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rib

/ɹɪb/ · 3 letters · 3 distinct letters

  1. noun

    support resembling the rib of an animal

  2. noun

    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)

  3. noun

    cut of meat including one or more ribs

  4. noun

    a teasing remark

  5. noun

    a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

  6. verb

    form vertical ribs by knitting

    A ribbed sweater

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