rib eye

noun

: the large piece of meat that lies along the outer side of the rib (as of a steer)

also : a serving of this

Examples of rib eye in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Beyond the relish bar, the restaurant serves favorites like beer-cheese soup, wedge salad, pastas, pan-fried shrimp, rib eye, New York strip, glazed ribs, chicken schnitzel and more. —Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025

Specialties will include a 20-ounce bone-in ribe eye, 10-ounce Australian Wagyu and 33-ounce tomahawk rib eye. —Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025

For the main course, plates of Dover sole and rib eye were shared among guests with sides of broccoli and French fries in brown paper pockets that featured the logos of Jimmy Choo and The Dover. —Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025

And the Crying Tiger, a 10-ounce rib eye, arrives sliced with a spicy nam jim jeow dipping sauce and a side of sticky rice—a reward for those who leave the comfort of their homes on nights when most people stay put. —Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rib eye

• apply
• awry
• belie
• bely
• bigeye
• bonsai
• buckeye
• comply
• coxae
• decry
• defy
• deny