Definition of Ribless in English :

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Ribless meaning in English

Meaning of Ribless in English

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Ribless

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Adjective

1. ribless

having no ribs or no visible ribs

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Ribless

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noun
1. 
any of the 24 curved elastic arches of bone that together form the chest wall in man. All are attached behind to the thoracic part of the spinal column
. Technical name: costa Compare true rib, false ribs, floating rib
2. 
the corresponding bone in other vertebrates
3. 
a cut of meat including one or more ribs
4. 
a part or element similar in function or appearance to a rib, esp a structural or supporting member or a raised strip or ridge
5. 
a structural member in a wing that extends from the leading edge to the trailing edge and maintains the shape of the wing surface
6. 
a projecting moulding or band on the underside of a vault or ceiling, which may be structural or ornamental
7. 
one of a series of raised rows in knitted fabric
See also ribbing (sense 3)
8. 
a raised ornamental line on the spine of a book where the stitching runs across it
9. 
any of the transverse stiffening timbers or joists forming the frame of a ship's hull
10. 
any of the larger veins of a leaf
11. 
a metal strip running along the top of the barrel of a shotgun or handgun and guiding the alignment of the sights
12. 
a vein of ore in rock
13. 
a projecting ridge of a mountain; spur
verbWord forms: ribs, ribbing or ribbed (transitive)
14. 
to furnish or support with a rib or ribs
15. 
to mark with or form into ribs or ridges
16. 
to knit plain and purl stitches alternately in order to make raised rows in (knitting)
17. archaic
to enclose with or as if with ribs
verbWord forms: ribs, ribbing or ribbed
1. (transitive)
to tease or ridicule
noun
2. 
a joke or hoax

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Ribless

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noun
1. 
any of the arched bones attached posteriorly to the vertebral column and enclosing the chest cavity: in humans there are twelve pairs of such bones
2. 
a. 
a cut of meat having one or more ribs
b.  [pl.]
spareribs
3. 
a wife
in humorous reference to the Biblical creation of Eve from Adam's rib (Gen. 2:21-22)
4. 
a raised ridge in cloth, esp. in knitted material
5. 
any of the curved crosspieces extending from the keel to the top of the hull in a ship, forming its framework
6. 
the structural crosspieces attached to a spar for shaping and strengthening an airplane wing
7. 
any narrow riblike piece used to form, strengthen, or shape something
a rib of an umbrella
8.  Slang
a. 
a teasing or bantering remark or action
b. 
a satire or parody
9.  Architecture
a. 
a long curved piece in an arch
b. 
any of the transverse and intersecting arches of a vault
10.  Botany
any of the main veins in a leaf
verb transitiveWord forms: ribbed or ˈribbing
11. 
to provide, form, or strengthen with a rib or ribs
12. 
to put ribs in; mark with ribs
13.  Slang
to tease or make fun of; kid

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