Crossword-Solution: RIB
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| Rib | n. | One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. |
| Rib | n. | That which resembles a rib in form or use. |
| Rib | n. | One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel. |
| Rib | n. | A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it. |
| Rib | n. | One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended. |
| Rib | n. | A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth. |
| Rib | n. | A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun. |
| Rib | n. | The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf. |
| Rib | n. | Any longitudinal ridge in a plant. |
| Rib | n. | In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like. |
| Rib | n. | A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like. |
| Rib | n. | Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein. |
| Rib | n. | An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support. |
| Rib | n. | A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib. |
| Rib | v. t. | To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth. |
| Rib | v. t. | To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| RIB | anagram | BIR, IRB, RBI |
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An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
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Sentences with RIB (5)
Three whole days and nights alternate Old Nokomis and the sea-gulls Stripped the oily flesh of Nahma, Till the waves washed through the rib-bones, Till the sea-gulls came no longer, And upon the sands lay nothing But the skeleton of Nahma.
Often uttered in a critical tone; when the ratio of leaf sites to backbone, rib, and other relay sites gets too high, the network tends to develop bottlenecks.
Scott felt relieved once the waiter had promised that the goat parts were from a goat roast, just like a rib roast or a pork roast.
The inflammation continued to increase, and had now reached his first rib; and he said: 'Sister, my end is near.
One of the pieces or parts of an animal skeleton; as, a rib or a thigh bone; a bone of the arm or leg; also, any fragment of bony substance.
Quotes with RIB (3)
Do you love me, Westley? Is that it?’ He couldn’t believe it. ‘Do I love you? My God, if your love were a grain of sand, mine would be a universe of beaches. If your love were — ‘ ‘I don’t understand the first one yet,’ Buttercup interrupted. She was starting to get very excited now. ‘Let me get this straight. Are you saying my love is the size of a grain of sand and yours is this other thing? Images just confuse me so — is this universal business of yours bigger than my sand…
There is lust and then there is love. They are related, but still very different things. To indulge in one requires little but honeyed speech and a change of clothes; to obtain the other, by contrast, a man must give up his rib. In return, his woman will undo the sin of Eve, and bring him back into Paradise.
It's okay," I said soothingly. "You're just getting your stride back. Once you're up to full power, I'll go crack a rib or something so we can test it." She groaned. "The horrible part is that I don't think you're joking.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NYM, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, Slate, The Atlantic, TIME, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 708 times in crossword archives (1924–2025).