Dream Dictionary

Rib

To see ribs in your dream, symbolizes poverty and misery.

Dictionary definition

  • n. 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) [syn: rib, costa]
  • 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
  • v. 1: form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
  • 2: subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday" [syn: ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun]