Blade
(n.) Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is sometimes applied to the spire of grasses. |
Blade
(n.) The cutting part of an instrument |
Blade
(n.) The broad part of an oar |
Blade
(n.) The scapula or shoulder blade. |
Blade
(n.) The principal rafters of a roof. |
Blade
(n.) The four large shell plates on the sides, and the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell. |
Blade
(n.) A sharp-witted, dashing, wild, or reckless, fellow |
Blade
(v. t.) To furnish with a blade. |
Blade
(v. i.) To put forth or have a blade. |
Ring
(v. t.) To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body |
Ring
(v. t.) To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell |
Ring
(v. t.) To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly. |
Ring
(v. i.) To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one. |
Ring
(v. i.) To practice making music with bells. |
Ring
(v. i.) To sound loud |
Ring
(v. i.) To continue to sound or vibrate |
Ring
(v. i.) To be filled with report or talk |
Ring
(n.) A sound |
Ring
(n.) Any loud sound |
Ring
(n.) A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned. |
Ring
(n.) A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop. |
Ring
(n.) Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person |
Ring
(n.) A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed |
Ring
(n.) An inclosed space in which pugilists fight |
Ring
(n.) A circular group of persons. |
Ring
(n.) The plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric circles. |
Ring
(n.) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure. |
Ring
(n.) An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite. |
Ring
(n.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium. |
Ring
(n.) A clique |
Ring
(v. t.) To surround with a ring, or as with a ring |
Ring
(v. t.) To make a ring around by cutting away the bark |
Ring
(v. t.) To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout. |
Ring
(v. i.) To rise in the air spirally. |
Ring-necked
(a.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. |
Ring-streaked
(a.) Having circular streaks or lines on the body |
Ring-tailed
(a.) Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color. |
Stage
(n.) A floor or story of a house. |
Stage
(n.) An elevated platform on which an orator may speak, a play be performed, an exhibition be presented, or the like. |
Stage
(n.) A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, or the like |
Stage
(n.) A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf. |
Stage
(n.) The floor for scenic performances |
Stage
(n.) A place where anything is publicly exhibited |
Stage
(n.) The platform of a microscope, upon which an object is placed to be viewed. See Illust. of Microscope. |
Stage
(n.) A place of rest on a regularly traveled road |
Stage
(n.) A degree of advancement in a journey |
Stage
(n.) A degree of advancement in any pursuit, or of progress toward an end or result. |
Stage
(n.) A large vehicle running from station to station for the accomodation of the public |
Stage
(n.) One of several marked phases or periods in the development and growth of many animals and plants |
Stage
(v. t.) To exhibit upon a stage, or as upon a stage |
stage
leg | a section or portion of a journey or course, then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise |
| fare-stage | a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same |
ring-around-theosy
ring-around-aosy
ring-aosy | a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat |
stage dancing
choreography | a show involving artistic dancing |
round dance
ring dance | a folk dance, dancers form a circle |
business stage business
byplay | incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect, his business with the cane was hilarious |
| ring vaccination | administering vaccine only to people in close contact with an isolated infected patient, prevents the spread of a highly infectious disease by surrounding the patient with a ring of immunization |
| ring containment | a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism, vaccination only of people exposed and others who are in contact with them, ring containment is a proven method of halting a smallpox epidemic |
ring rot bacteria
Pseudomonas solanacearum | causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc |
ring ouzel
ring blackbird
ring thrush
Turdus torquatus | European thrush common in rocky areas, the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck |
ringneck snake
ring-necked snake
ring snake | any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck |
grass snake
ring snake ringed snake
Natrix natrix | harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar, common in England |
ring-necked pheasant
Phasianus colchicus | common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring |
ring-necked parakeet
Psittacula krameri | African parakeet |
Madagascar cat
ring-tailed lemur
Lemur catta | small lemur having its tail barred with black |
a bassarisk
cacomistle
cacomixle
coon cat raccoon fox
ringtail ring-tailed cat
civet cat miner's cat
Bassariscus astutus | raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings |
| band ring | a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) |
bandstand
outdoor stage
stand | a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air |
beltway
bypass
ring road
ringway | a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center |
bevel gear
pinion and crown wheel
pinion and ring gear | gears that mesh at an angle |
| binder ring-binder | holds loose papers or magazines |
| blade | the flat part of a tool or weapon that (usually) has a cutting edge |
| blade vane | flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or water |
| blade | the part of the skate that slides on the ice |
boxing ring
prize ring | a square ring where boxers fight |
carabiner
karabiner
snap ring | an oblong metal ring with a spring clip, used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes |
chain mail
ring mail
mail
chain armor
chain armour
ring armor
ring armour | (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings |
comforter pacifier
baby's dummy
teething ring | device used for an infant to suck or bite on |
| curtain ring | a circular ring for holding up a curtain |
| engagement ring | a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal |
| fan blade | blade of a rotating fan |
fishtail bit
blade bit | a drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear |
| gas ring | gas burner consisting of a circular metal pipe with several small holes through which gas can escape to be burned |
hoop
ring | a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling, there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse |
| key ring | a circular ring of metal for holding keys |
| knife blade | the blade of a knife |
| landing stage | platform from which passengers and cargo can be (un)loaded |
life buoy
lifesaver
life belt
life ring | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material |
lockring
lock ring
lock washer | washer that prevents a nut from loosening |
mise en scene
stage setting
setting | arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted |
| mourning ring | a ring worn as a memorial to a dead person |
| napkin ring | a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin |
| nose ring | a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it |
| O ring | a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic, used to seal a joint against high pressure |
| piston ring | seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall |
ring
band | jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger, she had rings on every finger, he noted that she wore a wedding band |
| ring | a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle |
rotor blade
rotary wing | the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air |
| rudder blade | the vertical blade on a rudder |
signet ring
seal ring | a ring bearing a signet |