RIB
- (acronym) . Rigid Inflatable Boat — A lightweight inflatable boat with a rigid hull.
- Noun. 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.
- Noun. A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.
- Noun. A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.
- Noun. (nautical) Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull.
- Noun. Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.
- Noun. (architecture) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault.
- Noun. (knitting) A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth.
- Noun. (botany) The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf.
- Noun. A teasing joke.
- Noun. (Ireland, colloquial) A single strand of hair.
- Noun. A stalk of celery.
- Verb. To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
- Verb. To tease or make fun of someone.
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