Dictionary Entry
ring
ring is a 4-letter English word with 40 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 40 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.
- 2transitive verb
To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound.
- 3transitive verb
To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
- 4intransitive verb
To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one.
- 5intransitive verb
To practice making music with bells.
- 6intransitive verb
To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a ringing or reverberating sound.
- 7intransitive verb
To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound.
- 8intransitive verb
To be filled with report or talk; as, the whole town rings with his fame.
- 9noun
A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the ring of a bell.
- 10noun
Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
- 11noun
A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
- 12noun
A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop.
- 13noun
Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a wedding ring.
- 14noun
A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed; an arena.
- 15noun
An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively, prize fighting.
- 16noun
A circular group of persons.
- 17noun
The plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric circles.
- 18noun
The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure.
- 19noun
An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite.
- 20noun
An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium.
- 21noun
A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, etc.
- 22transitive verb
To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle.
- 23transitive verb
To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots.
- 24transitive verb
To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout.
- 25intransitive verb
To rise in the air spirally.
- 26noun
a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
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- 27noun
a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
"there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"
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- 28noun
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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- 29noun
a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
- 30noun
a characteristic sound
"it has the ring of sincerity"
- 31noun
the sound of a bell ringing--E. A. Poe
"the distinctive ring of the church bell"
"the ringing of the telephone"
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- 32noun
an association of criminals
"police tried to break up the gang"
"a pack of thieves"
- 33noun
(chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
- 34noun
a toroidal shape
"a ring of ships in the harbor"
"a halo of smoke"
- 35verb
get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
"I tried to call you all night"
"Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"
- 36verb
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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- 37verb
extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
"The forest surrounds my property"
- 38verb
sound loudly and sonorously
"the bells rang"
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- 39verb
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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- 40verb
ring or echo with sound
"the hall resounded with laughter"
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