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ring - jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band" |
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band |
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jewellery,
jewelry an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
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annulet a small ring
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engagement ring a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal
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mourning ring a ring worn as a memorial to a dead person
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ringlet any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae
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seal ring,
signet ring a ring bearing a signet
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wedding band,
wedding ring a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding
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ring - 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 |
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ringing,
tintinnabulation |
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sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
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bell ringing playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
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ring - a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle |
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platform a raised horizontal surface; "the speaker mounted the platform"
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boxing ring,
prize ring a square ring where boxers fight
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canvas,
canvass a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
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sumo ring the circular ring in which Sumo wrestlers compete
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wrestling ring a square ring in which wrestlers compete
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ring - a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity" |
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sound the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
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ring - a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke" |
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halo,
annulus,
doughnut |
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toroid the doughnut-shaped object enclosed by a torus
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fairy circle,
fairy ring a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium
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ring - sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang" |
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peal |
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go,
sound be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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ring out sound loudly; "a shot rang out"
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ding,
dingdong,
dong go `ding dong', like a bell
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tintinnabulate ring or sound like a small bell
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peal ring recurrently; "bells were pealing"
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knell ring as in announcing death
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ring - make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church" |
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knell |
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go,
sound be abolished or discarded; "These ugly billboards have to go!"; "These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge"
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sound appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
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toll ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls"
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ring - attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns" |
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band |
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attach be attached; be in contact with
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