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English noun: rib | |||
| 1. | rib (artifact) support resembling the rib of an animal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | screw thread, thread | ||
| Part meronym | hull, umbrella, wing | ||
| 2. | rib (body) 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) | ||
| Synonyms | costa | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bone, os | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | true rib | ||
| Part holonym | costal cartilage | ||
| Part meronym | craniate, vertebrate | ||
| Domain category | craniate, vertebrate | ||
| 3. | rib (food) cut of meat including one or more ribs | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cut, cut of meat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | sparerib | ||
| Part holonym | rib roast, standing rib roast | ||
| 4. | rib (communication) a teasing remark | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | comment, input, remark | ||
| 5. | rib (body) a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anatomical structure, bodily structure, body structure, complex body part, structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | calamus, nervure, quill, shaft, vein | ||
| 6. | rib (artifact) a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | molding, moulding | ||
English verb: rib | |||
| 1. | rib (creation) form vertical ribs by knitting | ||
| Samples | A ribbed sweater. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | knit | ||
| Domain category | handicraft | ||
| 2. | rib (communication) subject to laughter or ridicule | ||
| Samples | The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house. The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher. His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday. | ||
| Synonyms | blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bemock, mock | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | debunk, expose, lampoon, satirise, satirize, stultify, tease | ||
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