FLANGES Synonyms

• gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

• a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance

• device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible

• a category falling within certain defined limits

• either of two punctuation marks (`<' or `>') used in computer programming and sometimes used to enclose textual material

• either of two punctuation marks ([ or ]) used to enclose textual material

• a support projecting from a wall (as to hold a shelf)

• support with brackets

• place into brackets

• classify or group

• a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over

• (zoology) an encircling band or marking around the neck of any animal

• anything worn or placed about the neck

• a short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part

• the stitching that forms the rim of a shoe or boot

• a band of leather or rope that is placed around an animal's neck as a harness or to identify it

• necklace that fits tightly around a woman's neck

• a figurative restraint

• the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)

• take into custody

• seize by the neck or collar

• furnish with a collar

• an instrumentality that connects

• a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

• a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

• making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

• a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system

• (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

• putting clothes on to see whether they fit

• in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

• being precisely fitting and right

• the central part of a car wheel (or fan or propeller etc) through which the shaft or axle passes

• a center of activity or interest or commerce or transportation; a focal point around which events revolve

• united or combined

• (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

• a disreputable place of entertainment

• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

• a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion

• junction by which parts or objects are joined together

• marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

• affecting or involving two or more

• involving both houses of a legislature

• fit as if by joints

• provide with a joint

• fasten with a joint

• separate (meat) at the joint

• (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

• a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic

• a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)

• dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten

• the quantity contained in a plate

• a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly

• the thin under portion of the forequarter

• a main course served on a plate

• any flat platelike body structure or part

• the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube

• a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded

• structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage

• a shallow receptacle for collection in church

• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

• a dental appliance that artificially replaces missing teeth

• coat with a layer of metal

• the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

• (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended

• the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached

• a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

• the top edge of a vessel or other container

• run around the rim of

• furnish with a rim

• roll around the rim of

• the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm

• small case into which an object fits

• a meeting of elected or appointed representatives

• the legislature of the United States government

• a national legislative assembly

• the social act of assembling for some common purpose

• the shape of a raised edge of a more or less circular object

• (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended

• the outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached

• a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object

• the top edge of a vessel or other container

• run around the rim of

• furnish with a rim

• roll around the rim of

• a group of soldiers

• a cavalry unit corresponding to an infantry company

• a unit of Girl or Boy Scouts

• an orderly crowd

• march in a procession in a public place

• move or march as if in a crowd