ring
ring
- n a characteristic sound
it has the ring of sincerity - n a toroidal shape
a ring of ships in the harbor - n a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
- n (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
- n an association of criminals
- n the sound of a bell ringing
the distinctive ring of the church bell
the ringing of the telephone
the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe - n a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
- n jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
she had rings on every finger - n a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
- v sound loudly and sonorously
- v ring or echo with sound
- v make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church - v get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
- v extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
- v attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
ring birds
- Some cheaper sentimentWest Point cadets started the practice of wearing gold class rings in 1835.
- At Saint-Brieux, France, one Victor Rousoult was walking along the docks where he worked, when a dangling hook caught in the ring on his finger.
- But how did an unlikely innovation like ring tones get to be such a big business in the first place? It's definitely not about the music.