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 |
internal control | an accounting procedure or system designed to promote efficiency or assure the implementation of a policy or safeguard assets or avoid fraud and error etc. |
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 |
respiration internal respiration cellular respiration | the metabolic processes whereby certain organisms obtain energy from organic molecules, processes that take place in the cells and tissues during which energy is released and carbon dioxide is produced and absorbed by the blood to be transported to the lungs |
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) |
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 |
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 |
gas ring | gas burner consisting of a circular metal pipe with several small holes through which gas can escape to be burned |
gear gear wheel geared wheel cogwheel | a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion |
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 |
internal drive | a drive mounted inside of a computer |
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 |
lockring lock ring lock washer | washer that prevents a nut from loosening |
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 |
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 |
storage ring | container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which charged particles from an accelerator can be kept circulating until they are used |
sumo ring | the circular ring in which Sumo wrestlers compete |
towel ring | a circular hoop for holding a towel |
wedding ring wedding band | a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding |
wrestling ring | a square ring in which wrestlers compete |
ring | a characteristic sound, it has the ring of sincerity |
internal organ viscus | a main organ that is situated inside the body |
inner ear internal ear labyrinth | a complex system of interconnecting cavities, concerned with hearing and equilibrium |
internal carotid artery | the branch of the carotid artery that supplies blood to the brain and eyes and internal parts of the head |