What's the difference between rib and rid?

Rib


Definition:

  • (n.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.
  • (n.) That which resembles a rib in form or use.
  • (n.) One of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel.
  • (n.) A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it.
  • (n.) One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended.
  • (n.) A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth.
  • (n.) A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun.
  • (n.) The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf.
  • (n.) Any longitudinal ridge in a plant.
  • (n.) In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like.
  • (n.) A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like.
  • (n.) Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein.
  • (n.) An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support.
  • (n.) A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib.
  • (v. t.) To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth.
  • (v. t.) To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In reconstruction of the orbital floor, homograft lyophilised dura or cialit-stord rib cartilage are suitable, but the best materials are autologous cartilage or silastic or teflon.
  • (2) There is approximately a 25% decrease in aggregation from regions of the rib distal to the metaphyseal-growth plate junction (69%) to the region proximal to it (50%).
  • (3) The patient had experienced repeated spontaneous fractures for 1.5 years such as serial rib fractures, fractures of the sternum and most recently fracture of the neck of the femur after a minimal trauma.
  • (4) Microsurgical anastomoses were performed for revascularizing the rib graft.
  • (5) The resections included an average of three ribs (range, two to five) and, in seven cases, part or all of the sternum.
  • (6) Arterial complications are usually associated with cervical ribs or rudimentary first ribs, but 12 per cent have occurred in patients with no osseous abnormality.
  • (7) The three different layers of this tissue are: the outer fibrous layer, the central part called proliferation zone and the inner part towards the underlying rib called transition zone.
  • (8) Statistical analysis of the findings indicates that there is no significant difference in bone-remodeling activity between similar sites on alternate ribs.
  • (9) The rib was the most frequent site of the former; the distal femur, of the latter.
  • (10) Radiologically, the clavicles, the sternum and the first ribs are grossly enlarged with complete fusion between them.
  • (11) To test the hypothesis that during unsupported arm exercise (UAE) some of the inspiratory muscles of the rib cage partake in upper torso and arm positioning and thereby decrease their contribution to ventilation, we studied 11 subjects to measure pleural (Ppl) and gastric (Pga) pressures, heart rate, respiratory frequency, O2 uptake (VO2), and tidal volume (VT) during symptom-limited UAE.
  • (12) Upper thoracic fractures that involved the clavicles, scapula, sternum, and ribs were present in four patients.
  • (13) The left subclavian artery was prominent in 33 cases, signs indicating a collateral circulation (rib notching, internal mammary artery) were present in 26 cases.
  • (14) Definitive evidence for poly(ADP-Rib) polymerase activity is localized within internucleosomal "linker" regions of HeLa cell chromatin is presented.
  • (15) 1) Rates of purine synthesis de novo are regulated at both the PP-Rib-P synthetase and amido PRT reactions by end products, with the latter reaction more sensitive to small changes in purine nucleotide inhibitor concentrations.
  • (16) Five of 20 ambulatory patients and 8 of 10 patients in acute respiratory failure showed inward abdominal motion coincident with outward rib cage motion during inspiration, suggesting ineffective diaphragmatic function.
  • (17) Abnormal radionuclide concentrations were observed in the sternoclavicular, sternocostal, and manubriosternal joints, in the ribs, and in the sternum.
  • (18) This is the first report of detection of tenascine in rib cartilage matrix of human embryos.
  • (19) This pattern of EMG activity was associated with profound deformations of the rib cage.
  • (20) Constant ribbing about his private life was compromising Deayton's position as the show's "holier-than-thou" host, who showed no mercy towards politicians or celebrities caught in a similar position, the corporation added.

Rid


Definition:

  • () imp. & p. p. of Ride, v. i.
  • (imp. & p. p.) of Rid
  • (v. t.) To save; to rescue; to deliver; -- with out of.
  • (v. t.) To free; to clear; to disencumber; -- followed by of.
  • (v. t.) To drive away; to remove by effort or violence; to make away with; to destroy.
  • (v. t.) To get over; to dispose of; to dispatch; to finish.
  • () of Ride
  • () of Ride

Example Sentences:

  • (1) King Salman of Saudi Arabia urged the redoubling of efforts to “eradicate this dangerous scourge and rid the world of its evils”.
  • (2) "Seller reports are key to identifying bad buyers and ridding them from our marketplace," says eBay.
  • (3) A man in New Zealand suggested that they need to rid the country of cats to protect their native birds.
  • (4) In a day of chaos for the Lib Dems, Cable strongly denied being involved in attempts by his friend, Lord Oakeshott, to get rid of Clegg, insisting he was strongly behind his leader.
  • (5) Annual savings in tonnes of CO 2 Install 2 kilowatt solar PV panels 0.4 Buy a new A++ refrigerator if yours is more than 4 years old, and only use a small-screen TV 0.1 Use LED or fluorescent lights where you currently have halogen lights installed 0.1 Buy an automated system to turn off appliances when not in use; get a meter that shows actual energy use and use it to monitor your household 0.1 Only use your washing machine and dishwasher when full to capacity and at lowest temperature 0.1 Never use the tumble dryer 0.1 Get rid of the freezer if you can, and replace your small appliances with "eco" varieties 0.1 Car (1.5 tonnes of CO 2 ) There is one car for every two people in the UK, and each one travels an average of about 9,000 miles a year.
  • (6) Sadly, there was probably no other way to get rid of Tantawi as minister without Morsi losing his shirt (or his head.
  • (7) Ultimately, I need to get rid of of crayfish and crayfish products – my dreams are so much bigger than what we are doing right now.
  • (8) However, the policy is not being replaced and it suggests that Cameron has lost interest in what was once a key plank of his attempt to modernise the Conservative party and is quietly “ getting rid of the green crap ”, as he once called the extra costs attached to heating bills to subsidise energy efficiency.
  • (9) "If we come up to 30 June saying that we want democracy, that we want to get rid of religious fascism, and then you see that this happens," Youssef said, "it really doesn't send a good message to the world."
  • (10) What the Fed isn’t saying is how it plans to get rid of the enormous number of bonds it has bought.
  • (11) Results using the RID assay in 16 humans and 17 bat liver specimens were compared with those obtained using the Lactobacillus leichmannii microbiological assay.
  • (12) I told him, but he started saying: 'How can I get rid of this snake?'"
  • (13) Well, it would be taken more ­seriously if this newspaper had not been so vehemently committed itself to getting rid of Tony Blair and to putting Gordon Brown in his place.
  • (14) Despite a consistent antirheumatic therapy (72% on RID's after one year) there was a noticeable increase from 23 to 58% in the prevalence of patients with any erosive changes in the X-ray.
  • (15) "You can't get rid of a tax responsibly without also getting rid of the spending.
  • (16) Thank God we have succeeded in ridding ourselves of sectarianism and racism."
  • (17) These were taken out in 1967 by Australia’s most successful referendum, with more than 90% voting to get rid of this discrimination.
  • (18) So they got rid of the car, installed low-energy bulbs , insulation and draught-proofing, and a year-and-a-half ago they bought a wood-burning stove .
  • (19) The review concedes this, and changed the rationale it used to argue in favour of getting rid of the RET.
  • (20) Attempts to use the phage to rid crown gall tissue of bacteria were unsuccessful.

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