—rib /rɪb/
noun (BONE)
B2 [C] a bone that curves round from your back to your chest:
» My son broke a rib when he fell off a ladder.See picture: ribs/ribcage 
Thesaurus+: ↑Bone structures
F0 [C or U] a piece of meat taken from this part of an animal:
» He cooked rib of lamb for Sunday lunch.→ SEE ALSO SPARE RIBS(Cf. ↑spare ribs)Thesaurus+: ↑Cuts of meatF0 [C] one of the curved pieces of metal or wood that support the structure of a boat or roof
Thesaurus+: ↑Roofs and parts of roofsThesaurus+: ↑Parts of ships and boatsThesaurus+: ↑Physical supports and supporting , ↑Arches, columns and beams• • •
Extra Examples:» She elbowed me in the ribs before I could say anything.» Two of her ribs fractured when she was thrown from her horse.» She gave me a sharp jab in the ribs with her elbow to stop me from saying any more.» The knife went through his ribs and punctured his lung.» She had an X-ray to see if any of her ribs were broken.noun [U] (PATTERN)
► F0 a method of knitting that makes a pattern of raised parallel lines→ SEE ALSO RIBBED(Cf. ↑ribbed)Thesaurus+: ↑Knitting and sewingverb [T] (-bb-) INFORMAL ↑Verb Endings for rib
► F0 to joke and laugh at someone in a friendly way about something: » His brothers ribbed him about his new girlfriend.→ SEE ALSO RIBBING(Cf. ↑ribbing) (JOKE)Thesaurus+: ↑Humour and humorousThesaurus+: ↑Teasing- scantily
- scantily clad, dressed, etc.
- scanty
- -scape
- scapegoat
- scapula
- scar
- scarce
- scarcely
- scarcity
- scare
- scarecrow
- scared
- scaredy-cat
- scare/frighten sb witless
- scare/frighten the life out of sb
- scaremonger
- scaremongering
- scare sb away/off
- scare sb into doing sth
- scare sb shitless
- scare sb/sth away/off
- scare sth up
- scarf
- scarlatina