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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
rings | gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes, used for gymnastic exercises, the rings require a strong upper body |
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 |
areola ring of color | small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite |
ring finger annualry | the third finger (especially of the left hand) |
ring ringing tintinnabulation | the sound of a bell ringing, the distinctive ring of the church bell, the ringing of the telephone, the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells--E. A. Poe |
coffee ring | ring-shaped coffeecake with fruits or nuts and often iced |
gang pack ring mob | an association of criminals, police tried to break up the gang, a pack of thieves |
closed chain ring | (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop |