A band, flange, ferrule, or collar, designed to grip and hold a tool or a workpiece under proper control, and usually to release it under control thereafter; such a collet usually is made of a hard, springy material, especially a metal.
The rim (of a ring) within which a jewel is set.
In an embryonic plant, the transition zone between the root and the hypocotyl (not clearly distinguishable in most plants.)
A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something.
A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones.
A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
A teasing joke.
A stalk of celery.
A single strand of hair.
Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength.
The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf.
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale).
A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth.
Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull.
Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.
Hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum officinale).
Costmary (Tanacetum balsamita).
To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).
To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.