rib cage

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [rib keyj]
- /rɪb keɪdʒ/
- /rɪb keɪdʒ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [rib keyj]
- /rɪb keɪdʒ/

Definitions of rib cage words

noun rib cage the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones. 1
noun rib cage enclosure formed by ribs 1
countable noun rib cage Your rib cage is the structure of ribs in your chest. It protects your lungs and other organs. 0
noun rib cage the cagelike structure of the body formed by the ribs 0

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Origin of rib cage

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Rib cage

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exclamation

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rib cage popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for rib cage

noun rib cage

bosom — A woman's breasts are sometimes referred to as her bosom or her bosoms.
chest — Your chest is the top part of the front of your body where your ribs, lungs, and heart are.
mammary gland — any of the compound accessory reproductive organs of female mammals that occur in pairs on the chest or ventral surface and contain milk-producing lobes with ducts that empty into an external nipple, becoming functional when young are born and secreting milk for the duration of suckling.

All 3 Synonyms of rib cage