Adjusting
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Adjust |
Long-stop
(n.) One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper. |
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. |
Self-adjusting
(a.) Capable of assuming a desired position or condition with relation to other parts, under varying circumstances, without requiring to be adjusted by hand |
Stop
(v. t.) To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing |
Stop
(v. t.) To obstruct |
Stop
(v. t.) To arrest the progress of |
Stop
(v. t.) To hinder from acting or moving |
Stop
(v. t.) To regulate the sounds of, as musical strings, by pressing them against the finger board with the finger, or by shortening in any way the vibrating part. |
Stop
(v. t.) To point, as a composition |
Stop
(v. t.) To make fast |
Stop
(v. i.) To cease to go on |
Stop
(v. i.) To cease from any motion, or course of action. |
Stop
(v. i.) To spend a short time |
Stop
(n.) The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped |
Stop
(n.) That which stops, impedes, or obstructs |
Stop
(n.) A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the position to which another part shall be brought. |
Stop
(n.) The closing of an aperture in the air passage, or pressure of the finger upon the string, of an instrument of music, so as to modify the tone |
Stop
(n.) In the organ, one of the knobs or handles at each side of the organist, by which he can draw on or shut off any register or row of pipes |
Stop
(n.) A member, plain or molded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts. This takes the place, or answers the purpose, of a rebate. Also, a pin or block to prevent a drawer from sliding too far. |
Stop
(n.) A point or mark in writing or printing intended to distinguish the sentences, parts of a sentence, or clauses |
Stop
(n.) The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses. |
Stop
(n.) The depression in the face of a dog between the skull and the nasal bones. It is conspicuous in the bulldog, pug, and some other breeds. |
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 |
| whistle-stop tour | a tour by a candidate as part of a political campaign in which a series of small towns are visited, in Truman crossed the country several times on his whistle-stop tours |
| 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 |
stop stopover
layover | a brief stay in the course of a journey, they made a stopover to visit their friends |
| night-stop | a break in a journey for the night |
| pit stop | a brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the car |
| pit stop | a stop during an automobile trip for rest and refreshment |
stop
stoppage | the act of stopping something, the third baseman made some remarkable stops, his stoppage of the flow resulted in a flood |
| 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 |
blockage
block closure
occlusion
stop stoppage | an obstruction in a pipe or tube, we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe |
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 |
| catch stop | a restraint that checks the motion of something, he used a book as a stop to hold the door open |
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 |
diapason
diapason stop | either of the two main stops on a pipe organ |
diaphragm
stop | a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens, the new cameras adjust the diaphragm automatically |
| engagement ring | a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal |
| flue stop | an organ stop with the tone of a flue pipe |
| 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 |
| organ stop | a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality |
| 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 |
pull-off
rest area
rest stop
layby
lay-by | designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily |
| reed stop | an organ stop with the tone of a reed instrument |
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 |