fine-tooth comb
fine-toothed comb | a method of examining in minute detail, he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes |
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 |
| toothed whale | any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc. |
saber-toothed tiger
sabertooth | any of many extinct cats of the Old and New Worlds having long swordlike upper canine teeth, from the Oligocene through the Pleistocene |
| false saber-toothed tiger | North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene, much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon |
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 |
fine-tooth comb
fine-toothed comb | a comb with teeth set close together |
| 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 |
roulette
toothed wheel | a wheel with teeth for making a row of perforations |
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 |