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1 brass neck
(shameless cheek or impudence: After breaking off the engagement she had the brass neck to keep the ring.) bezkaunība; nekaunība
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ring-neck — Ring necked Ring necked , a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. [1913 Webster] {Ring necked duck} (Zool.), an American scaup duck ({Aythya collaris}). The head, neck, and breast of the adult male are black, and a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ring-necked — a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. [1913 Webster] {Ring necked duck} (Zool.), an American scaup duck ({Aythya collaris}). The head, neck, and breast of the adult male are black, and a narrow, but conspicuous, red … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ring-necked blackhead — Ring necked Ring necked , a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. [1913 Webster] {Ring necked duck} (Zool.), an American scaup duck ({Aythya collaris}). The head, neck, and breast of the adult male are black, and a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ring-necked duck — Ring necked Ring necked , a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. [1913 Webster] {Ring necked duck} (Zool.), an American scaup duck ({Aythya collaris}). The head, neck, and breast of the adult male are black, and a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ring plover — Ringneck Ring neck , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of small plovers of the genus {[AE]gialitis}, having a ring around the neck. The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover ({[AE]gialitis … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ring-necked plover — Ringneck Ring neck , n. 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of small plovers of the genus {[AE]gialitis}, having a ring around the neck. The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover ({[AE]gialitis … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ring — 1. Jewelry. Komo, apo. ♦ Gold ring, komo kula. 2. Circle. Pō ai, pō aha, lina; ♦ ring about a drake s neck, lei; ♦ ring, as in a game of ringtoss, pōka a kaula. 3. To sound. Kani, ho okani, kakani. Also: ku ikē, kōluilui. ♦ To … English-Hawaiian dictionary
ring blackbird — noun European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck • Syn: ↑ring ouzel, ↑ring thrush, ↑Turdus torquatus • Hypernyms: ↑thrush • Member Holonyms: ↑Turdus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ring thrush — noun European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck • Syn: ↑ring ouzel, ↑ring blackbird, ↑Turdus torquatus • Hypernyms: ↑thrush • Member Holonyms: ↑Turdus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ring ouzel — noun European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck • Syn: ↑ring blackbird, ↑ring thrush, ↑Turdus torquatus • Hypernyms: ↑thrush • Member Holonyms: ↑Turdus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ring — Ring, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G. ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf. Russ. krug . Cf. {Harangue}, {Rank} a row,{Rink}.] A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English