Standard Lemma guide

ribbed

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IH1 B D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having ribs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

intercalated with slate; said of a seam of coal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: business, mining

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of rib

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective

Meaning 4

furnished or strengthened with ribs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: ribless

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

(of the surface) having a rough, riblike texture

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: costate

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: оребрен (orebren) — having ribs
  • Finnish: ruoteinen — having ribs
  • Finnish: kylkiluullinen — having ribs
  • German: gerippt — having ribs
  • Hungarian: bordás — having ribs
  • Russian: ребри́стый (rebrístyj) — having ribs
  • Serbo-Croatian: ре̏браст — having ribs
  • Serbo-Croatian: rȅbrast — having ribs
  • Spanish: asurcado — having ribs
  • Spanish: corrugado — having ribs
  • Turkish: kaburgalı — having ribs
Real reading context

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