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2rib verb ribbed; rib·bing 1 : to furnish or strengthen with ribs

2 : to knit so as to form ridges

3rib verb ribbed; rib·bing : to poke fun at : TEASE

— rib·ber noun

Synonyms

chaff, jive, josh, kid, rally, razz, ride, roast, tease—more at TEASE

rib·ald adjective : coarse or indecent esp. in language <~ jokes>

Synonyms

bawdy, coarse, crude, indecent, lewd, obscene, smutty, vulgar

racy, spicy, suggestive—more at SUGGESTIVE

rib·ald·ry noun : a ribald quality or element

Synonyms

bawdiness, coarseness, indecency, lewdness, obscenity, smut, vulgarity—more at OBSCENITY

rib·and noun : RIBBON

rib·bon noun 1 : a narrow fabric typically of silk or velvet used for trimming and for badges

2 : a strip of inked cloth (as in a typewriter)

3 : TATTER, SHRED

ri·bo·fla·vin noun : a growth-promoting vitamin of the vitamin B complex occurring esp. in milk and liver

ri·bo·nu·cle·ic acid noun : RNA

ri·bose noun : a sugar with five carbon atoms and five oxygen atoms in each molecule that is part of RNA

ri·bo·some noun : any of the RNA-rich cytoplasmic granules in a cell that are sites of protein synthesis

— ri·bo·som·al adjective

rice noun : the starchy seeds of an annual grass that are cooked and used for food; also : this widely cultivated grass of warm wet areas

rich adjective 1 : possessing or controlling great wealth : WEALTHY

2 : COSTLY, VALUABLE

3 : deep and pleasing in color or tone

4 : having great plenty

5 : containing much sugar, fat, or seasoning; also : high in combustible content

6 : highly productive or remunerative : FRUITFUL, FERTILE

— rich·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, opulent, wealthy, well-heeled, well-to-do; also comfortable, propertied, prosperous, successful; prospering, thriving; blessed, privileged

Antonyms

destitute, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, needy, penniless, penurious, poor, poverty-stricken

[4] concentrated, full, full-bodied, potent, robust, strong—more at FULL-BODIED

rich·es noun plural [ORIGIN: ME, sing. or pl., fr. richesse wealth, fr. AF richesce, fr. riche rich]

: things that make one rich : WEALTH

Synonyms

assets, capital, fortune, means, opulence, substance, wealth, wherewithal—more at WEALTH

rich·ly adverb : in a rich manner

Synonyms

expensively, extravagantly, grandly, high, lavishly, luxuriously, opulently—more at HIGH

Rich·ter scale noun : a scale for expressing the magnitude of a seismic disturbance (as an earthquake) in terms of the energy dissipated in it

rick noun : a large stack (as of hay) in the open air

Synonyms

cock, heap, hill, mound, mountain, pile, stack—more at PILE

rick·ets noun : a childhood deficiency disease marked esp. by soft deformed bones and caused by lack of vitamin D

rick·ett·sia noun, plural -si·as or -si·ae : any of a group of usu. rod-shaped bacteria that cause various diseases (as typhus)

rick·ety adjective 1 : affected with rickets

2 : SHAKY; also : in unsound physical condition

rick·shaw also rick·sha noun : a small covered 2-wheeled carriage pulled by one person and used orig. in Japan

1ricochet noun [ORIGIN: F]

: a bouncing off at an angle (as of a bullet off a wall); also : an object that ricochets

2ricochet verb -cheted also -chet·ted ; -chet·ing also -chet·ting : to skip with or as if with glancing rebounds

Synonyms

bounce, carom, glance, rebound, skim, skip—more at GLANCE

ri·cot·ta noun : a white unripened whey cheese of Italy that resembles cottage cheese

rid verb rid also rid·ded; rid·ding : to make free of something burdensome : CLEAR

Synonyms

clear, disburden, disencumber, free, relieve, unburden; also discharge, emancipate, enfranchise, liberate, loose, loosen, manumit, release, spring, unbind, unchain, unfetter; bail (out), deliver, redeem, rescue; disengage, disentangle, extricate

Antonyms

burden, encumber, saddle

rid·dance noun : an act of ridding

Synonyms

disposal, disposition, dumping, jettison,