Words that rhyme with bing

n 1: flashy, ostentatious jewelry; "the rapper was loaded with bling" [syn: bling, bling bling]

adj 1: capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story" [syn: absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting]

n 1: (usually plural) one of the springs holding up the mattress of a bed

n 1: a container; usually has a lid 2: the quantity contained in a bin [syn: bin, binful] 3: an identification number consisting of a two-part code assigned to banks and savings associations; the first part shows the location and the second identifies the bank itself [syn: bank identification number, BIN, ABA transit number] v 1: store in bins

n 1: a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound [syn: bobbin, spool, reel]

n 1: the string of an archer's bow

v 1: take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point" [syn: bring, convey, take] 2: cause to come into a particular state or condition; "Long hard years of on the job training had brought them to their competence"; "bring water to the boiling point" 3: cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area" [syn: bring, work, play, wreak, make for] 4: go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat" [syn: bring, get, convey, fetch] [ant: bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away] 5: bring into a different state; "this may land you in jail" [syn: bring, land] 6: be accompanied by; "Can I bring my cousin to the dinner?" 7: advance or set forth in court; "bring charges", "institute proceedings" [syn: institute, bring] 8: bestow a quality on; "Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company"; "The music added a lot to the play"; "She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings"; "This adds a light note to the program" [syn: lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring] 9: be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" [syn: fetch, bring in, bring] 10: attract the attention of; "The noise and the screaming brought the curious" 11: induce or persuade; "The confession of one of the accused brought the others to admit to the crime as well"

n 1: a stadium where bullfights take place

n 1: small room on a ship or boat where people sleep 2: a small house built of wood; usually in a wooded area 3: the enclosed compartment of an aircraft or spacecraft where passengers are carried v 1: confine to a small space, such as a cabin

n 1: a resin obtained from the hemp plant; thought to be the active narcotic agent in marijuana [syn: cannabin, cannabis resin]

n 1: fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit [syn: cling, clingstone] v 1: come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere" [syn: cling, cleave, adhere, stick, cohere] 2: to remain emotionally or intellectually attached; "He clings to the idea that she might still love him." 3: hold on tightly or tenaciously; "hang on to your father's hands"; "The child clung to his mother's apron" [syn: cling, hang]

n 1: a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease

n 1: an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter) [syn: curb, curbing, kerb]

n 1: a ringing sound 2: an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) [syn: dent, ding, gouge, nick] v 1: go `ding dong', like a bell [syn: ding, dong, dingdong]

adj 1: causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time" [syn: distressing, distressful, disturbing, perturbing, troubling, worrisome, worrying]

n 1: a quiet plodding workhorse [syn: farm horse, dobbin]

n 1: a swing downward of a golf club 2: a worsening of business or economic activity; "the market took a downturn" [syn: downturn, downswing]

n 1: a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag" [syn: drawstring, drawing string, string]

n 1: a sound defeat [syn: thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping] 2: the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows [syn: beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking]

n 1: a new soundtrack that is added to a film

n 1: a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: ashcan, trash can, garbage can, wastebin, ash bin, ash-bin, ashbin, dustbin, trash barrel, trash bin]

n 1: jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe

n 1: a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number) [syn: ebb, ebbing, wane]

n 1: a usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" [syn: crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer] 2: a brief indulgence of your impulses [syn: spree, fling] 3: the act of flinging v 1: throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee" 2: move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa" 3: indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" [syn: splurge, fling] 4: throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" [syn: discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away]

n 1: a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals" [syn: hemoglobin, haemoglobin, Hb]

n 1: a fine spiral spring that regulates the movement of the balance wheel in a timepiece

n 1: one of the tendons at the back of the knee [syn: hamstring, hamstring tendon] v 1: make ineffective or powerless; "The teachers were hamstrung by the overly rigid schedules" 2: cripple by cutting the hamstring

n 1: an acrobatic feat in which a person goes from a standing position to a handstand and back again

n 1: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" [syn: jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting]

n 1: a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom [syn: king, male monarch, Rex] [ant: female monarch, queen, queen regnant] 2: a competitor who holds a preeminent position [syn: king, queen, world-beater] 3: a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" [syn: baron, big businessman, business leader, king, magnate, mogul, power, top executive, tycoon] 4: preeminence in a particular category or group or field; "the lion is the king of beasts" 5: United States woman tennis player (born in 1943) [syn: King, Billie Jean King, Billie Jean Moffitt King] 6: United States guitar player and singer of the blues (born in 1925) [syn: King, B. B. King, Riley B King] 7: United States charismatic civil rights leader and Baptist minister who campaigned against the segregation of Blacks (1929-1968) [syn: King, Martin Luther King, Martin Luther King Jr.] 8: a checker that has been moved to the opponent's first row where it is promoted to a piece that is free to move either forward or backward 9: one of the four playing cards in a deck bearing the picture of a king 10: (chess) the weakest but the most important piece

n 1: large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs [syn: lapwing, green plover, peewit, pewit]

n 1: the most important spring in a mechanical device (especially a clock or watch); as it uncoils it drives the mechanism

n 1: a small nub (especially an undeveloped fruit or ear of corn)

n 1: the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue" [syn: offspring, progeny, issue] 2: something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts" [syn: offspring, materialization, materialisation] 3: any immature animal [syn: young, offspring]

n 1: a river in western Thailand; a major tributary of the Chao Phraya [syn: Ping, Ping River] 2: a sharp high-pitched resonant sound (as of a sonar echo or a bullet striking metal) v 1: hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade" 2: sound like a car engine that is firing too early; "the car pinged when I put in low-octane gasoline"; "The car pinked when the ignition was too far retarded" [syn: pink, ping, knock] 3: make a short high-pitched sound; "the bullet pinged when they struck the car" 4: contact, usually in order to remind of something; "I'll ping my accountant--April 15 is nearing" 5: send a message from one computer to another to check whether it is reachable and active; "ping your machine in the office"

n 1: an artifact designed to be played with [syn: plaything, toy]

adj 1: diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings" [syn: inquisitory, probing, searching]

n 1: North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings [syn: red-winged blackbird, redwing, Agelaius phoeniceus] 2: small European thrush having reddish flanks [syn: redwing, Turdus iliacus]

n 1: a framework of ribs 2: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was gentle but persistent" [syn: tease, teasing, ribbing, tantalization]

n 1: a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity" 2: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" [syn: ring, halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring] 3: 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" [syn: hoop, ring] 4: (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop [syn: closed chain, ring] [ant: open chain] 5: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves" [syn: gang, pack, ring, mob] 6: 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 [syn: ring, ringing, tintinnabulation] 7: a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle 8: 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" [syn: ring, band] 9: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) [syn: band, ring] v 1: sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" [syn: ring, peal] 2: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter" [syn: resound, echo, ring, reverberate] 3: make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church" [syn: ring, knell] 4: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning" [syn: call, telephone, call up, phone, ring] 5: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property" [syn: surround, environ, ring, skirt, border] 6: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns" [syn: ring, band]

n 1: small Old World songbird with a reddish breast [syn: robin, redbreast, robin redbreast, Old World robin, Erithacus rubecola] 2: large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen [syn: robin, American robin, Turdus migratorius]

n 1: the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another [syn: friction, rubbing] 2: representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal 3: effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure [syn: friction, detrition, rubbing]

n 1: the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water [syn: scrub, scrubbing, scouring]

n 1: a lace used for fastening shoes [syn: shoelace, shoe lace, shoestring, shoe string] 2: a small amount of money; "he managed it on a shoestring" [syn: shoestring, shoe string]

v 1: deliver by singing; "Sing Christmas carols" 2: produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" 3: to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing" 4: make a whining, ringing, or whistling sound; "the kettle was singing"; "the bullet sang past his ear" [syn: whistle, sing] 5: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out] [ant: keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth]

n 1: a highball with liquor and water with sugar and lemon or lime juice 2: a plaything consisting of a Y-shaped stick with elastic between the arms; used to propel small stones [syn: slingshot, sling, catapult] 3: a shoe that has a strap that wraps around the heel [syn: slingback, sling] 4: a simple weapon consisting of a looped strap in which a projectile is whirled and then released 5: bandage to support an injured forearm; consisting of a wide triangular piece of cloth hanging from around the neck [syn: sling, scarf bandage, triangular bandage] v 1: hurl as if with a sling [syn: sling, catapult] 2: hang loosely or freely; let swing 3: move with a sling; "sling the cargo onto the ship" 4: hold or carry in a sling; "he cannot button his shirt with his slinged arm"

n 1: convulsive gasp made while weeping [syn: sob, sobbing]

n 1: the season of growth; "the emerging buds were a sure sign of spring"; "he will hold office until the spring of next year" [syn: spring, springtime] 2: a metal elastic device that returns to its shape or position when pushed or pulled or pressed; "the spring was broken" 3: a natural flow of ground water [syn: spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring] 4: a point at which water issues forth 5: the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length [syn: give, spring, springiness] 6: a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards [syn: leap, leaping, spring, saltation, bound, bounce] v 1: move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?" [syn: jump, leap, bound, spring] 2: develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" [syn: form, take form, take shape, spring] 3: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" [syn: bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet] 4: develop suddenly; "The tire sprang a leak" 5: produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; "He sprang these news on me just as I was leaving"

adj 1: causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty" [syn: stabbing, wounding] 2: painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [syn: cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating]

n 1: a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung; "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles" [syn: sting, stinging] 2: a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience" [syn: pang, sting] 3: a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin [syn: sting, bite, insect bite] 4: a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property [syn: bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam] v 1: cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort; "The sun burned his face" [syn: bite, sting, burn] 2: deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday" [syn: sting, bite, prick] 3: saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous; "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill" [syn: stick, sting] 4: cause a stinging pain; "The needle pricked his skin" [syn: prick, sting, twinge] 5: cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging; "His remark stung her"

n 1: a lightweight cord [syn: string, twine] 2: stringed instruments that are played with a bow; "the strings played superlatively well" [syn: bowed stringed instrument, string] 3: a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed 4: a sequentially ordered set of things or events or ideas in which each successive member is related to the preceding; "a string of islands"; "train of mourners"; "a train of thought" [syn: string, train] 5: a linear sequence of symbols (characters or words or phrases) 6: a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag" [syn: drawstring, drawing string, string] 7: a tough piece of fiber in vegetables, meat, or other food (especially the tough fibers connecting the two halves of a bean pod) 8: (cosmology) a hypothetical one-dimensional subatomic particle having a concentration of energy and the dynamic properties of a flexible loop [syn: string, cosmic string] 9: a collection of objects threaded on a single strand 10: a necklace made by a stringing objects together; "a string of beads"; "a strand of pearls"; [syn: chain, string, strand] v 1: thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries" [syn: string, thread, draw] 2: add as if on a string; "string these ideas together"; "string up these songs and you'll have a musical" [syn: string, string up] 3: move or come along [syn: string, string along] 4: stretch out or arrange like a string 5: string together; tie or fasten with a string; "string the package" 6: remove the stringy parts of; "string beans" 7: provide with strings; "string my guitar" [ant: unstring]

n 1: working as a substitute for someone who is ill or on leave of absence [syn: subbing, substituting]

n 1: a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity; "the party went with a swing"; "it took time to get into the swing of things" 2: mechanical device used as a plaything to support someone swinging back and forth 3: a sweeping blow or stroke; "he took a wild swing at my head" 4: changing location by moving back and forth [syn: swing, swinging, vacillation] 5: a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s; flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz [syn: swing, swing music, jive] 6: a jaunty rhythm in music [syn: lilt, swing] 7: the act of swinging a golf club at a golf ball and (usually) hitting it [syn: golf stroke, golf shot, swing] 8: in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" [syn: baseball swing, swing, cut] 9: a square dance figure; a pair of dancers join hands and dance around a point between them v 1: move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting; "He swung his left fist"; "swing a bat" 2: move or walk in a swinging or swaying manner; "He swung back" [syn: swing, sway] 3: change direction with a swinging motion; turn; "swing back"; "swing forward" 4: influence decisively; "This action swung many votes over to his side" [syn: swing, swing over] 5: make a big sweeping gesture or movement [syn: swing, sweep, swing out] 6: hang freely; "the ornaments dangled from the tree"; "The light dropped from the ceiling" [syn: dangle, swing, drop] 7: hit or aim at with a sweeping arm movement; "The soccer player began to swing at the referee" 8: alternate dramatically between high and low values; "his mood swings"; "the market is swinging up and down" 9: live in a lively, modern, and relaxed style; "The Woodstock generation attempted to swing freely" 10: have a certain musical rhythm; "The music has to swing" 11: be a social swinger; socialize a lot [syn: swing, get around] 12: play with a subtle and intuitively felt sense of rhythm 13: engage freely in promiscuous sex, often with the husband or wife of one's friends; "There were many swinging couples in the 1960's"

n 1: the eruption through the gums of baby teeth [syn: teething, dentition, odontiasis]

n 1: a special situation; "this thing has got to end"; "it is a remarkable thing" 2: an action; "how could you do such a thing?" 3: a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart" 4: an artifact; "how does this thing work?" 5: an event; "a funny thing happened on the way to the..." 6: a vaguely specified concern; "several matters to attend to"; "it is none of your affair"; "things are going well" [syn: matter, affair, thing] 7: a statement regarded as an object; "to say the same thing in other terms"; "how can you say such a thing?" 8: an entity that is not named specifically; "I couldn't tell what the thing was" 9: any attribute or quality considered as having its own existence; "the thing I like about her is ..." 10: a special objective; "the thing is to stay in bounds" 11: a persistent illogical feeling of desire or aversion; "he has a thing about seafood"; "she has a thing about him" 12: a separate and self-contained entity

adj 1: pounding or beating strongly or violently; "a throbbing pain"; "the throbbing engine of the boat" n 1: an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart); "he felt a throbbing in his head" [syn: throb, throbbing, pounding] 2: a sound with a strong rhythmic beat; "the throbbing of the engines"

n 1: an enzyme that acts on fibrinogen in blood causing it to clot

n 1: a light clear metallic sound as of a small bell [syn: ting, tinkle] v 1: cause to make a ting 2: make a light, metallic sound; go `ting'

n 1: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases [syn: tube, tubing]

v 1: remove the strings from; "unstring my guitar" [ant: string]

n 1: brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips

n 1: something forming a web (as between the toes of birds) 2: a narrow closely woven tape; used in upholstery or for seat belts 3: a strong fabric woven in strips

n 1: a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) 2: one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane 3: a stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: wing, offstage, backstage] 4: a unit of military aircraft 5: the side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy's right flank" [syn: flank, wing] 6: a hockey player stationed in a forward position on either side 7: (in flight formation) a position to the side and just to the rear of another aircraft 8: a group within a political party or legislature or other organization that holds distinct views or has a particular function; "they are the progressive wing of the Republican Party" 9: the wing of a fowl; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings" 10: a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a wing" [syn: fender, wing] 11: an addition that extends a main building [syn: annex, annexe, extension, wing] v 1: travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" [syn: fly, wing]

n 1: a twisting squeeze; "gave the wet cloth a wring" [syn: squeeze, wring] v 1: twist and press out of shape [syn: contort, deform, distort, wring] 2: twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish; "Wring one's hand" [syn: wring, wrench] 3: obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him" [syn: extort, squeeze, rack, gouge, wring] 4: twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid; "wring the towels"

n 1: a brief high-pitched buzzing or humming sound; "the zing of the passing bullet" 2: the activeness of an energetic personality [syn: dynamism, pizzazz, pizzaz, oomph, zing]

n 1: a unit of acoustic absorption equivalent to the absorption by a square foot of a surface that absorbs all incident sound 2: United States microbiologist (born in Poland) who developed the Sabin vaccine that is taken orally against poliomyelitis (born 1906) [syn: Sabin, Albert Sabin, Albert Bruce Sabin]

n 1: a dental X-ray film that can be held in place by the teeth during radiography

n 1: a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China [syn: Chongqing, Chungking]

n 1: the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 [syn: Ming, Ming dynasty]

n 1: capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city [syn: Beijing, Peking, Peiping, capital of Red China]

n 1: the source of water for a well [syn: wellhead, wellspring] 2: an abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: well, wellspring, fountainhead]

n 1: one billionth (1/1,000,000,000) gram [syn: nanogram, ng]

n 1: a hallucinogenic compound obtained from a mushroom [syn: psilocybin, psilocin]

n 1: tallow mixed with oil; used to make leather soft and waterproof

n 1: capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city [syn: Beijing, Peking, Peiping, capital of Red China]

n 1: a city in south-central China on the Chang Jiang; a commercial center for western China [syn: Chongqing, Chungking]

n 1: water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs [syn: ling, ling ko, Trapa bicornis] 2: common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere [syn: heather, ling, Scots heather, broom, Calluna vulgaris] 3: elongated marine food fish of Greenland and northern Europe; often salted and dried [syn: ling, Molva molva] 4: American hakes 5: elongate freshwater cod of northern Europe and Asia and North America having barbels around its mouth [syn: burbot, eelpout, ling, cusk, Lota lota]

n 1: the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu [syn: Qing, Qing dynasty, Ch'ing, Ch'ing dynasty, Manchu, Manchu dynasty]

n 1: a town in northeastern Minnesota in the Mesabi Range

n 1: Irish poet and playwright whose plays are based on rural Irish life (1871-1909) [syn: Synge, J. M. Synge, John Millington Synge, Edmund John Millington Synge]

n 1: a bin for holding coal [syn: coalbin, coalhole]

n 1: Russian composer of orchestral and piano music (1872-1915) [syn: Scriabin, Aleksandr Scriabin, Aleksandr Nikolayevich Scriabin]

n 1: common North American vine with compound leaves and bluish- black berrylike fruit [syn: Virginia creeper, American ivy, woodbine, Parthenocissus quinquefolia] 2: European twining honeysuckle with fragrant red and yellow- white flowers [syn: woodbine, Lonicera periclymenum]

n 1: American Revolutionary leader (born in Prussia) who trained the troops under George Washington (1730-1794) [syn: Steuben, Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben]

n 1: an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice [syn: bilirubin, hematoidin, haematoidin]

n 1: a hemoprotein composed of globin and heme that gives red blood cells their characteristic color; function primarily to transport oxygen from the lungs to the body tissues; "fish have simpler hemoglobin than mammals" [syn: hemoglobin, haemoglobin, Hb]

n 1: a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from hemoglobin; the oxygen carrying compound in red blood cells [syn: globin, hematohiston, haematohiston]

n 1: United States economist (1918-2002) [syn: Tobin, James Tobin]

n 1: a bitter yellow powder used to treat skin diseases [syn: araroba, Goa powder, chrysarobin]

n 1: a hemoprotein that receives oxygen from hemoglobin and stores it in the tissues until needed

n 1: a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected [syn: ashcan, trash can, garbage can, wastebin, ash bin, ash-bin, ashbin, dustbin, trash barrel, trash bin]

n 1: a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin [syn: prothrombin, factor II]

n 1: a member of the radical movement that instituted the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution

n 1: minimal clothing worn by stripteasers; a narrow strip of fabric that covers the pubic area, passes between the thighs, and is supported by a waistband [syn: G-string, thong]