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Noun rib has 6 senses
- rib - support resembling the rib of an animal
--1 is a kind of support
--1 is a part of hull; wing; umbrella
--1 has particulars: screw thread, thread
- rib, costa - 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)
--2 is a kind of bone, os
--2 is a part of vertebrate, craniate
--2 has parts: costal cartilage
--2 has particulars: true rib
- rib - cut of meat including one or more ribs
--3 is a kind of cut, cut of meat
--3 has parts: rib roast, standing rib roast
--3 has particulars: sparerib
- rib - a teasing remark
--4 is a kind of remark, comment
- rib - a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
--5 is a kind of structure, anatomical structure, complex body part, bodily structure, body structure
--5 has particulars: quill, calamus, shaft; vein, nervure
- rib - a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
--6 is a kind of molding, moulding
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