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structure vs rib

rib vs structure

structure and rib both are nouns.

structure and rib both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
structure Yes No Yes No
rib Yes No Yes No
As nouns, rib is a hyponym of structure; that is, rib is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than structure:
  • structure: a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement
  • rib: a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
Other hyponyms of structure include layer, apodeme, caliculus, calycle, calyculus, tooth, pad, branchial cleft, gill cleft, gill slit, branchial arch, gill arch, gill bar, peristome, syrinx, bulb, carina, cauda, chiasm, chiasma, decussation, cingulum, concha, filament, filum, germ, infundibulum, interstice, landmark, limbus, blade, radicle, plexus, rete, tube-shaped structure, tube, passage, passageway, fundus, funiculus, head, bodily cavity, cavity, cavum, root, capsule, uvea, lens nucleus, nucleus, membranous labyrinth, bony labyrinth, osseous labyrinth, glans, alveolar bed, valve, vascular structure, lacrimal apparatus, cytoskeleton, nucleolar organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolus organizer, centromere, kinetochore, aster, neural structure, fold, plica, convolution, gyrus, cartilaginous structure, ball, plate, horny structure, unguis, skeletal structure, costa, head, bridge, rotator cuff, cornu, corona, receptor, zona, zone.
structure (noun) rib (noun)
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts support resembling the rib of an animal
the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing and its construction and arrangement 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)
the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
the people in a society considered as a system organized by a characteristic pattern of relationships a teasing remark
cut of meat including one or more ribs
structure (verb) rib (verb)
give a structure to subject to laughter or ridicule
form vertical ribs by knitting
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