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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
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A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something
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A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones
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Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull
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Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength
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A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
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A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth
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The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf
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A teasing joke
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A single strand of hair.
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A stalk of celery.
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(archaic, literary, humorous) A wife or woman.