The Clue
Umbrella parts (4 letter answer)
The Answer
RIBS
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Notes
The answer RIBS is common and appears about once every 250 puzzles.
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Definition
RIB as a noun:
1. support resembling the rib of an animal
2. (rib, costa) = any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
3. cut of meat including one or more ribs
4. a teasing remark
5. a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
6. a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
RIB as a verb:
1. form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
2. (ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun) = subject to laughter or ridicule; "The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"