Advertisement
Advertisement
rib cage
noun as in chest
Strong matches
Weak matches
Example Sentences
That, along with flexible rib cages, helps those mammals’ lungs collapse as water pressure increases.
Justin Fields fell to the turf, pain pulsating through his body after the helmet of a defender smashed into his rib cage.
“I got a scratch on my rib cage and on a breast” she said, matter-of-factly.
The Englishman coming up behind her seized her where he could, in the region of her coccyx and her left rib cage.
The rib cage marked sharp lines on the pavement with shadow from the lamps' glare.
Shandor rubbed his head, suddenly and acutely aware of a very sore nose and a bruised rib cage.
The latter function involves some degree of motion of the rib cage.
The rib cage includes the breastbone and twelve pairs of ribs.
Opening a button on his shirt, he pulled back a strip of plastic cloth just below his rib cage and took out a small flat pistol.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse