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US
/ˈɹɪb/
]
[ UK /ɹˈɪb/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈɪb/ ]
VERB
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form vertical ribs by knitting
A ribbed sweater -
subject to laughter or ridicule
The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
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
- cut of meat including one or more ribs
How To Use rib In A Sentence
- 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.
- In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
- Wine lovers in the U.S. are increasingly describing their favorite vintage as molto buono, instead of très bon.
- Fertilization therefore results in an egg carrying a nucleus with contributions from both parents, and it was concluded that the cell nucleus must contain the physical basis of heredity.
- He made a very positive contribution to the overall success of the project.
- Prior to the 19th century, the region's social structure - outside of a few major cities, including Baghdad - was organized primarily around relatively isolated tribal confederations.
- The Temple to the Hebrew God YHVH, built by King David, was destroyed and much of the Jewish population (Jew comes from the word Judah, one of the 12 tribes) were deported to Babylon, known to Jews as the Babylonian captivity. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
- Chile's top constitutional court blocked a government bid to promote the free distribution of the morning-after pill to minors aged 14 and over, dealing a new setback to President Michelle Bachelet.
