ring


Meanings

  • a characteristic sound;
    • "it has the ring of sincerity"
  • a toroidal shape;
    • "a ring of ships in the harbor"
  • a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling;
  • (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
  • an association of criminals;
  • the sound of a bell ringing; --E. A. Poe
    • "the distinctive ring of the church bell"
    • "the ringing of the telephone"
    • "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"
  • a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
  • jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger;
    • "she had rings on every finger"
  • a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
  • sound loudly and sonorously;
  • ring or echo with sound;
  • make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification;
    • "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"
  • get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone;
  • extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle;
  • attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify;
    • "ring birds"
  • RING v -ED, -ING, -S to form a ring (a circular band) around
  • RING v RANG, RUNG, RINGING, RINGS to give forth a clear, resonant sound


Scrabble Score: 5

ring is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

ring is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

ring is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 7

ring is a valid Words With Friends word