Definition of rib

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of rib is as below...

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

Lern More About Rib

Burghbote :: Burghbote (n.) A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or walls for the defense of a city or town.
Hemiprotein :: Hemiprotein (n.) An insoluble, proteid substance, described by Schutzenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some time with dilute sulphuric acid. It is apparently identical with antialbumid and dyspeptone..
Lenni-lenape :: Lenni-Lenape (n. pl.) A general name for a group of Algonquin tribes which formerly occupied the coast region of North America from Connecticut to Virginia. They included the Mohicans, Delawares, Shawnees, and several other tribes..
Quince :: Quince (n.) The fruit of a shrub (Cydonia vulgaris) belonging to the same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple, but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves..
Treblet :: Treblet (n.) Same as Triblet.
Poke :: Poke (n.) The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the ribs..
Club :: Club (v. i.) To pay on equal or proportionate share of a common charge or expense; to pay for something by contribution.
Contribution :: Contribution (n.) Payment, by each of several jointly liable, of a share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their number for the common benefit..
Yellowhammer :: Yellowhammer (n.) A common European finch (Emberiza citrinella). The color of the male is bright yellow on the breast, neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills blackish. Called also yellow bunting, scribbling lark, and writing lark..
Rep :: Rep (n.) A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and having a transversely corded or ribbed surface..
Schneiderian :: Schneiderian (a.) Discovered or described by C. V. Schneider, a German anatomist of the seventeenth century..
Superscription :: Superscription (n.) The act of superscribing.
Return :: Return (v. t.) To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ..
Radius Vector :: Radius vector (n.) An ideal straight line joining the center of an attracting body with that of a body describing an orbit around it, as a line joining the sun and a planet or comet, or a planet and its satellite..
Tax :: Tax (n.) A task exacted from one who is under control; a contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject..
Creeks :: Creeks (n. pl.) A tribe or confederacy of North American Indians, including the Muskogees, Seminoles, Uchees, and other subordinate tribes. They formerly inhabited Georgia, Florida, and Alabama..
Pagan :: Pagan (n.) Of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous, as, pagan tribes or superstitions..
Claribella :: Claribella (n.) A soft, sweet stop, or set of open wood pipes in an organ..
"""haemony " :: Haemony (n.) A plant described by Milton as of sovereign use against all enchantments..
Eponymy :: Eponymy (n.) The derivation of the name of a race, tribe, etc., from that of a fabulous hero, progenitor, etc..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us