rib

CEFRB1

/ɹɪb/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A curved bone protecting the chest, or meat from this area.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.

Examples

  • We only serve the prime rib dinner on weekends.

  • I just cracked a rib.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

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

  2. 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.

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

More examples

In context

  • Our neighbor has broken a rib.

  • He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts.

  • a broken rib on the umbrella

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Origin

noun

From Middle English rib, ribbe, from Old English ribb (“rib”), from Proto-West Germanic *ribi, from Proto-Germanic *ribją (“rib, reef”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rebʰ- (“arch, ceiling, cover”). Cognate with Dutch rib (“rib”), Norwegian ribbe (“sparerib”), Norwegian ribben (“rib”), Low German ribbe (“rib”), German Rippe (“rib”), Old Norse rif (“rib, reef”), Serbo-Croatian rèbro (“rib”). (wife or woman): In reference to the creation of Eve from Adam's rib in the Bible.