rib

Definitions

• 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
• (nautical) 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
• (architecture) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
• (knitting) A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth
• (botany) The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf
• A teasing joke
• (Ireland) A single strand of hair.
• A stalk of celery.
• (archaic, literary, humorous) A wife or woman.