Dictionary entry details
• RIB (noun)
Meaning:
Support resembling the rib of an animal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rib" is a kind of...):
support (any device that bears the weight of another thing)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rib"):
screw thread; thread (the raised helical rib going around a screw)
Holonyms ("rib" is a part of...):
hull (the frame or body of ship)
umbrella (a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy)
wing (one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane)
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
costa; rib
Hypernyms ("rib" is a kind of...):
bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)
Meronyms (parts of "rib"):
costal cartilage (the cartilages that connect the sternum and the ends of the ribs; its elasticity allows the chest to move in respiration)
Domain category:
craniate; vertebrate (animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rib"):
true rib (one of the first seven ribs in a human being which attach to the sternum)
Holonyms ("rib" is a part of...):
craniate; vertebrate (animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium)
Meaning:
Cut of meat including one or more ribs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("rib" is a kind of...):
cut; cut of meat (a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass)
Meronyms (parts of "rib"):
rib roast; standing rib roast (a cut of meat including more than one rib)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rib"):
sparerib (a cut of pork ribs with much of the meat trimmed off)
Meaning:
A teasing remark
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rib" is a kind of...):
comment; remark (a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief)
Meaning:
A riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("rib" is a kind of...):
anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rib"):
calamus; quill; shaft (the hollow spine of a feather)
nervure; vein (one of the horny ribs that stiffen and support the wing of an insect)
Meaning:
A projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rib" is a kind of...):
molding; moulding (a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing)
• RIB (verb)
Meaning:
Form vertical ribs by knitting
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Context example:
A ribbed sweater
Hypernyms (to "rib" is one way to...):
knit (make (textiles) by knitting)
Domain category:
handicraft (a craft that requires skillful hands)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Subject to laughter or ridicule
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
ridicule; poke fun; make fun; laugh at; jest at; guy; blackguard; rib; roast
Context examples:
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 (to "rib" is one way to...):
bemock; mock (treat with contempt)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rib"):
tease (mock or make fun of playfully)
lampoon; satirise; satirize (ridicule with satire)
debunk; expose (expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas)
stultify (cause to appear foolish)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
