Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. alternative spelling of rib cage.
Examples
“But, the fact ... which Tom points out in his blog [a man's] ribcage is about as wide as his pelvic bone.”
“Three days later better buck, 18 yards, hit in ribcage, again little penetration. no blood, could not find.”
“First buck 20 yards hit in ribcage, loud crack when hit.”
“Sure do, though everyone’s ribcage is somewhat unique ….”
“This means they will have to approach the animal from the front to avoid the ribcage, which is tricky.”
“The boy's mother told police that when she lifted him "he felt crunchy," referring to his ribcage.”
“That third cake--the 'ribcage' cake, looks way too phallic for me.”
“As a junior enlisted Soldier, I realize that I am a member of an under-appreciated, much-chastised group of Soldiers which is known as the ribcage, or perhaps pancreas, of the Army.””
“Its weight is distributed across the entire surface, a carefully spaced "ribcage" ensuring the shades remain in place during use but also reduce friction from the usual support areas such as the nose-bridge and ears.”
“In just one touch of her hand and my exhalation of breath, my ribcage and whole right side opened up effortlessly.”
The Huffington Post: Holly Sidell: How Are You Showing Up in Your Life?
Lists
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Compounds That Look Freakish
You know who you are, freakish compounds. Though very useful, some of these words just don't seem right together--or, their meanings are so far from what the two (or more) component words suggest t...
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Only on Wordie/Wordnik
Okay, mostly on Wordie. But it's more fun here anyway.
brannock device, polari, stupidhead, in toto, nounal, flustrated, stuffocate, firkin, full-assed, placeholder name, pro-text, cheesequake and 408 more...
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merfee's Words
supple, dichotomy, relish, rhapsody, pneumonoultramicr..., embrace, ishmael, ebullient, recalcitrant, elegy, char, lugubrious and 522 more...
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on the body
palm, wrist, sternum, breast, digit, toes, philtrum, pinky, lips, tongue, palate, skin and 80 more...
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Why I spend so much time on Wordie
You guys are what keeps me coming back!
nebraksa, ʇ�?q ʇınɹɟ, charging baby tap..., sagging, noh drama, zorro volador, dream a little dr..., ribcage, ursuline, femmage, you don't beep at..., alpenhorn and 20 more...
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compound words
My favourites.
birdbath, gallowglass, lamplight, chokecherry, lightbox, riptide, softshoe, snowshed, bluebird, matchbox, sugarcane, nightcap and 64 more...
Tweets
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reesetee Well, to be fair, I've yet to discuss this with my liver. Jan 5, 2009
chained_bear Ohhh... your threat appears to have backfired, sionnach. Don't forget reesetee has a thing for birds.
*sniggering* Jan 5, 2009
reesetee An eagle? Why, that would be splendid! Jan 5, 2009
whichbe What a bounteous tracery of ribbing up in the ribcage. Dec 31, 2008
sionnach Don't make me send over an eagle to gnaw at your liver all the livelong night, sir. Dec 31, 2008
reesetee So I win the bet? The one where I drag poor sionnach into a sophistical, madeupical argument?
My work here is done. :-D
*re-tangles self in petard* Dec 31, 2008
sionnach Sophistry of the most rudimentary kind, there reesetee.
Nobody is going to fall for your erroneous logic.
What you are on record as having said was of form:
"And how do you know X and Y are true?. Perhaps only Y is true."
Under either option, Y is true.
(where X is : "rt is a wbobf" and Y is "rt speaks for the wbobf's").
So, whether or not you are one, you are their self-professed spokesmodel.
Dec 31, 2008
reesetee Please note the word perhaps, sionnach. I never confirmed nor denied that I was a) a walking bag of bodily fluids, or b) speaking for them.
*untangles self from petard*
Snicker. Dec 31, 2008
plethora It was on petard. Dec 30, 2008
chained_bear Aha!! The petard maneuver! There was a huge debate over whether it's "hoist by" or "hoist with," or something, on some page or other.
I can't remember. My brain still feels like a desiccated husk. Maybe I should see an endocrinologist. Dec 30, 2008
sionnach
"And how do you know I'm a walking bag of bodily fluids? Perhaps I only speak for them. Someone must, after all."
reesetee, in previously referenced remarks ("That is not a Christmas word, 2007" list).
Can *you* spell "hoist with one's own petard?"
Snicker. Dec 30, 2008
reesetee Good grief. Walk away from a wisecrack for one second....
I may be just a walking bag of bodily fluids, but that doesn't mean I'm a mouthpiece for them, s! Which, by the way, sounds even more disgusting now that I've typed it than it did when I read it the first time. ;-)
C_b, here's a box of cupcakes for your ardent defense of my honor. *handing the bear un-iced treats* Dec 30, 2008
whichbe It's important to protect our precious bodily fluids. Dec 29, 2008
chained_bear Yes, but then it (evidently) morphed into body fluids. Aren't you happy? Dec 29, 2008
whichbe I was talking about my kist o' whistles, folks! Dec 29, 2008
chained_bear But... but... organs is not a synonym for body fluids! You have failed to make clear to my desiccated husk of a brain how reesetee is the one who brought up (so to speak) body fluids on this page.
*tosses gauntlet*
;) Dec 29, 2008
sionnach c_b: If your organs are mere desiccated husks, might I gently suggest you make a medical appointment, ASAP? You may need to see several specialists, but I'd start with an endocrinologist. Dec 29, 2008
chained_bear Wait. Wait. I got whiplash watching this conversation go by. Where's the mention of body fluids? I didn't see it--just organs! Dec 29, 2008
sionnach There goes reesetee, mouthpiece for the body fluids, again!
is reesetee just a walking bag of body fluids? Or something much much more than that? Dec 29, 2008
reesetee Do you find that occurring often, whichbe? Dec 29, 2008
whichbe Keeps your organs from escaping. Dec 24, 2008