| Sounds | rih'ng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | A characteristic sound. | |
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| Example | "it has the ring of sincerity" | |
| Broader | sound | The particular auditory effect produced by a given cause |
| Spanish | timbre | |
| Verbs | ring | ring or echo with sound |
| Meaning | A toroidal shape. | |
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| Example | "a ring of ships in the harbor" | |
| Synonyms | halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring | |
| Narrower | fairy ring, fairy circle | A ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium |
| Broader | toroid | The doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus |
| Spanish | anillo | |
| 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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| Synonym | hoop | |
| Part of | barrel, cask | A cylindrical container that holds liquids / liquids |
| wagon wheel | A wheel of a wagon | |
| Narrower | carabiner, karabiner, snap ring | An oblong metal ring with a spring clip |
| collar | A short ring fastened over a rod or shaft to limit, guide, or secure a machine part | |
| curtain ring | A circular ring for holding up a curtain | |
| key ring | A circular ring of metal for holding keys | |
| napkin ring | A circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin | |
| nose ring | A ring / ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it | |
| rim | The outer part of a wheel to which the tire is attached | |
| rim | (basketball) the hoop from which the net is suspended | |
| tire, tyre | Hoop that covers a wheel | |
| towel ring | A circular hoop for holding a towel | |
| Broader | band | A thin flat strip of flexible material that is worn around the body or one of the limbs (especially to decorate the body) |
| Spanish | aro | |
| Catalan | anella | |
| Meaning | (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop. | |
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| Synonym | closed chain | |
| Category | chemistry, chemical science | The science of matter |
| Narrower | heterocyclic ring, heterocycle | A ring of atoms of more than one kind |
| Broader | chain, chemical chain | (chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule) |
| Opposite | open chain | A chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring |
| Spanish | pista | |
| Catalan | pista | |
| Meaning | An association of criminals. | |
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| Synonyms | gang, pack, mob | |
| Member of | organized crime, gangland, gangdom | underworld organizations |
| Members | gangster, mobster | A criminal who is a member of gang |
| Narrower | nest | A gang of people (criminals or spies or terrorists) assembled in one locality |
| youth gang | A gang whose members are teenagers | |
| Broader | association | A formal organization of people or groups of people |
| Spanish | banda, pandilla | |
| Catalan | banda | |
| Meaning | The sound of a bell ringing. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | ringing, tintinnabulation | |
| Narrower | bell ringing | The sound of someone playing a set of bells |
| Broader | sound | The sudden occurrence of an audible event |
| Spanish | campanilleo, tañido, tintineo | |
| Catalan | dringadera, dringadissa, tritlleig | |
| Verbs | ring | get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone |
| ring | sound loudly and sonorously | |
| ring | make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification | |
| Meaning | A platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle. | |
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| Parts | canvas, canvass | The mat that forms the floor of the ring in which boxers or professional wrestlers compete |
| Narrower | boxing ring, prize ring | A square ring where boxers fight |
| sumo ring | The circular ring in which Sumo wrestlers compete | |
| wrestling ring | A square ring in which wrestlers compete | |
| Broader | platform | A raised horizontal surface |
| Spanish | cuadrilátero, ring | |
| Meaning | jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger. | |
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| Example | "she had rings on every finger" | |
| Synonym | band | |
| Narrower | engagement ring | A ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal |
| mourning ring | A ring worn as a memorial to a dead person | |
| ringlet | A small ring | |
| signet ring, seal ring | A ring bearing a signet | |
| wedding ring, wedding band | A ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding | |
| Broader | jewelry, jewellery | An adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) |
| Spanish | anillo, sortija | |
| Catalan | anella, anell | |
| Verbs | ring | attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify |
| 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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| Synonym | band | |
| Broader | strip, slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
| Spanish | anillas | |
| Catalan | anelles | |
| Verbs | ring | attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify |
| Meaning | sound loudly and sonorously. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonym | peal | |
| Narrower | ding, dong, dingdong | Go 'ding dong', like a bell |
| knell | ring as in announcing death | |
| peal | ring recurrently | |
| tintinnabulate | ring or sound like a small bell | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| See also | ring out | sound loudly |
| Spanish | sonar, tañer, tocar | |
| Catalan | repicar, sonar, tocar | |
| Nouns | ring, ringing | the sound of a bell 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 | bong | ring loudly and deeply |
| consonate | sound in sympathy | |
| reecho | repeat or return an echo again or repeatedly | |
| reecho | echo repeatedly, echo again and again | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Spanish | resonar, retumbar, reverberar | |
| Catalan | ressonar, retrunyir, reverberar, tocar | |
| Nouns | ring | a characteristic sound |
| ringing | having the character of a loud deep sound | |
| Meaning | make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | knell | |
| Cause to | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Narrower | toll | ring slowly |
| Broader | sound | Cause to sound |
| Spanish | sonar, tañer, tocar | |
| Catalan | repicar, sonar, tocar | |
| Nouns | ring, ringing | the sound of a bell ringing |
| ringer | a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) | |
| 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 | transmitting speech at a distance |
| Entails | dial | operate a dial to select a telephone number |
| Entailed by | hang on, hold the line, hold on | hold the phone line open |
| Narrower | call in | make a phone call |
| cell phone | call up by using a cellular phone | |
| Broader | telecommunicate | Communicate over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail |
| Similar to | call | send a message or attempt to reach someone by radio, phone, etc. |
| Spanish | denominar, llamar por teléfono, llamar, telefonear, teléfono | |
| Catalan | cridar, denominar, telefonar, tocar, trucar | |
| Nouns | ring | the sound of a bell ringing |
| Meaning | Extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | surround, environ, skirt, border | |
| Narrower | cloister | Surround with a cloister |
| cloister | Surround with a cloister, as of a garden | |
| enclose, close in, inclose, shut in | Surround completely | |
| fringe | decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe | |
| girdle, gird | Put a girdle on or around | |
| hem in | Surround in a restrictive manner | |
| Broader | touch, adjoin, meet, contact | Be in direct physical contact with |
| Spanish | cercar, circundar, envolver, rodear | |
| Catalan | circumdar, encerclar, envoltar, rodejar, voltar | |
| Meaning | attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "ring birds" | |
| Synonym | band | |
| Broader | attach | Cause to be attached |
| Spanish | anillar | |
| Catalan | anellar | |
| Nouns | ring | jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger |
| ring | a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) | |
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