| noun | support resembling the rib of an animal |
| noun | 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) |
| noun | cut of meat including one or more ribs |
| noun | a teasing remark |
| noun | a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant |
| noun | a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural |
| verb | form vertical ribs by knitting “A ribbed sweater” |
| verb | subject to laughter or ridicule “The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house” |
| costal | adjective | of or relating to or near a rib |
| rib | verb | subject to laughter or ridicule |
| ridicule | noun | the act of deriding or treating with contempt |
| ridiculer | noun | a humorist who uses ridicule and irony and sarcasm |
| roast | noun | negative criticism |
| rib | noun | a teasing remark |
| ribbing | noun | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances |