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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) (693 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

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)

Translations

Mandarin Chinese: | 戒指 (noun) | 打 (verb) Hindi: | अँगूटी (noun) | बजना (verb) Arabic: | خاتَم (noun) | يَرِنّ (verb) Spanish: | ring (sports - boxing) | cuadrilátero (sports - boxing) | anillo (jewelry) | anillo (shape) | toque (sound) | timbrazo (sound) | tintinear (noise) | repicar (noise) | sonar (noise) | tocar (door) | hacer sonar (sound) French: | ring (sports - boxing) | bague (jewelry) | anneau (shape) | tintement (sound) | sonnerie (sound) | tinter (noise) | sonner (noise) | carillonner (noise) | sonner (door) | faire tinter (sound)

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)

ring.com

Crossword puzzle clues

Arboreal age indicator | Bathtub detritus | Best man's charge | Boxing locale | Boxing milieu | Cabal | Collar stain | Conspiratorial clique | Echo | Eclipse sight | Encircle | Engagement gift | Engagement token | Evidence that one's taken? | Foreman's locale? | Loop | ... (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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