Ring (noun)
A solid object in the shape of a circle.
Ring (noun)
A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
“annulus|hoop|torus”
Ring (noun)
A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.
Ring (noun)
A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird’s leg used for identification and studies of migration.
Ring (noun)
A burner on a kitchen stove.
Ring (noun)
In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.
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.
Ring (noun)
A group of objects arranged in a circle.
Ring (noun)
A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns.
Ring (noun)
A circular group of people or objects.
“a ring of mushrooms growing in the wood”
Ring (noun)
A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet.
Ring (noun)
A piece of food in the shape of a ring.
“onion rings”
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.
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)”
Ring (noun)
A group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.
“a benzene ring”
Ring (noun)
A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
Ring (noun)
A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.
Ring (noun)
An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
Ring (noun)
A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level, used to protect data and functionality (also protection ring).
Ring (noun)
Either of the pair of clamps used to hold a telescopic sight to a rifle.
Ring (noun)
The twenty-fifth Lenormand card.
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.”
Ring (noun)
A pleasant or correct sound.
“The name has a nice ring to it.”
Ring (noun)
A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.
“Her statements in court had a ring of falsehood.”
Ring (noun)
A telephone call.
“I’ll give you a ring when the plane lands.”
Ring (noun)
Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
Ring (noun)
A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
“St Mary’s has a ring of eight bells.”
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.”
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.”
Ring (verb)
To surround.
“The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas.”
Ring (verb)
To make an girdle.
“They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year.”
Ring (verb)
To ring to, especially for identification.
“We managed to ring 22 birds this morning.”
Ring (verb)
To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
“to ring a pig’s snout”
Ring (verb)
To rise in the air spirally.
Ring (verb)
Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
“The bells were ringing in the town.”
Ring (verb)
To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
“The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel.”
Ring (verb)
To produce the sound of a bell or a similar sound.
“Whose mobile phone is ringing?”
Ring (verb)
Of something spoken or written, to appear to be, to seem, to sound.
“That does not ring true.”
Ring (verb)
To telephone (someone).
“I will ring you when we arrive.”
Ring (verb)
to resound, reverberate, echo.
Ring (verb)
To produce music with bells.
Ring (verb)
To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
Rink (noun)
A man, especially a warrior or hero.
Rink (noun)
A ring; a circle.
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.”
Rink (noun)
A surface for roller skating.
Rink (noun)
A building housing an ice rink.
Rink (noun)
A team in a competition.
“The Schmirler rink won the Silver Broom.”
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”
Ring (noun)
an aluminium strip secured round a bird’s leg to identify it
“I put a numbered ring on each bird’s leg”
Ring (noun)
a ring-shaped or circular object
“an inflatable rubber ring”
“fried onion rings”
Ring (noun)
a circular marking or pattern
“she had black rings round her eyes”
Ring (noun)
a group of people or things arranged in a circle
“a ring of trees”
“everyone sat in a ring, holding hands”
Ring (noun)
a circular or spiral course
“they were dancing energetically in a ring”
Ring (noun)
a flat circular device forming part of a gas or electric hob, providing heat from below
“a gas ring”
Ring (noun)
a thin band or disc of rock and ice particles round a planet
“Saturn’s rings”
Ring (noun)
short for tree ring
Ring (noun)
short for ring road
“through traffic is diverted along the outer ring”
Ring (noun)
a circular prehistoric earthwork, typically consisting of a bank and ditch
“a ring ditch”
Ring (noun)
a person’s anus.
Ring (noun)
an enclosed space, surrounded by seating for spectators, in which a sport, performance, or show takes place
“a circus ring”
Ring (noun)
a roped enclosure for boxing or wrestling
“a boxing ring”
“he was knocking me all round the ring”
Ring (noun)
the profession, sport, or institution of boxing
“Fogerty quit the ring to play professional rugby league”
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”
Ring (noun)
a number of atoms bonded together to form a closed loop in a molecule
“a benzene ring”
Ring (noun)
a set of elements with two binary operations, addition and multiplication, the second being distributive over the first and associative.
Ring (noun)
an act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this
“there was a ring at the door”
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”
Ring (noun)
a telephone call
“I’d better give her a ring tomorrow”
Ring (noun)
a loud, clear sound or tone
“the ring of sledgehammers on metal”
Ring (noun)
a set of bells, especially church bells.
Ring (noun)
a particular quality conveyed by something heard or expressed
“the song had a curious ring of nostalgia to it”
Ring (verb)
surround (someone or something), especially for protection or containment
“the courthouse was ringed with police”
Ring (verb)
form a line round the edge of (something circular)
“dark shadows ringed his eyes”
Ring (verb)
draw a circle round (something), especially to focus attention on it
“an area of Soho had been ringed in red”
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”
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”
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”
Ring (verb)
short for ringbark
Ring (verb)
make a clear resonant or vibrating sound
“a shot rang out”
“a bell rang loudly”
Ring (verb)
cause (a bell or alarm) to ring
“he walked up to the door and rang the bell”
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”
Ring (verb)
call for service or attention by sounding a bell
“Ruth, will you ring for some tea?”
Ring (verb)
sound (the hour, a peal, etc.) on a bell or bells
“a bell ringing the hour”
Ring (verb)
call by telephone
“Harriet rang Dorothy up next day”
“she rang to tell him the good news”
“I rang her this morning”
Ring (verb)
(of a place) resound or reverberate with (a sound or sounds)
“the room rang with laughter”
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”
Ring (verb)
be filled or permeated with (a particular quality)
“a clever retort which rang with contempt”
Ring (verb)
convey a specified impression or quality
“the author’s honesty rings true”
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”
Rink (noun)
a smooth enclosed floor for roller skating.
Rink (noun)
a building containing an ice rink or roller rink.
Rink (noun)
the strip of a bowling green used for playing a match.
Rink (noun)
a team in curling or bowls
“he helped his rink to win by 35 shots to 4”