| noun | a framework of ribs |
| noun | the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances “he ignored their teases” |
| 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” |
| tease | verb | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
| rib | verb | subject to laughter or ridicule |
| tantalize | verb | harass with persistent criticism or carping |
| 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 |