Flip (n.) A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron. |
Flipping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flip |
Flip (v. t.) To toss or fillip |
Flip-flap (n.) The repeated stroke of something long and loose. |
Flip-flap (adv.) With repeated strokes and noise, as of something long and loose. |
Inversion (n.) The act of inverting, or turning over or backward, or the state of being inverted. |
Inversion (n.) A change by inverted order |
Inversion (n.) A movement in tactics by which the order of companies in line is inverted, the right being on the left, the left on the right, and so on. |
Inversion (n.) A change in the order of the terms of a proportion, so that the second takes the place of the first, and the fourth of the third. |
Inversion (n.) A peculiar method of transformation, in which a figure is replaced by its inverse figure. Propositions that are true for the original figure thus furnish new propositions that are true in the inverse figure. See Inverse figures, under Inverse. |
Inversion (n.) A change of the usual order of words or phrases |
Inversion (n.) A method of reasoning in which the orator shows that arguments advanced by his adversary in opposition to him are really favorable to his cause. |
Inversion (n.) Said of intervals, when the lower tone is placed an octave higher, so that fifths become fourths, thirds sixths, etc. |
Inversion (n.) Said of a chord, when one of its notes, other than its root, is made the bass. |
Inversion (n.) Said of a subject, or phrase, when the intervals of which it consists are repeated in the contrary direction, rising instead of falling, or vice versa. |
Inversion (n.) Said of double counterpoint, when an upper and a lower part change places. |
Inversion (n.) The folding back of strata upon themselves, as by upheaval, in such a manner that the order of succession appears to be reversed. |
Inversion (n.) The act or process by which cane sugar (sucrose), under the action of heat and acids or ferments (as diastase), is broken or split up into grape sugar (dextrose), and fruit sugar (levulose) |
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. |
pass toss flip | (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team, the pass was fumbled |
inversion eversion everting | the act of turning inside out |
inversion upending | turning upside down, setting on end |
somersault somerset summersault summerset somersaulting flip | an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return |
flip-flop | a backward somersault |
flip | a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water |
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 |
inversion sexual inversion | a term formerly used to mean taking on the gender role of the opposite sex |
matrix inversion | determination of a matrix that when multiplied by the given matrix will yield a unit matrix |
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 |
flip toss | the act of flipping a coin |
flip | a sudden, quick movement, with a flip of the wrist, the fish flipped over |
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 |
flip-flop | an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states |
flip-flop thong | a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe |
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 |
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 |