rib roast

noun

: a cut of meat containing the large piece that lies along the outer side of the rib see beef illustration

Examples of rib roast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Large cuts of meat like ham, standing rib roast, and a whole turkey will obviously need larger cooking vessels, while small whole chickens, tenderloins, and the like can utilize large skillets and even some specialized cookware (looking at you, paella pan). —Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025

Standing rib roast and beef tenderloin are opulent but expensive and potentially challenging to get right. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025

Beef roasts, such as this, can go by different names, including standing rib roast, prime rib roast or rib roast. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 19 Dec. 2025

Beef roasts such as this can go by different names including standing rib roast, prime rib roast or rib roast. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rib roast

• almost
• engrossed
• foremost
• hindmost
• impost
• inmost
• lamppost
• leftmost
• necrosed
• outpost
• pancoast
• rightmost