Broad gauge
() A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To measure or determine with a gauge. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment. |
Gauge
(v. t.) To measure the capacity, character, or ability of |
Gauge
(n.) A measure |
Gauge
(n.) Measure |
Gauge
(n.) Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things |
Gauge
(n.) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment |
Gauge
(n.) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind |
Gauge
(n.) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water. |
Gauge
(n.) The distance between the rails of a railway. |
Gauge
(n.) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting. |
Gauge
(n.) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid |
Pack thread
() See under 2d Pack. |
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. |
Sea gauge
() See under Gauge, n. |
Thread
(n.) A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length |
Thread
(n.) A filament, as of a flower, or of any fibrous substance, as of bark |
Thread
(n.) The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut |
Thread
(n.) Fig.: Something continued in a long course or tenor |
Thread
(n.) Fig.: Composition |
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 |
round dance
ring dance | a folk dance, dancers form a circle |
| 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 |
threadfish
thread-fish
Alectis ciliaris | fish having greatly elongated front rays on dorsal and anal fins |
anemometer
wind gauge
wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
| band ring | a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) |
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 |
boxing ring
prize ring | a square ring where boxers fight |
| broad gauge | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard . inches |
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 |
depth gauge
depth gage | a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities |
| engagement ring | a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal |
fuel gauge
fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
gasoline gauge
gasoline gage
gas gauge
gas gage
petrol gauge
petrol gage | gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle |
| gas ring | gas burner consisting of a circular metal pipe with several small holes through which gas can escape to be burned |
gauge
gage | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |
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 |
life buoy
lifesaver
life belt
life ring | a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material |
lisle
lisle thread | a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton) |
lockring
lock ring
lock washer | washer that prevents a nut from loosening |
micrometer
micrometer gauge
micrometer caliper | caliper for measuring small distances |
| 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 |
| narrow gauge | a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard . inches |
| 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 |
pressure gauge
pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |
rain gauge
rain gage
pluviometer
udometer | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation |
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 |
screw thread
thread | the raised helical rib going around a screw |
signet ring
seal ring | a ring bearing a signet |
| slinger ring | dispenser consisting of a tubular ring around the propeller hub of an airplane through which antifreeze solution is spread over the blades |
| slip ring | connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine, provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts |