rib
noun/rɪb/
Frequency rank: #6,935 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
One of the curved bones forming the chest wall.
Example sentence
The doctor said he had fractured his rib after the fall.
Synonyms & related words
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