#1
rib n. support resembling the rib of an animal
. wn #2
rib n. [
costa] 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)
. wn #3
rib v. form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
. wn #4
rib v. [
ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, make fun, poke fun] subject to laughter or ridicule; "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"
. wn #5
rib n. cut of meat including one or more ribs
. wn