| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | rih'ng |
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| Rhymes | abating, abducting, abiding, and 2078 more rhymes in ihng at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | A characteristic sound. |
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| Examples | "it has the ring of sincerity" |
| Broader | sound |
| Verbs | ring |
| Meaning | A toroidal shape. |
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| Examples | "a ring of ships in the harbor" |
| Synonyms | halo, annulus, anulus, doughnut, anchor ring |
| Narrower | fairy ring, fairy circle |
| Broader | toroid |
| Verbs | ring |
| Meaning | A rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling. |
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| Synonyms | hoop |
| Part of | barrel, cask; wagon wheel |
| Narrower | carabiner, karabiner, snap ring; curtain ring; key ring; napkin ring; nose ring; rim; rim; tire, tyre; towel ring |
| Broader | band |
| Meaning | (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop. |
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| Synonyms | closed chain |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science |
| Narrower | heterocyclic ring, heterocycle |
| Broader | chain, chemical chain |
| Contrary | open chain |
| Meaning | An association of criminals. |
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| Synonyms | gang, pack, mob |
| Member of | organized crime, gangland, gangdom |
| Members | gangster, mobster |
| Narrower | nest; youth gang |
| Broader | association |
| Meaning | The sound of a bell ringing. |
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| Examples | "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so volumnously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe |
| Synonyms | ringing, tintinnabulation |
| Narrower | bell ringing |
| Broader | sound |
| Verbs | ring; ring; ring |
| Meaning | A square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle. |
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| Parts | canvas, canvass |
| Narrower | boxing ring, prize ring; wrestling ring |
| Broader | platform |
| Meaning | Jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger. |
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| Examples | "she had rings on every finger" |
| Synonyms | band |
| Narrower | annulet; engagement ring; mourning ring; ringlet; signet ring, seal ring; wedding ring, wedding band |
| Broader | jewelry, jewellery |
| Verbs | ring |
| Meaning | A strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration). |
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| Synonyms | band |
| Broader | strip, slip |
| Verbs | ring |
| Meaning | Sound loudly and sonorously. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s |
| Synonyms | peal |
| Narrower | ding, dong, dingdong; tintinnabulate; peal; knell |
| Broader | sound, go |
| See also | ring out |
| Nouns | ring, ringing |
| Meaning | Ring or echo with sound. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s PP |
| Model | The woods ring with many kinds of birds |
| Synonyms | resound, echo, reverberate |
| Narrower | consonate; reecho; reecho; bong |
| Broader | sound, go |
| Nouns | ring; ringing |
| Meaning | Make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Examples | "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church" |
| Synonyms | knell |
| Cause to | sound, go |
| Narrower | toll |
| Broader | sound |
| Nouns | ringer; ring, ringing |
| Meaning | Be around. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | surround, environ, encircle, circle, round |
| Narrower | twine; wreath, wreathe; girth, girt, begird, gird; cloister |
| Broader | hold, bear, carry, contain |
| Nouns | ring |
| Meaning | Get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody |
| Model | Sam cannot ring Sue; They ring |
| Synonyms | call, telephone, call up, phone |
| Category | telephone, telephony |
| Entails | dial |
| Entailed by | hang on, hold the line, hold on |
| Narrower | cell phone; call in |
| Broader | telecommunicate |
| Similar to | call |
| Nouns | ring |
| Meaning | Attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "ring birds" |
| Synonyms | band |
| Broader | attach |
| Nouns | ring; ring |