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Ring (noun)
A solid object in the shape of a circle.
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Ring (noun)
A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
“annulus|hoop|torus”
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Ring (noun)
A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.
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Ring (noun)
A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird’s leg used for identification and studies of migration.
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Ring (noun)
A burner on a kitchen stove.
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Ring (noun)
In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.
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Ring (noun)
An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun’s altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite.
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Ring (noun)
A group of objects arranged in a circle.
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Ring (noun)
A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns.
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Ring (noun)
A circular group of people or objects.
“a ring of mushrooms growing in the wood”
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Ring (noun)
A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet.
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Ring (noun)
A piece of food in the shape of a ring.
“onion rings”
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Ring (noun)
A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.
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Ring (noun)
An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices.
“a crime ring; a prostitution ring; a bidding ring (at an auction sale)”
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Ring (noun)
A group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.
“a benzene ring”
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Ring (noun)
A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
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Ring (noun)
A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.
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Ring (noun)
An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
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Ring (noun)
A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level, used to protect data and functionality (also protection ring).
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Ring (noun)
Either of the pair of clamps used to hold a telescopic sight to a rifle.
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Ring (noun)
The twenty-fifth Lenormand card.
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Ring (noun)
The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
“The church bell’s ring could be heard the length of the valley.”
“The ring of hammer on anvil filled the air.”
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Ring (noun)
A pleasant or correct sound.
“The name has a nice ring to it.”
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Ring (noun)
A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.
“Her statements in court had a ring of falsehood.”
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Ring (noun)
A telephone call.
“I’ll give you a ring when the plane lands.”
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Ring (noun)
Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
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Ring (noun)
A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
“St Mary’s has a ring of eight bells.”
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Ring (noun)
An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.
“The set of integers, mathbb{Z}, is the prototypical ring.”
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Ring (noun)
An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.
“The definition of ring without unity allows, for instance, the set 2mathbb{Z} of even integers to be a ring.”
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Ring (verb)
To surround.
“The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.”
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Ring (verb)
To make an girdle.
“They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year.”
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Ring (verb)
To ring to, especially for identification.
“We managed to ring 22 birds this morning.”
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Ring (verb)
To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
“to ring a pig’s snout”
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Ring (verb)
To rise in the air spirally.
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Ring (verb)
Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
“The bells were ringing in the town.”
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Ring (verb)
To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
“The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel.”
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Ring (verb)
To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
“Whose mobile phone is ringing?”
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Ring (verb)
Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
“That does not ring true.”
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Ring (verb)
To telephone (someone).
“I will ring you when we arrive.”
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Ring (verb)
to resound, reverberate, echo.
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Ring (verb)
To produce music with bells.
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Ring (verb)
To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
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Rink (noun)
A man, especially a warrior or hero.
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Rink (noun)
A ring; a circle.
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Rink (noun)
A sheet of ice prepared for playing certain sports, such as hockey or curling.
“We played hockey all winter until the rink melted.”
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Rink (noun)
A surface for roller skating.
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Rink (noun)
A building housing an ice rink.
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Rink (noun)
A team in a competition.
“The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.”
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Ring (noun)
a small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority
“he had a silver ring on one finger”
“a bishop’s ring”
“a diamond ring”
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Ring (noun)
an aluminium strip secured round a bird’s leg to identify it
“I put a numbered ring on each bird’s leg”
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Ring (noun)
a ring-shaped or circular object
“an inflatable rubber ring”
“fried onion rings”
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Ring (noun)
a circular marking or pattern
“she had black rings round her eyes”
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Ring (noun)
a group of people or things arranged in a circle
“a ring of trees”
“everyone sat in a ring, holding hands”
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Ring (noun)
a circular or spiral course
“they were dancing energetically in a ring”
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Ring (noun)
a flat circular device forming part of a gas or electric hob, providing heat from below
“a gas ring”
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Ring (noun)
a thin band or disc of rock and ice particles round a planet
“Saturn’s rings”
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Ring (noun)
short for tree ring
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Ring (noun)
short for ring road
“through traffic is diverted along the outer ring”
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Ring (noun)
a circular prehistoric earthwork, typically consisting of a bank and ditch
“a ring ditch”
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Ring (noun)
a person’s anus.
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Ring (noun)
an enclosed space, surrounded by seating for spectators, in which a sport, performance, or show takes place
“a circus ring”
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Ring (noun)
a roped enclosure for boxing or wrestling
“a boxing ring”
“he was knocking me all round the ring”
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Ring (noun)
the profession, sport, or institution of boxing
“Fogerty quit the ring to play professional rugby league”
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Ring (noun)
a group of people engaged in a shared enterprise, especially one involving illegal or unscrupulous activity
“the police had been investigating the drug ring”
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Ring (noun)
a number of atoms bonded together to form a closed loop in a molecule
“a benzene ring”
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Ring (noun)
a set of elements with two binary operations, addition and multiplication, the second being distributive over the first and associative.
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Ring (noun)
an act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this
“there was a ring at the door”
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Ring (noun)
each of a series of resonant or vibrating sounds signalling an incoming telephone call
“she picked up the phone on the first ring”
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Ring (noun)
a telephone call
“I’d better give her a ring tomorrow”
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Ring (noun)
a loud, clear sound or tone
“the ring of sledgehammers on metal”
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Ring (noun)
a set of bells, especially church bells.
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Ring (noun)
a particular quality conveyed by something heard or expressed
“the song had a curious ring of nostalgia to it”
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Ring (verb)
surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment
“the courthouse was ringed with police”
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Ring (verb)
form a line round the edge of (something circular)
“dark shadows ringed his eyes”
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Ring (verb)
draw a circle round (something), especially to focus attention on it
“an area of Soho had been ringed in red”
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Ring (verb)
put an aluminium strip round the leg of (a bird) for subsequent identification
“only a small proportion of warblers are caught and ringed”
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Ring (verb)
put a circular band through the nose of (a bull, pig, or other farm animal) to lead or otherwise control it
“in the mid 1850s there were fines for not ringing swine”
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Ring (verb)
fraudulently change the identity of (a motor vehicle), typically by changing its registration plate
“there may be an organization which has ringed the stolen car to be resold”
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Ring (verb)
short for ringbark
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Ring (verb)
make a clear resonant or vibrating sound
“a shot rang out”
“a bell rang loudly”
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Ring (verb)
cause (a bell or alarm) to ring
“he walked up to the door and rang the bell”
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Ring (verb)
(of a telephone) produce a series of resonant or vibrating sounds to signal an incoming call
“the phone rang again as I replaced it”
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Ring (verb)
call for service or attention by sounding a bell
“Ruth, will you ring for some tea?”
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Ring (verb)
sound (the hour, a peal, etc.) on a bell or bells
“a bell ringing the hour”
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Ring (verb)
call by telephone
“Harriet rang Dorothy up next day”
“she rang to tell him the good news”
“I rang her this morning”
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Ring (verb)
(of a place) resound or reverberate with (a sound or sounds)
“the room rang with laughter”
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Ring (verb)
(of a person’s ears) be filled with a continuous buzzing or humming sound, especially as the after-effect of a blow or loud noise
“he yelled so loudly that my eardrums rang”
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Ring (verb)
be filled or permeated with (a particular quality)
“a clever retort which rang with contempt”
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Ring (verb)
convey a specified impression or quality
“the author’s honesty rings true”
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Rink (noun)
an enclosed area of ice for skating, ice hockey, or curling
“the girls were planning to go ice skating at the rink in George Square”
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Rink (noun)
a smooth enclosed floor for roller skating.
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Rink (noun)
a building containing an ice rink or roller rink.
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Rink (noun)
the strip of a bowling green used for playing a match.
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Rink (noun)
a team in curling or bowls
“he helped his rink to win by 35 shots to 4”