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ribwork

ribwork noun: the use of ribs in architecture or construction.

Noun

ribwork (countable and uncountable, plural ribworks)

  1. The use of ribs in architecture or construction.

Forms of ribwork

pluralribworks

Origin of ribwork

From rib + -work.

Questions about ribwork

What does ribwork mean?
Ribwork means the use of ribs in architecture or construction.
What part of speech is ribwork?
Ribwork is a noun.
What is the plural of ribwork?
The plural of ribwork is ribworks.

Words near ribwork in the dictionary

  1. ribuloses
  2. riburamycin
  3. riburamycins
  4. ribwich
  5. ribwiches
  6. ribwork
  7. ribworks
  8. ribwort
  9. ribwort plantain
  10. ribworts
  11. RIC

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