a shade of white the color of bleached bones | support resembling the rib of an animal |
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates | a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural |
the porous calcified substance from which bones are made | 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) |
| a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant |
| a teasing remark |
| cut of meat including one or more ribs |