Definition of rib

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Rib (n.) An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support.

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Letterer :: Letterer (n.) One who makes, inscribes, or engraves, alphabetical letters..
Quietism :: Quietism (n.) The system of the Quietists, who maintained that religion consists in the withdrawal of the mind from worldly interests and anxieties and its constant employment in the passive contemplation of God and his attributes..
Peorias :: Peorias (n. pl.) An Algonquin tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Illinois.
Attribution :: Attribution (n.) The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality, character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to a cause..
Contributive :: Contributive (a.) Contributing, or tending to contribute..
Tribute :: Tribute (n.) A certain proportion of the ore raised, or of its value, given to the miner as his recompense..
Deal :: Deal (n.) Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal one a jack..
Dole :: Dole (v. t.) To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly..
Grossulin :: Grossulin (n.) A vegetable jelly, resembling pectin, found in gooseberries (Ribes Grossularia) and other fruits..
Adjective :: Adjective (n.) Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence..
Concurrence :: Concurrence (n.) Agreement or consent, implying aid or contribution of power or influence; cooperation..
Nondescript :: Nondescript (a.) Not hitherto described; novel; hence, odd; abnormal; unclassifiable..
Costa :: Costa (n.) A rib of an animal or a human being.
Compasses :: Compasses (n.) An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches, or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move..
Osmanli :: Osmanli (n.) A Turkish official; one of the dominant tribe of Turks; loosely, any Turk..
Determinant :: Determinant (n.) A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering them more definite and precise..
Wind-sucking :: Wind-sucking (n.) A vicious habit of a horse, consisting in the swallowing of air; -- usually associated with crib-biting, or cribbing. See Cribbing, 4..
Corruption :: Corruption (n.) The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery..
Anabaptistical :: Anabaptistical (a.) Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their doctrines..
Ampersand :: Ampersand (n.) A word used to describe the character /, /, or &..
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