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Term: rib

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "rib": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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  2. rib

rib

Definitions

Noun

  1. Support resembling the rib of an animal
  2. 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)
  3. Cut of meat including one or more ribs
  4. A teasing remark
  5. A riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
  6. A projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural

Verb

  1. Form vertical ribs by knitting
  2. Subject to laughter or ridicule
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

As a Fragment

Words that contain the term "rib".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 described 2 120
2 distribution 4 85
3 terrible 3 45
4 contribute 3 44
5 describe 2 41
6 contributed 4 39
7 contribution 4 37
8 contributions 4 29
9 distributed 4 27
10 tribute 2 24
11 describes 2 22
12 attributed 4 18
13 terribly 3 18
14 describing 3 17
15 contributing 4 15
16 horrible 3 15
17 prescribed 2 14
18 garibaldi 4 13
19 tribune 2 13
20 attributes 3 12
21 ribbon 2 12
22 tribes 1 12
23 ribs 1 11
24 contributes 3 10
25 distributions 4 10
26 attributable 5 7
27 caribbean 4 7
28 distributor 4 7
29 inscribed 2 7
30 subscribers 3 7
31 attribute 3 6
32 contributors 4 6
33 distribute 3 6
34 ribbons 2 6
35 tribal 2 6
36 ascribed 2 5
37 crib 1 5
38 prescribe 2 5
39 tribunal 3 5
40 distributing 4 4
41 distributors 4 4
42 indescribable 5 4
43 retribution 4 4
44 scribe 1 4
45 tribe 1 4
46 tribunals 3 4
47 attributing 4 3
48 bribed 1 3
49 cribs 1 3
50 subscribed 2 3
51 transcribed 2 3
52 contributor 4 2
53 distributes 3 2
54 distributive 4 2
55 horribly 3 2
56 oversubscribed 4 2
57 redistributed 5 2
58 subscribing 3 2
59 tribesmen 2 2
60 ascribe 2 1
61 ascribes 2 1
62 bribe 1 1
63 bribes 1 1
64 circumscribed 3 1
65 contributory 5 1
66 distributor's 4 1
67 distributorship 5 1
68 dribbled 2 1
69 prescribes 2 1
70 proscribe 2 1
71 proscribed 2 1
72 rib 1 1
73 ribald 2 1
74 ribas 2 1
75 ribbing 2 1
76 ribonucleic 5 1
77 scribbled 2 1
78 subscribe 2 1
79 transcribe 2 1
80 tribe's 1 1
81 tribulation 4 1
82 tribune's 2 1
83 tributes 2 1
84 agribank 3 0
85 agribusiness 4 0
86 ameribanc 4 0
87 attribution 4 0
88 baribeau 3 0
89 bribery 3 0
90 bribing 2 0
91 caribe 2 0
92 caribou 3 0
93 carribean 4 0
94 chriboniko 4 0
95 chriboniko's 4 0
96 circumscribe 3 0
97 claribel 3 0
98 corncrib 2 0
99 corrib 2 0
100 cribari 3 0
101 cribb 1 0
102 cribbage 2 0
103 cribbing 2 0
104 cribbs 1 0
105 deoxyribonucleic 8 0
106 describable 4 0
107 diatribe 3 0
108 diatribes 3 0
109 distributors' 4 0
110 distributorships 5 0
111 dribbed 1 0
112 dribble 2 0
113 dribbles 2 0
114 dribbling 3 0
115 dribs 1 0
116 faribault 3 0
117 friberg 2 0
118 fribourg 2 0
119 garibay 3 0
120 gribben 2 0
121 gribbin 2 0
122 gribbins 2 0
123 gribble 2 0
124 gribbles 2 0
125 gribbon 2 0
126 hribar 2 0
127 inscribe 2 0
128 inscribes 2 0
129 inscribing 3 0
130 intertribal 4 0
131 karibu 3 0
132 kiribati 4 0
133 kribs 1 0
134 maribel 3 0
135 midrib 2 0
136 miniscribe 3 0
137 moribund 3 0
138 oversubscribe 4 0
139 paribas 3 0
140 paribas's 4 0
141 pluribus 3 0
142 prescriber 3 0
143 prescribers 3 0
144 prescribing 3 0
145 pribble 2 0
146 pribula 3 0
147 pribyl 2 0
148 proscribes 2 0
149 redistribute 4 0
150 redistributing 5 0
151 redistribution 5 0
152 redistributive 5 0
153 riba 2 0
154 ribaldry 3 0
155 ribar 2 0
156 ribaudo 3 0
157 ribavirin 4 0
158 ribbed 1 0
159 ribbit 2 0
160 ribble 2 0
161 ribeiro 3 0
162 ribera 3 0
163 ribi 2 0
164 ribicoff 3 0
165 ribka 2 0
166 schriber 2 0
167 scribble 2 0
168 scribbler 2 0
169 scribblers 2 0
170 scribbles 2 0
171 scribbling 3 0
172 scriber 2 0
173 scribes 1 0
174 scribner 2 0
175 scribner's 2 0
176 scribners 2 0
177 shriber 2 0
178 shribman 2 0
179 stribling 4 0
180 subscriber 3 0
181 subscriber's 3 0
182 subscribers' 3 0
183 subscribes 2 0
184 toribio 4 0
185 transcriber 3 0
186 transcribers 3 0
187 transcribes 2 0
188 transcribing 3 0
189 trib 1 0
190 tribalism 3 0
191 tribasa 3 0
192 tribbett 2 0
193 tribbey 2 0
194 tribble 2 0
195 tribbles 2 0
196 tribby 2 0
197 tribeca 3 0
198 tribesman 2 0
199 trible 2 0
200 triborough 3 0
201 tribulations 4 0
202 tribull 2 0
203 tributaries 4 0
204 tributary 4 0
205 tribute's 2 0
206 undersubscribed 4 0
207 undistributed 5 0
208 unsubscribe 3 0
209 unsubscribed 3 0
210 uribe 3 0
211 usameribancs 6 0
212 veribanc 3 0
213 xscribe 2 0

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "rib".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 crib 1 5
2 cribb 1 0
3 trib 1 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "rib".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 ribs 1 11
2 crib 1 5
3 tribe 1 4
4 cribs 1 3
5 ribas 2 1
6 bribe 1 1
7 trib 1 0
8 ribi 2 0
9 riba 2 0
10 ib 1 0
11 uribe 3 0
12 rigby 2 0
13 riebe 1 0
14 ribka 2 0
15 ribar 2 0
16 kribs 1 0
17 grieb 1 0
18 dribs 1 0
19 cribb 1 0
20 craib 1 0

Words That Follow

Words that often follow the term "rib" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Words That Precede

Words that often precede the term "rib" in a sentence.

# Word Syllables Freq

Statistically Associated

Words that are statistically associated with "rib" in the same piece of text.

# Word Syllables Freq

Consonant Match

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "rib".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 rob 1 19
2 rub 1 6
3 rob's 1 1
4 rab 1 0

Results:

Term

Definitions: 8

Fragments: 213

Sound Alikes: 3

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 4

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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