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- [rib]
- /rɪb/
- /rɪb/
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- [rib]
- /rɪb/
Definitions of ribs word
- noun ribs 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. 1
- noun ribs a cut of meat, as beef, containing a rib. 1
- noun ribs ribs, spareribs (def 2). 1
- noun ribs 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. 1
- noun ribs something resembling a rib in form, position, or use, as a supporting or strengthening part. 1
- noun ribs a structural member that supports the shape of something: an umbrella rib. 1
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Origin of ribs
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English rib(b); cognate with German Rippe
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ribs
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ribs popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ribs usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ribs
noun ribs
- chest — Your chest is the top part of the front of your body where your ribs, lungs, and heart are.
- din-din — dinner.
- dinner — the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- feedbag — Also called nose bag. a bag for feeding horses, placed before the mouth and fastened around the head with straps.
- 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.
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