ring
- noun
- /rɪŋ/
- She took the ring off and left.
- wedding ring
- engagement ring
- diamond ring
She took the ring off and left.
- She took the ring off and left.
- This video is making a ring from scratch.
- I'm stay Coogee down to my socks, rings and watts filled with rocks.
- I, I see so many like resin rings now, but I don't know.
- And I see this glimmer of this ring or of this metal.
Examples
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If I buy this ring now, you can't redeem it later.
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For example, wearing a ring on the wedding finger can help the female traveler avoid harassment.
Academic text (2015) -
So I took the ring that my mom gave me.
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Yeah, but I would like to see your wedding ring.
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I was on my way to the jewelry store to buy the ring.
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I left the wedding rings in the pressroom.
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But we did find a ring with diamonds crested in it.
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♪ Betty, is that Jimmy's ring you're wearing?
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Nola gave Rena the p1 83 diamond ring she had once accused her of stealing.
Fiction book (1990) -
Do you see the ring on my finger?
Synonyms
Small decorative items like rings or necklaces that people wear to look nice
A metal band worn to show two people are married
A ring with a stone like a diamond given to someone to show they will marry
A thin metal ring worn on the finger as jewelry
A stiff round band used to hold or hang objects
A ring worn to show someone is married
A small ring that holds a person's napkin at the table
A ring with a carved seal used to stamp wax to show who owned or approved a document
A small metal or plastic loop that hangs a curtain on a rod
A small ring that babies chew to soothe sore gums
A ring with a carved top you press into wax to make a mark
A ring with a picture of the cartoon mouse Mickey Mouse
Idioms
- Informal
To say you will run for a position, for example in an election
Compounds
The finger between the middle finger and little finger where people often wear wedding rings
- Offensive
A ring worn around the penis base to help keep an erection by reducing blood flow
A ring with a carved seal used to stamp wax to show who owned or approved a document
- NSFW
A group of people who secretly run illegal betting, like on sports or card games
- Specialized
A layer of wood made in one year that appears as a ring in a tree trunk
A young woman who walks into the boxing ring between rounds holding a sign with the next round number
A small animal from Madagascar with a long tail that has black and white rings
- Specialized
A ring of six carbon atoms, each joined to a hydrogen, found in many organic molecules
- Specialized
A secure place on a computer that stores passwords and secret codes for apps and the system
- Specialized
A golden-brown or green ring at the edge of the clear front of the eye seen in Wilson's disease
- Baby Talk
A children's game where players hold hands, walk in a circle, and fall down while singing
- Specialized
A thin metal band that fits around a piston to stop gas and oil leaking past it
- Specialized
A ring-shaped mark that appears at the edge of a liquid drop as it dries
- NSFW
A ring that you put at the base of the penis to slow blood flow and help keep it hard
- Specialized
A way to stop disease by giving vaccines to people exposed and their close contacts
- Specialized
An illness of plants like tomatoes and potatoes caused by bacteria that makes dark rings in the stem
- Specialized
Bacteria that cause a disease making crops like potatoes and tomatoes go soft and brown
- Specialized
A small living thing that makes fruits and vegetables rot, often making dry rings near sweet potato roots
- Specialized
A disease caused by bacteria that makes potato and tomato stems or tubers rot in a ring
- UK
A European bird often found on rocky hills with dark feathers and a white band on the male's neck
- UK
A harmless snake with a bright ring around its neck found in North America or Europe
- Specialized
Vaccinating people who were close to someone who had the disease to stop it spreading
- Specialized
A circular strong wall built under a heavy structure to support its weight
- Baby Talk
A children's game where players hold hands, move in a circle and fall down together
- Baby Talk
A children's game where players hold hands in a circle, sing, and fall down
An animal like a raccoon that has a long bushy tail with black and white rings
- Specialized
A mushroom with gills and a ring on its stem that makes brown spores
- Specialized
A bright ring across the sky at the same height as the sun formed when sunlight passes through ice crystals
- Specialized
Gears that fit together at a right angle to send power between car axles
How Decorative
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ring comes from an old word meaning 'circle' or 'round', so a ring is literally a small 'circle' you wear on a finger or use to hang or fasten things.