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ribcage

/ ˈrɪbˌkeɪdʒ /

noun

  1. the bony structure consisting of the ribs and their connective tissue that encloses and protects the lungs, heart, etc


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The biggest star of this year's Oscars wasn't Jared Leto's ombré or Lupita Nyong'o's ribcage.

There was no head, and a few shreds of clothing clung to the bones of the ribcage.

Victoria Mahoney: When we are asked that, part of our ribcage locks because we just see ourselves as filmmakers.

Her breasts were tiny pockets of flesh that hung from her ribcage.

Gently round the lower back and move your ribcage down toward your hips.

Dan crawled higher, overtop of me, but stuck fast when his ribcage met my glutes.

On the backswing, it thwacked resoundingly against the thug's ribcage.

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