rib

IPA: rˈɪb

(anatomy) 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.
(by extension) 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.
(aeronautics) 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, colloquial) A single strand of hair.
A stalk of celery.
(archaic, literary or humorous) A wife or woman.
(botany) Hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).
(botany) Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita).
(botany) Watercress (Nasturtium officinale).
(acronym) Rigid inflatable boat — A lightweight inflatable boat with a rigid hull.
(Internet) routing information base

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.
(transitive) To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).

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