rib

rib

noun

1) (any one of the bones which curve round and forward from the backbone, enclosing the heart and lungs.) ribbein

2) (one of the curved pieces of wood which are joined to the keel to form the framework of a boat.) spant

3) (a vertical raised strip in eg knitted material, or the pattern formed by a row of these.) ribbestrikking, vrangbord

4) (any of a number of things similar in shape, use etc to a rib, eg one of the supports for the fabric of an aeroplane wing or of an umbrella.) -ribbe; spile

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- ribbed

- ribbing

ribbe

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ribbein

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spile

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spille

I

subst. \/rɪb\/

1) (anatomi) ribben

2) (kjøtt) ribbe

3) (håndarbeid) vrangbord, ribbestrikk

4) (botanikk) bladribbe

5) (paraply) spile

6) (musikk) randflate (på strengeinstrument)

7) (sjøfart) spant

8) (arkitektur) hvelvribbe

9) (spøkefullt) kjerring, viv

poke\/dig someone in the ribs dytte (til) noen i siden

tickle someone's ribs (overført) få noen til å le

II

verb \/rɪb\/

1) (hverdagslig) tulle med, erte

2) utstyre med rifler, ribber