English dictionary
rib
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- support resembling the rib of an animal
noun
- a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
noun
- a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
noun
- 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)
noun
- a teasing remark
noun
- cut of meat including one or more ribs
verb
- subject to laughter or ridicule
verb
- form vertical ribs by knitting
Example sentences
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
A ribbed sweater