Noun
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a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling
may be ornamental or structural
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a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
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a teasing remark
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cut of meat including one or more ribs
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any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
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support resembling the rib of an animal
Verb
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subject to laughter or ridicule
"The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"
"The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"
"His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"
- laugh at - jest at - make fun - poke fun -
form vertical ribs by knitting
"A ribbed sweater"