Definition of ring

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  • ring is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 5
  • ring is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 5
  • ring is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of ring

  • the sound of a bell ringing (noun)

    Examples

    1. the distinctive ring of the church bell
    2. the ringing of the telephone
    3. the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells

    Synonyms

    1. ringing
    2. tintinnabulation
  • ring or echo with sound (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. echo
    2. resound
    3. reverberate
  • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. border
    2. environ
    3. skirt
    4. surround
  • make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification (verb)

    Examples

    1. My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church

    Synonyms

    1. knell
  • a toroidal shape (noun)

    Examples

    1. a ring of ships in the harbor

    Synonyms

    1. anchor ring
    2. annulus
    3. doughnut
    4. halo
  • (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. closed chain
  • attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify (verb)

    Examples

    1. ring birds

    Synonyms

    1. band
  • an association of criminals (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. gang
    2. mob
    3. pack
  • a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. hoop
  • sound loudly and sonorously (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. peal
  • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. call
    2. call up
    3. phone
    4. telephone
  • jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger (noun)

    Examples

    1. she had rings on every finger

    Synonyms

    1. band
  • a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. band
  • a characteristic sound (noun)

    Examples

    1. it has the ring of sincerity
  • a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle (noun)

See definition of ring in Merriam Webster