ribs (Meaning)
ribs
to make jokes about, a light fore-and-aft member in an airplane's wing, one of the stiff strips supporting an umbrella's fabric, an elongated ridge, a major vein of an insect's wing or of a leaf, something resembling a rib in shape or function, to poke fun at, one of the parallel ridges in a knitted or woven fabric, a traverse member of the frame of a ship that runs from keel to deck, to knit so as to form vertical ridges in, one of the arches in Romanesque and Gothic vaulting meeting and crossing one another and dividing the whole vaulted space into triangles, to form ribs in a fabric in knitting or weaving, one of the ridges in a knitted or woven fabric, any of the paired curved bony or partly cartilaginous rods that stiffen the lateral walls of the body of most vertebrates and protect the viscera, that occur in mammals exclusively or almost exclusively in the thoracic region, and that in humans normally include 12 pairs of which all are articulated with the spinal column at the dorsal end and the first 10 are connected also at the ventral end with the sternum by costal cartilages see false rib, floating rib, true rib, a boneless cut of meat (such as beef or pork) from a rib section, parody, a vein of an insect's wing, a cut of meat including a rib, one of the primary veins of a leaf, any of the paired curved bony or partly cartilaginous rods that stiffen the walls of the body of most vertebrates and protect the viscera, to furnish or enclose with ribs, one of the series of curved bones of the chest of most vertebrates that are joined to the spinal column in pairs and help to support the body wall and protect the organs inside, a cut of meat including a rib see beef illustration, wife, joke, something (as a piece of wire supporting the fabric of an umbrella) resembling a rib
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ribs Sentence Examples
- The roasted pork ribs were tender and juicy, falling easily from the bone.
- The barbecue sauce glazed the ribs, creating a sweet and smoky crust.
- The baby back ribs were perfectly cooked, with a slight pink center.
- The spare ribs were larger and meatier, with plenty of succulent flesh.
- The ribs were marinated in a blend of herbs and spices, giving them a rich and flavorful taste.
- The smoker filled the air with the aroma of hickory-smoked ribs.
- The ribs were so delicious that they were gone in minutes.
- The ribs made a satisfying crunching sound with every bite.
- The ribs were served with a creamy coleslaw and a tangy barbecue sauce.
- The ribs were grilled to perfection, with a crispy exterior and a tender interior.
FAQs About the word ribs
to make jokes about, a light fore-and-aft member in an airplane's wing, one of the stiff strips supporting an umbrella's fabric, an elongated ridge, a major vei
parodies, burlesques, spoofs,satires, travesties, takeoffs, imitations, caricatures, send-ups, sketches
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The roasted pork ribs were tender and juicy, falling easily from the bone.
The barbecue sauce glazed the ribs, creating a sweet and smoky crust.
The baby back ribs were perfectly cooked, with a slight pink center.
The spare ribs were larger and meatier, with plenty of succulent flesh.
