rib
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
(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.
- 2.
(broadly)(by extension) A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.
a broken rib on the umbrella
- 3.
A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.
- 4.
(nautical) Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull.
- 5.
(aeronautics) Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.
- 6.
(architecture) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
- 7.
(firearms) A strip of metal running along the top of the barrel that serves as a sighting plane.
- 8.
(knitting) A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth.
- 9.
(botany) The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf.
- 10.
A teasing joke.
- 11.
(Ireland, colloquial)A single strand of hair.
- 12.
A stalk of celery.
Động từ
verb- 1.
To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
- 2.
To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts.
- 3.
To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
- 4.
(transitive)To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).
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ine-pro From Middle English rib, ribbe, from Old English ribb (rib), from *ribi, from Proto-Germanic *ribją (rib, reef), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- (arch, ceiling, cover).