ribbed
Because it is a word with a single syllable, ribbed is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofribbed
- To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
- To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
Example: "He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts."
- To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
- To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).
- Having ribs.
- Intercalated with slate; said of a seam of coal.
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