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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)
- aleurites moluccana large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles
- stall bar a gymnastic apparatus used for strengthening exercises; uprights fastened to a wall and connected by horizontal rungs
- dinner bell a bell rung to announce that dinner has been served
- angelus bell the sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited
- varnish tree large tree native to southeastern Asia; the nuts yield oil used in varnishes; nut kernels strung together are used locally as candles