ribs

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The heart inside his ribs was a heavy weight of ice.

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  1. noun Anatomy One of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
  2. noun Anatomy A similar bone in most vertebrates.
  3. noun A part or piece similar to a rib and serving to shape or support: the rib of an umbrella.

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  • Except the people with the broken ribs and Mahoney could tell them point blank to shut up and be happy that their ribs were the only things broken. —  The Lesson of Her Death
  • From the shallowness of her breathing and the way she held her torso, I judged that her ribs were at least cracked. —  A Monstrous Regiment of Women - Laurie R. King - Russell-Holmes 02
  • The victim made a sudden movement… The bullet was deflected and the ribs are about all that was hit… There are bruises on the shoulder and the arms, and scratches on the hands and knees which must have occurred at the same , time And the other bullet The shoulder-blade has been smashed. —  Maigret at the Crossroads - Georges Simenon - 07
  • By far the ribs were the stars of the meal with the brisket coming in second. —  RVABlogs
  • I still recognize my face in the mirror, though the visible outline of several of my ribs is a new development. —  The Web Comic List - Latest Webcomics
 

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