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    Ring

    Definitions

    1 | noun | a characteristic sound 2 | noun | a toroidal shape 3 | noun | a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling 4 | noun | (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop 5 | noun | an association of criminals 6 | noun | the sound of a bell ringing 7 | noun | a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle 8 | noun | jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger (15 meanings)

    Pronunciation

    r'ing (IPA: rˈɪŋ)

    Hyphenation

    ring (no hyphenation) (4 letters | 1 syllable)

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    First known use in English

    1330 (High Middle ages) (696 years ago)

    Word origins

    Old English |

    Overall typical frequency

    written: 2680th most common (1 in 16393 words) (62% noun | 38% verb)

    spoken: 780th most common (1 in 6623 words)

    (includes some inflected forms)

    Word frequency history

    Inflected forms

    rings | rung | ringing

    Synonyms

    anchor ring | annulus | doughnut | halo | loop | hoop | closed chain | gang | mob | pack | ringing | tintinnabulation | band | peal | echo | ... (total: 26)

    Narrower terms

    carabiner | collar | curtain ring | karabiner | key ring | napkin ring | nose ring | rim | snap ring | tire | towel ring | tyre | heterocycle | heterocyclic ring | nest | ... (total: 48)

    Broader terms

    sound | toroid | band | chain | chemical chain | association | platform | jewellery | jewelry | slip | strip | go | telecommunicate | adjoin | contact | ... (total: 18)

    Rhymes

    bring | cling | ding | fling | king | ling | ping | sing | sling | spring | sting | string | swing | thing | ting | ... (total: 18) (based on typical American pronunciation)

    Homophone

    wring

    Lexically close words

    Bing | bring | ding | iring | king | King | Ming | ping | rang | rind | rink | ruing | sing | ting | Ting | wing | wring | zing (total: 18)

    Anagram

    grin

    Phrases

    anchor ring | annual ring | benzene ring | brass ring | closed-ring | coffee ring | fairy-ring mushroom | gas ring | growth ring | Kayser-Fleischer ring | ... (total: 53)

    Other notable uses

    Ring (US population: 16380 people, white: 91%)

    Cross Beijing Ring Roads Bridge (China)

    | A Ring of Endless Light (Madeleine L'Engle) | The Fellowship of the Ring (J. R. R. Tolkien)

    Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring | The Ring Virus | The Ring Two | The Ring | The Ring | ... (total: 12)

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    Crossword puzzle clues

    Arboreal age indicator | Bathtub detritus | Best man's charge | Boxing locale | Boxing milieu | Cabal | Collar stain | Conspiratorial clique | ... (total: 35) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

    Scrabble score

    5 (International English) | 5 (North American English)

    Phone keypad digits

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