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    rib

    rib - Dictionary definition and meaning for word rib

    Definition
    (noun) support resembling the rib of an animal Definition
    (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)
    Synonyms : costa
    Definition
    (noun) cut of meat including one or more ribs Definition
    (noun) a teasing remark Definition
    (noun) a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant Definition
    (noun) a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural Definition
    (verb) form vertical ribs by knitting
    Example Sentence
    • A ribbed sweater
    Definition
    (verb) subject to laughter or ridicule
    Example Sentence
    • 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

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text: The calamari, the rib eye,
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