verb Download 🔗Share To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs. Examples : "The architect ribbed the dome with steel supports to make it stronger. " material structure part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way. Examples : "He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts." communication entertainment language human character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in. Examples : "The protective case ribbed the fragile electronic device, shielding it from bumps. " structure architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land). Examples : "The farmer carefully ribbed the field, creating raised strips of soil to help with drainage and prevent erosion. " agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Having ribs. Examples : "The ribbed sweater kept me warm in the chilly classroom. " appearance material body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Intercalated with slate; said of a seam of coal. Examples : "The geologist noted that the coal seam was heavily ribbed with slate, making it difficult to mine efficiently. " geology technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading