Definition of rib

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Rib (n.) A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth..

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Knot :: Knot (n.) An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon..
Underwrite :: Underwrite (v. t.) To write under something else; to subscribe.
Contribute :: Contribute (v. i.) To give or use one's power or influence for any object; to assist.
Portion :: Portion (n.) The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the settlement of the estate; an inheritance..
Forum :: Forum (n.) A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and decide causes.
Crib :: Crib (n.) A hovel; a hut; a cottage.
Branch :: Branch (a.) Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way, theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a branch topic; a branch store..
Hematoma :: Hematoma (n.) A circumscribed swelling produced by an effusion of blood beneath the skin.
Arc :: Arc (n.) The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night..
Epithet :: Epithet (v. t.) To describe by an epithet.
Diatribist :: Diatribist (n.) One who makes a diatribe or diatribes.
Lecithin :: Lecithin (n.) A complex, nitrogenous phosphorized substance widely distributed through the animal body, and especially conspicuous in the brain and nerve tissue, in yolk of eggs, and in the white blood corpuscles..
Tributary :: Tributary (a.) Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up, a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch, etc.; contributing; as, the Ohio has many tributary streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi..
Amulet :: Amulet (n.) An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic, etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally inscribed with mystic forms or characters. [Also used figuratively.].
Diet :: Diet (n.) A course of food selected with reference to a particular state of health; prescribed allowance of food; regimen prescribed.
Ethnology :: Ethnology (n.) The science which treats of the division of mankind into races, their origin, distribution, and relations, and the peculiarities which characterize them..
Costa :: Costa (n.) One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior of many corals.
Ichnographical :: Ichnographical (a.) Of or pertaining to ichonography; describing a ground plot.
Divider :: Divider (n.) An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles, etc., compasses. See Compasses..
Riban :: Riban (n.) See Ribbon.
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