rib
1- one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- a cut of meat, as beef, containing a rib.
- ribs, spareribs(def 2).
- Architecture.
- any of several archlike members of a vault supporting it at the groins, defining its distinct surfaces, or dividing these surfaces into panels: including ogives and tiercerons.
- any of several molded members or moldings, including ridge ribs and liernes, and on the surface of a vault accenting the ridges or dividing the surface into panels.
- something resembling a rib in form, position, or use, as a supporting or strengthening part.
- a structural member that supports the shape of something: an umbrella rib.
- Nautical. any of the curved framing members in a ship's hull that rise upward and outward from the keel; frame.
- a stiffening beam cast as part of a concrete slab.
- a primary vein of a leaf.
- a vertical ridge in cloth, especially in knitted fabrics.
- a ridge, as in poplin or rep, caused by heavy yarn.
- a wife (in humorous allusion to the creation of Eve. Gen. 2:21–22).
- Ceramics. a scraper for smoothing clay being thrown on a potter's wheel.
- a metal ridge running along the top of the barrel of a firearm to simplify aligning the sights.
- a longitudinal strip of metal joining the barrels of a double-barreled gun.
- to furnish or strengthen with ribs.
- to enclose as with ribs.
- to mark with riblike ridges or markings.
Origin of rib
1rib
2- to tease; make fun of.
Origin of rib
2Examples from the Web for rib
Contemporary Examples of rib
French and Crown one rib rack and season with salt and pepper, cover exposed bones with foil, cook in oven at 350 for 2.5 hours.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the CinnabattleshipHarley Morenstein
July 26, 2014
This must be from the early ‘40s, the Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn, Adam’s Rib.
Or that food thermometers can end up contaminating your rib roast?
Goalkeeper Tim Howard has officially been passed fit to face Slovenia after sustaining a rib injury in the England game.
“I got a scratch on my rib cage and on a breast” she said, matter-of-factly.
Historical Examples of rib
Rib roasts should be bought by designating the number of ribs.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
"Which is a rib, I believe," observed Sir Norman, thoughtfully.
The Midnight QueenMay Agnes Fleming
Would he wound a Sydneyite in the fifth rib, let him laud Melbourne.
RecollectionsDavid Christie Murray
Depth of rib is more important in the male than in the female.
Cattle and Cattle-breedersWilliam M'Combie
All sorts of mistakes occur because Eve was made out of a rib from Adam's side.
The Wedding RingT. De Witt Talmage
rib
1- any of the 24 curved elastic arches of bone that together form the chest wall in man. All are attached behind to the thoracic part of the spinal columnTechnical name: costa Compare true rib, false ribs, floating rib
- the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
- a cut of meat including one or more ribs
- a part or element similar in function or appearance to a rib, esp a structural or supporting member or a raised strip or ridge
- a structural member in a wing that extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge and maintains the shape of the wing surface
- a projecting moulding or band on the underside of a vault or ceiling, which may be structural or ornamental
- one of a series of raised rows in knitted fabricSee also ribbing (def. 3)
- a raised ornamental line on the spine of a book where the stitching runs across it
- any of the transverse stiffening timbers or joists forming the frame of a ship's hull
- any of the larger veins of a leaf
- a metal strip running along the top of the barrel of a shotgun or handgun and guiding the alignment of the sights
- a vein of ore in rock
- a projecting ridge of a mountain; spur
- to furnish or support with a rib or ribs
- to mark with or form into ribs or ridges
- to knit plain and purl stitches alternately in order to make raised rows in (knitting)
- archaic to enclose with or as if with ribs
Word Origin for rib
rib
2- (tr) to tease or ridicule
- a joke or hoax
Word Origin for rib
Word Origin and History for rib
Old English ribb "rib," from Proto-Germanic *rebja- (cf. Old Norse rif, Old Saxon ribbi, Old Frisian ribb, Middle Dutch, Dutch ribbe, Old High German ribba, German Rippe), literally "a covering" (of the cavity of the chest), from PIE *rebh- "to roof, cover" (cf. Greek ereptein "to roof," Old Church Slavonic rebro "rib, reef"). As an item of food from early 15c. Rib joint "brothel" is slang from 1943, probably in reference to Adam's rib (cf. rib "woman, wife," attested from 1580s).
"tease, fool," 1930, apparently from rib (n.); perhaps as a figurative suggestion of poking someone in the ribs. Related: Ribbed; ribbing.
rib
(rĭb)- One of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
rib
- Any of a series of long, curved bones extending from the spine and enclosing the chest cavity. In mammals, reptiles, and birds, the ribs curve toward the center of the chest and in most cases attach to the sternum (breastbone). There are 12 pairs of ribs in humans. See more at skeleton.
- One of the main veins of a leaf.
Idioms and Phrases with rib
rib
see stick to the ribs.