rib

Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.

肋骨

骿篱骨

箅仔骨

A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.

A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.

排骨

Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull.

Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.

A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault

A strip of metal running along the top of the barrel that serves as a sighting plane.

A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth.

The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf.

A teasing joke.

A single strand of hair.

A wife or woman.

A stalk of celery.

Hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).

Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita).

Watercress (Nasturtium officinale).

To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).

To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.

To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.

To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.