ring

The pitch of a syllable that changes a word's meaning in languages like Mandarin

The main meaning of something said, written or done

The state of not being real or true

To seem familiar and make you remember something

To say you will run for a position, for example in an election

To show too much respect and do what a person in power wants

To fill the air with loud happy sounds like singing or laughter

Keep a wedding ring safely until it is needed in the ceremony

Make someone think there may be a problem

To start a show by lifting the curtain

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 small metal piece worn through the nose for decoration or to control an animal

The finger between the middle finger and little finger where people often wear wedding rings

A small metal ring that holds keys together

A square area with ropes where boxers fight

A small ring that holds a person's napkin at the table

A folder with rings that open to hold loose sheets of paper

A chance to get great success or a big reward

A ring worn around the penis base to help keep an erection by reducing blood flow

A main road that goes around a city to avoid the center

A situation with confusion and many things happening at once

A small metal or plastic loop that hangs a curtain on a rod

A round object you throw to someone in water to help them float

A ring with a carved seal used to stamp wax to show who owned or approved a document

A group of people who secretly run illegal betting, like on sports or card games

A layer of wood made in one year that appears as a ring in a tree trunk

A formal event where students receive a class ring to mark graduation

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

A round rubber or plastic ring that seals a joint to stop leaks

A small ring that babies chew to soothe sore gums

A square platform with ropes where two people try to make each other fall

A ring of mushrooms that grows on grass from fungus under the ground

A ring of six carbon atoms, each joined to a hydrogen, found in many organic molecules

A secure place on a computer that stores passwords and secret codes for apps and the system

A metal ring on a gas stove that makes a flame for cooking

A golden-brown or green ring at the edge of the clear front of the eye seen in Wilson's disease

A square area with ropes where boxers fight

A type of flexible armor made of small metal rings linked together

A children's game where players hold hands, walk in a circle, and fall down while singing

A thin metal band that fits around a piston to stop gas and oil leaking past it

A round hoop on a wall for hanging a towel

A ring-shaped cake often made with fruit or nuts and topped with icing

A ring-shaped mark that appears at the edge of a liquid drop as it dries

Having atoms joined together to form a ring

A ring that you put at the base of the penis to slow blood flow and help keep it hard

A doughnut-shaped solid with a hole in the middle

A ring of wood in a tree trunk that shows one year's growth

A mushroom that grows in a circle on grass

A small round ring that keeps a nut from coming loose

A ring with a picture of the cartoon mouse Mickey Mouse

A ring people wear to remember a dead person, often with writing or hair

A ring of atoms in a molecule with at least one non-carbon atom

A way to stop disease by giving vaccines to people exposed and their close contacts

A group of people who form a circle and dance together, often holding hands

An illness of plants like tomatoes and potatoes caused by bacteria that makes dark rings in the stem

Flexible protective clothing made from small metal rings linked together

A black thrush with a white band around its neck that lives on rocky hills

Bacteria that cause a disease making crops like potatoes and tomatoes go soft and brown

A small living thing that makes fruits and vegetables rot, often making dry rings near sweet potato roots

A disease caused by bacteria that makes potato and tomato stems or tubers rot in a ring

A small circular area of color on the skin around a bite or wound

A European bird often found on rocky hills with dark feathers and a white band on the male's neck

A harmless snake with a bright ring around its neck found in North America or Europe

Vaccinating people who were close to someone who had the disease to stop it spreading

A circular strong wall built under a heavy structure to support its weight

A circular wall around a village or town that protects people from attack

A low circular wall that keeps soil in place around plants

A children's game where players hold hands, move in a circle and fall down together

A European bird whose male has dark feathers and a white band around the neck

A children's game where players hold hands in a circle, sing, and fall down

A large green parrot with a ring of colour around its neck

A common bird with bright feathers and a white ring on its neck

A small harmless snake with a yellow or orange ring around its neck

With a tail that has clear dark and light bands

An animal like a raccoon that has a long bushy tail with black and white rings

A mushroom with gills and a ring on its stem that makes brown spores

A bright ring across the sky at the same height as the sun formed when sunlight passes through ice crystals

Gears that fit together at a right angle to send power between car axles

A ring with a carved top you press into wax to make a mark

A raised circle where sumo wrestlers fight

A disease that makes rings of dry rot on sweet potato roots