RING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
   Synonym(s)
   • band (what does band mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • strip (what does strip mean?)
   • slip (what does slip mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • band (what does band mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
   Synonym(s)
   • hoop (what does hoop mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • band (what does band mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • carabiner (what does carabiner mean?)
   • karabiner (what does karabiner mean?)
   • snap ring (what does snap ring mean?)
   • curtain ring (what does curtain ring mean?)
   • key ring (what does key ring mean?)
   • napkin ring (what does napkin ring mean?)
   • nose ring (what does nose ring mean?)
   • rim (what does rim mean?)
   • rim (what does rim mean?)
   • tire (what does tire mean?)
   • tyre (what does tyre mean?)
   • towel ring (what does towel ring mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hoop (what does hoop mean?)
3. Meaning
   • jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
   Synonym(s)
   • band (what does band mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she had rings on every finger
   • he noted that she wore a wedding band
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • jewelry (what does jewelry mean?)
   • jewellery (what does jewellery mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • annulet (what does annulet mean?)
   • engagement ring (what does engagement ring mean?)
   • mourning ring (what does mourning ring mean?)
   • ringlet (what does ringlet mean?)
   • signet ring (what does signet ring mean?)
   • seal ring (what does seal ring mean?)
   • wedding ring (what does wedding ring mean?)
   • wedding band (what does wedding band mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • band (what does band mean?)
4. Meaning
   • a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • platform (what does platform mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • boxing ring (what does boxing ring mean?)
   • prize ring (what does prize ring mean?)
   • wrestling ring (what does wrestling ring mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a characteristic sound
   Usage Example(s)
   • it has the ring of sincerity
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • resound (what does resound mean?)
   • echo (what does echo mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • reverberate (what does reverberate mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the sound of a bell ringing
   Synonym(s)
   • ringing (what does ringing mean?)
   • tintinnabulation (what does tintinnabulation mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • bell ringing (what does bell ringing mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • tintinnabulate (what does tintinnabulate mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • knell (what does knell mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • peal (what does peal mean?)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • telephone (what does telephone mean?)
   • call up (what does call up mean?)
   • phone (what does phone mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • knell (what does knell mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • peal (what does peal mean?)
7. Meaning
   • an association of criminals
   Synonym(s)
   • gang (what does gang mean?)
   • mob (what does mob mean?)
   • pack (what does pack mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • police tried to break up the gang
   • a pack of thieves
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • association (what does association mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • nest (what does nest mean?)
   • youth gang (what does youth gang mean?)
8. Meaning
   • (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
   Synonym(s)
   • closed chain (what does closed chain mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • chain (what does chain mean?)
   • chemical chain (what does chemical chain mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • open chain (what does open chain mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • heterocyclic ring (what does heterocyclic ring mean?)
   • heterocycle (what does heterocycle mean?)
9. Meaning
   • a toroidal shape
   Synonym(s)
   • anchor ring (what does anchor ring mean?)
   • annulus (what does annulus mean?)
   • anulus (what does anulus mean?)
   • doughnut (what does doughnut mean?)
   • halo (what does halo mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a ring of ships in the harbor
   • a halo of smoke
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • toroid (what does toroid mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fairy ring (what does fairy ring mean?)
   • fairy circle (what does fairy circle mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   • environ (what does environ mean?)
   • encircle (what does encircle mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • round (what does round mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)

RING as VERB

1. Meaning
   • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
   Synonym(s)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • call up (what does call up mean?)
   • phone (what does phone mean?)
   • telephone (what does telephone mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • I tried to call you all night
   • Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • telecommunicate (what does telecommunicate mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cell phone (what does cell phone mean?)
   • call in (what does call in mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • ringing (what does ringing mean?)
   • tintinnabulation (what does tintinnabulation mean?)
   • telephone (what does telephone mean?)
   • phone (what does phone mean?)
   • telephone set (what does telephone set mean?)
   • caller (what does caller mean?)
   • caller-up (what does caller-up mean?)
   • phoner (what does phoner mean?)
   • telephoner (what does telephoner mean?)
   • telephone (what does telephone mean?)
   • telephony (what does telephony mean?)
   • telephone (what does telephone mean?)
   • phone (what does phone mean?)
   • telephone set (what does telephone set mean?)
   • caller (what does caller mean?)
   • caller-up (what does caller-up mean?)
   • phoner (what does phoner mean?)
   • telephoner (what does telephoner mean?)
   • caller (what does caller mean?)
   • caller-up (what does caller-up mean?)
   • phoner (what does phoner mean?)
   • telephoner (what does telephoner mean?)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   • phone call (what does phone call mean?)
   • telephone call (what does telephone call mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • dial (what does dial mean?)
2. Meaning
   • attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
   Synonym(s)
   • band (what does band mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • ring birds
   • band the geese to observe their migratory patterns
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • attach (what does attach mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • band (what does band mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • band (what does band mean?)
3. Meaning
   • sound loudly and sonorously
   Synonym(s)
   • peal (what does peal mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the bells rang
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • ding (what does ding mean?)
   • dong (what does dong mean?)
   • dingdong (what does dingdong mean?)
   • tintinnabulate (what does tintinnabulate mean?)
   • peal (what does peal mean?)
   • knell (what does knell mean?)
   See Also
   • ring out (what does ring out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • peal (what does peal mean?)
   • pealing (what does pealing mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • rolling (what does rolling mean?)
   • peal (what does peal mean?)
   • pealing (what does pealing mean?)
   • roll (what does roll mean?)
   • rolling (what does rolling mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • ringing (what does ringing mean?)
   • tintinnabulation (what does tintinnabulation mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • ringing (what does ringing mean?)
   • tintinnabulation (what does tintinnabulation mean?)
4. Meaning
   • make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
   Synonym(s)
   • knell (what does knell mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Ring the bells
   • My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • toll (what does toll mean?)
   Cause(s)
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • knell (what does knell mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • ringing (what does ringing mean?)
   • tintinnabulation (what does tintinnabulation mean?)
   • toller (what does toller mean?)
   • bell ringer (what does bell ringer mean?)
   • ringer (what does ringer mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • ringing (what does ringing mean?)
   • tintinnabulation (what does tintinnabulation mean?)
5. Meaning
   • ring or echo with sound
   Synonym(s)
   • echo (what does echo mean?)
   • resound (what does resound mean?)
   • reverberate (what does reverberate mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the hall resounded with laughter
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • sound (what does sound mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • consonate (what does consonate mean?)
   • reecho (what does reecho mean?)
   • reecho (what does reecho mean?)
   • bong (what does bong mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • echo (what does echo mean?)
   • reverberation (what does reverberation mean?)
   • sound reflection (what does sound reflection mean?)
   • replication (what does replication mean?)
   • plangency (what does plangency mean?)
   • resonance (what does resonance mean?)
   • reverberance (what does reverberance mean?)
   • ringing (what does ringing mean?)
   • sonorousness (what does sonorousness mean?)
   • sonority (what does sonority mean?)
   • vibrancy (what does vibrancy mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • plangency (what does plangency mean?)
   • resonance (what does resonance mean?)
   • reverberance (what does reverberance mean?)
   • ringing (what does ringing mean?)
   • sonorousness (what does sonorousness mean?)
   • sonority (what does sonority mean?)
   • vibrancy (what does vibrancy mean?)
   • echo (what does echo mean?)
   • reverberation (what does reverberation mean?)
   • sound reflection (what does sound reflection mean?)
   • replication (what does replication mean?)
6. Meaning
   • be around
   Synonym(s)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • encircle (what does encircle mean?)
   • environ (what does environ mean?)
   • round (what does round mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Developments surround the town
   • The river encircles the village
   Hypernyms(s) ring is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
   • contain (what does contain mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • twine (what does twine mean?)
   • wreath (what does wreath mean?)
   • wreathe (what does wreathe mean?)
   • girth (what does girth mean?)
   • girt (what does girt mean?)
   • begird (what does begird mean?)
   • gird (what does gird mean?)
   • cloister (what does cloister mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • halo (what does halo mean?)
   • annulus (what does annulus mean?)
   • anulus (what does anulus mean?)
   • doughnut (what does doughnut mean?)
   • anchor ring (what does anchor ring mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • environment (what does environment mean?)
   • environment (what does environment mean?)
   • environs (what does environs mean?)
   • surroundings (what does surroundings mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)