RIB as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • support resembling the rib of an animal
   Hypernyms(s) rib is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • support (what does support mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • screw thread (what does screw thread mean?)
   • thread (what does thread mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling
   • may be ornamental or structural
   Hypernyms(s) rib is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • molding (what does molding mean?)
   • moulding (what does moulding mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
   Hypernyms(s) rib is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • structure (what does structure mean?)
   • anatomical structure (what does anatomical structure mean?)
   • complex body part (what does complex body part mean?)
   • bodily structure (what does bodily structure mean?)
   • body structure (what does body structure mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • quill (what does quill mean?)
   • calamus (what does calamus mean?)
   • shaft (what does shaft mean?)
   • vein (what does vein mean?)
   • nervure (what does nervure mean?)
4. Meaning
   • 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)
   Synonym(s)
   • costa (what does costa mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) rib is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bone (what does bone mean?)
   • os (what does os mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • true rib (what does true rib mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a teasing remark
   Hypernyms(s) rib is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • remark (what does remark mean?)
   • comment (what does comment mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ridicule (what does ridicule mean?)
   • roast (what does roast mean?)
   • guy (what does guy mean?)
   • blackguard (what does blackguard mean?)
   • laugh at (what does laugh at mean?)
   • jest at (what does jest at mean?)
   • rib (what does rib mean?)
   • make fun (what does make fun mean?)
   • poke fun (what does poke fun mean?)
6. Meaning
   • cut of meat including one or more ribs
   Hypernyms(s) rib is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • cut (what does cut mean?)
   • cut of meat (what does cut of meat mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • sparerib (what does sparerib mean?)

RIB as VERB

1. Meaning
   • subject to laughter or ridicule
   Synonym(s)
   • blackguard (what does blackguard mean?)
   • guy (what does guy mean?)
   • jest at (what does jest at mean?)
   • laugh at (what does laugh at mean?)
   • make fun (what does make fun mean?)
   • poke fun (what does poke fun mean?)
   • ridicule (what does ridicule mean?)
   • roast (what does roast mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) rib is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • mock (what does mock mean?)
   • bemock (what does bemock mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • tease (what does tease mean?)
   • satirize (what does satirize mean?)
   • satirise (what does satirise mean?)
   • lampoon (what does lampoon mean?)
   • debunk (what does debunk mean?)
   • expose (what does expose mean?)
   • stultify (what does stultify mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rib (what does rib mean?)
   • tease (what does tease mean?)
   • teasing (what does teasing mean?)
   • ribbing (what does ribbing mean?)
   • knock (what does knock mean?)
   • roast (what does roast mean?)
   • derision (what does derision mean?)
   • ridicule (what does ridicule mean?)
   • ridicule (what does ridicule mean?)
   • satirist (what does satirist mean?)
   • ironist (what does ironist mean?)
   • ridiculer (what does ridiculer mean?)
2. Meaning
   • form vertical ribs by knitting
   Usage Example(s)
   • A ribbed sweater
   Hypernyms(s) rib is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • knit (what does knit mean?)