples
A great deal of the nudge-nudge wink-wink routine by the young upwardly mobile male executives was the usual response to her presence.
As the earth's crust was forced upwards, it displaced hundreds of cubic metres of water along an area as large as 1000 km long and 100 km wide.
The largest of these primitive ‘trees’ were giant lycopods reaching upwards of 20 meters, but most of the plants grew to less than a meter above the ground.
Definitions
verb
- form vertical ribs by knitting
- subject to laughter or ridicule
noun
- a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
- a teasing remark
- 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)
- a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
- support resembling the rib of an animal
Examples
Three tall memorial archways inscribed with Chinese characters stand outside the temple.
Ask for an aged standing rib roast from the forequarter, trimmed and chined; bring to room temperature before roasting.
He described the sequence of events leading up to the robbery.
