costa
Noun
- A rib or rib-like structure, especially in insects or leaves.
- a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)
- 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)
- Synonym of rib.
- A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.
- A riblike part of a plant or animal, such as a midrib of a leaf or a thickened vein or the margin of an insect wing.
- The vein forming the leading edge of most insect wings.
Examples
- Playing COSTA on the board extended a line of letters like a rib.
Origin / Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Latin costa (“a rib”). Doublet of coast.
Synonyms
rib, C
Scrabble Score: 7
costa: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordcosta: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
costa: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
costa: valid Words With Friends Word