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nounone of the crosspieces that form the steps of a laddertype of:part of:
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nouna crosspiece between the legs of a chairtype of:
Definition that contains rung
- ladder steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
- nervousness a sensitive or highly strung temperament
- angelus the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
- knell the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something
- megacolon an abnormal enlargement of the colon; can be congenital (as in Hirschsprung's disease) or acquired (as when children refuse to defecate)
- pilot ladder (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps
- death bell a bell rung to announce a death
- liberty bell the bell of Independence Hall; rung 8 July 1776 to announce the signing of the Declaration of Independence
- flower chain flowers strung together in a chain
- overstrung too tightly strung