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Meaning
Noun
●
A
solid
object
in the
shape
of a circle.
A
circumscribing
object
, (roughly)
circular
and
hollow
,
looking like
an
annual ring
,
earring
,
finger ring
etc.
A round
piece
of (precious)
metal
worn
around
the finger
or through the
ear
,
nose
, etc.
In a
jack plug
, the
connector
between the
tip
and the sleeve.
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.
●
In British English:
A
solid
object
in the
shape
of a circle.
A
bird
band
, a round
piece
of
metal
put
around a
bird
's
leg
used for
identification
and studies of migration.
A
burner
on a
kitchen
stove.
●
In Botany:
A
solid
object
in the
shape
of a circle.
A
flexible
band
partly
or
wholly
encircling
the
spore cases
of ferns.
●
A group of
objects
arranged
in a circle.
A
circular
group of people or objects.
●
In Astronomy:
A group of
objects
arranged
in a circle.
A
formation
of various
pieces
of
material
orbiting
around a
planet
or
young
star.
●
In British English:
A group of
objects
arranged
in a circle.
A large
circular
prehistoric
stone
construction
such as Stonehenge.
●
A
piece
of food in the
shape
of a ring.
●
In Internet:
Short for webring.
●
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.
The
open space
in front of
a
racecourse
stand
, used for
betting
purposes.
●
In Corruption:
An exclusive group of people, usually
involving
some
unethical
or
illegal
practices.
●
In Chemistry:
A group of
atoms
linked
by
bonds
to form a
closed
chain
in a molecule.
●
In Geometry:
A
planar
geometrical
figure
included between two
concentric
circles.
●
In Typography:
A
diacritical mark
in the
shape
of a
hollow
circle
placed
above or under the
letter
; a kroužek.
●
An
old
English
measure
of
corn
equal
to the
coomb
or
half
a quarter.
●
In Theory of computing:
A
hierarchical
level of
privilege
in a
computer system
, usually at
hardware
level, used to
protect
data
and
functionality
(also
protection
ring).
●
In Firearms:
Either of the
pair
of
clamps
used to
hold
a
telescopic sight
to a rifle.
●
In Cartomancy:
The
twenty-fifth
Lenormand card.
●
The
resonant
sound
of a
bell
, or a
sound
resembling
it.
●
A
pleasant
or
correct
sound.
●
A
sound
or
appearance
that is
characteristic
of something.
●
A
telephone
call.
●
Any
loud
sound
; the
sound
of
numerous
voices
; a
sound
continued
,
repeated
, or reverberated.
●
A
chime
, or set of
bells
harmonically
tuned.
●
In Algebra:
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
.
●
In Algebra:
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.
●
In Mathematical analysis & Measure theory:
A family of
sets
that is
closed
under
finite
unions
and differences.
Verb
●
To
enclose
or surround.
●
To make an
incision
around; to
girdle
; to
cut away
a
circular
tract
of
bark
from a
tree
in order to
kill
it.
●
To
attach
a ring
to, especially for identification.
●
To
surround
or
fit
with
a ring
, or
as if
with
a ring
.
●
In Falconry:
To
rise
in the air
spirally.
●
To
steal
and change
the
identity
of (cars) in order to
resell
them.
●
In Australian English:
To
ride
around (a group of
animals
, especially catle) to keep them
milling
in one
place; hence (intransitive), to work as a
drover
, to
muster
cattle.
●
Of a
bell
, etc; to
produce
a
resonant
sound.
●
To make (a
bell
, etc.)
produce
a
resonant
sound.
●
To
produce
(a
sound
) by ringing.
●
To
produce
the
sound
of a
bell
or a
similar
sound
.
●
Of something spoken or
written
, to
appear
to be, to seem, to sound.
●
In Australian English, British English & New Zealand English:
To
telephone
(someone).
●
to
resound
,
reverberate
, echo.
●
To
produce
music
with bells.
●
To
ring up
(
enter into
a
cash register
or till)
●
To
repeat
often,
loudly
, or earnestly.
Name
●
A
surname
originating
as an
occupation
for a
maker
of
rings
as
jewelry
or
as in
harness.
●
A
parish
of County Waterford, Ireland.
●
An
unincorporated
community
in the
town
of Nekimi, Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
ring
English
ring
Middle English (1100-1500)
hring
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Annulus
Hoop
Torus
Rng
Telephone
Call
KroužEk
Phone Up
Ring Up
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Tiara
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Bag
Phone
Dial
Tube
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Pipe
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Shield
Shaft
Blade
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Pair
Loop
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Bolt
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Touch
Hole
Strap
Helix
Bar
Close
Pole
Sword
Contact
Screw
Wand
Hit
Buzz
Disk
Capsule
Knock
Clasp
Block
Wedding Band
Pick Up
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Rhymes
Ming
Bing
Ring
Ling
Ding
Sing
King
Zing
Ying
Ping
Qing
Ting
Wing
Being
Bling
Ching
Fling
Cling
Bring
Sting
Awing
Thing
Swing
Wring
Icing
Thing
Sling
Tring
Pling
Bering
Aswing
Spring
String
Peking
Singing
Sibling
Beijing
Yngling
Nothing
Kerching
Thinking
Badelynge
Submitting
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