Synonyms for rib
rɪbrib

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1. ribnoun

   support resembling the rib of an animal

   Synonyms:
   costa

2. rib, costanoun

   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)

   Synonyms:
   costa

3. ribnoun

   cut of meat including one or more ribs

   Synonyms:
   costa

4. ribnoun

   a teasing remark

   Synonyms:
   costa

5. ribnoun

   a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

   Synonyms:
   costa

6. ribverb

   a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural

   Synonyms:
   costa

7. ribverb

   form vertical ribs by knitting

   "A ribbed sweater"

   Synonyms:
   blackguard, laugh at, make fun, jest at, guy, ridicule, roast, poke fun

8. ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke funverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   clapperclaw, blackguard, laugh at, make fun, guy, ridicule, roast, jest at, shout, poke fun, abuse

Matched Categories

1. • Bone
   • Cut
   • Handicraft
   • Knit
   • Remark
   • Structure
   • Support
   • Vertebrate

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ribnoun

   Synonyms:
   costa

   Associated words:
   costal, intercostal, sternal, asternal

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1. List of paraphrases for "rib":

   ribs, côte, coasts, coast, thoracic, côtes, coastline, fish, shore, chest, ibr

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rib

   Synonyms:
   costa TA

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1. Adam Shiroff:

   That's about right, there's an old saying : Once you get over a couple of rib fractures, it's about a 10 % risk of dying per rib.

2. Claire McCaskill:

   I’m really grateful to Joe – a little bit of a sore rib for a couple of weeks is no big deal.

3. Lindsey Vonn:

   It was OK. I was definitely really stiff out of the start. I've been having some rib problems, my rib's out, it feels really bad and I am just trying to keep it loose as it tightens and really messes up kind of everything.

4. Febin Melepura:

   About 1 percent of patients with low back pain have sciatica, but low back pain is a pain that is localized to the region below the lower rib cage and above the gluteal fold, whereas sciatica is a pain that radiates down one or both legs.

5. Cristal Glangchai:

   I lost control and ended up getting a concussion and a broken rib.