RING
/ɹɪŋ/ ► audio Scrabble 5 Words With Friends 7
Definition
- verb sound loudly and sonorously.
— synonyms: peal
- verb ring or echo with sound.
— synonyms: resound, echo, reverberate
- verb make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification.
— synonyms: knell
- verb get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone.
— synonyms: call, telephone, call_up, phone
- verb extend on all sides of simultaneously.
— synonyms: surround, environ, skirt, border
- verb attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify.
— synonyms: band
- noun a characteristic sound.
- noun a toroidal shape.
— synonyms: halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor_ring
- noun a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling.
— synonyms: hoop
- noun (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop.
— synonyms: closed_chain
- noun an association of criminals.
— synonyms: gang, pack, mob
- noun the sound of a bell ringing.
— synonyms: ringing, tintinnabulation
- noun a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle.
- noun jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger.
— synonyms: band
- 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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