Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum
A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something
A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones
Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull
Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength
A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth
The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf
A teasing joke
A single strand of hair.
A stalk of celery.
(archaic, literary, humorous) A wife or woman.
Hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).
Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita).
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale).
To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).