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| rib | |
| 1. costilla | |
| inglés > inglés | |
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| rib | |
| 1. s. 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 |  |
| 2. s. A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something | |
| 3. s. A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones | |
| 4. s. (nautical) Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull | |
| 5. s. Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength | |
| 6. s. (architecture) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault | |
| 7. s. (knitting) A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth | |
| 8. s. (botany) The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf | |
| 9. s. A teasing joke | |
| 10. s. (Ireland, colloquial) A single strand of hair. | |
| 11. s. A stalk of celery. | |
| 12. s. (archaic, literary, humorous) A wife or woman. | |
| 13. v. To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs. | |
| 14. v. To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way. | |
| He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts. | |
| 15. v. To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in. | |
| 16. v. To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land). | |
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| costilla | |
| 1. n-f. (anatomy) rib | |
| 2. n-f. (Costa Rica) a type of biscuit or cookie filled with jam | |
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