RING

/ɹɪŋ/ ► audio Scrabble 5 Words With Friends 7

Definition

  1. verb sound loudly and sonorously. — synonyms: peal
  2. verb ring or echo with sound. — synonyms: resound, echo, reverberate
  3. verb make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification. — synonyms: knell
  4. verb get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone. — synonyms: call, telephone, call_up, phone
  5. verb extend on all sides of simultaneously. — synonyms: surround, environ, skirt, border
  6. verb attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify. — synonyms: band
  7. noun a characteristic sound.
  8. noun a toroidal shape. — synonyms: halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor_ring
  9. noun a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling. — synonyms: hoop
  10. noun (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop. — synonyms: closed_chain
  11. noun an association of criminals. — synonyms: gang, pack, mob
  12. noun the sound of a bell ringing. — synonyms: ringing, tintinnabulation
  13. noun a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle.
  14. noun jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger. — synonyms: band
  15. noun a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration). — synonyms: band

Examples

  • “onion rings”
  • “a crime ring; a prostitution ring; a bidding ring (at an auction sale)”
  • “a benzene ring”

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