The Wordsmith Dictionary

Ring, v. t. [imp. Rang or Rung (; p. p. Rung; p. pr. & vb. n.Ringing. ] Etym: [AS. hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD. ringhen, ringkelen. sq. root19.]

1. To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic body; as, to ring a bell.

2. To make (a sound ), as by ringing a bell; to sound. The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums, Hath rung night's yawning peal. Shak.

3. To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly. To ring a peal, to ring a set of changes on a chime of bells. -- To ring the changes upon. See under Change. -- To ring in or out, to usher, attend on, or celebrate, by the ringing of bells; as, to ring out the old year and ring in the new. Tennyson. -- To ring the bells backward, to sound the chimes, reversing the common order; -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or danger. Sir W.Scott.

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RING Ring, v. i.

1. To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a metallic one. Now ringen trompes loud and clarion. Chaucer. Why ring not out the bells Shak.

2. To practice making music with bells. Holder.

3. To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a With sweeter notes each rising temple rung. Pope. The hall with harp and carol rang. Tennyson. My ears still ring with noise. Dryden.

4. To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound. The assertion is still ringing in our ears. Burke.

5. To be filled with report or talk; as, the whole town rings with his fame.

RING

RING Ring, n.

1. A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as, the ring of a bell.

2. Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated. The ring of acclamations fresh in his ears. Bacon

3. A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned. As great and tunable a ring of bells as any in the world. Fuller.

RING

Ring, n. Etym: [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G. ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf. Russ. krug'. Cf. Harangue, Rank a row, Rink. ]

Defn: A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a circular line or hoop.

2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a wedding ring. Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. Chaucer. The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. Shak.

3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports are performed; an arena. Place me. O, place me in the dusty ring, Where youthful charioteers contened for glory. E. Smith.

4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence, figuratively, prize fighting. "The road was an institution, the ring was an institution. " Thackeray.

5. A circular group of persons. And hears the Muses in a Aye round about Jove's alter sing. Milton.

6. (Geom.) (a ) The plane figure included between the circumferences of two concentric circles. (b ) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis ) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure.

7. (Astron. & Navigation )

Defn: An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite.

8. (Bot. )

Defn: An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium.

9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, etc. The ruling ring at Constantinople. E. A. Freeman. Ring armor, armor composed of rings of metal. See Ring mail, below, and Chain mail, under Chain. -- Ring blackbird (Zoöl.), the ring ousel. -- Ring canal (Zoöl.), the circular water tube which surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms. -- Ring dotterel, or Ringed dotterel. (Zoöl.) See Dotterel, and Illust. of Pressiroster. -- Ring dropper, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring (dropped by himself ), and tries to induce another to buy it as valuable, it being worthless. -- Ring fence. See under Fence. -- Ring finger, the third finger of the left hand, or the next the little finger, on which the ring is placed in marriage. -- Ring formula (Chem. ), a graphic formula in the shape of a closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See Illust. under Benzene. -- Ring mail, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed upon a garment of leather or of cloth. -- Ring micrometer. (Astron.) See Circular micrometer, under Micrometer. -- Saturn's rings. See Saturn. -- Ring ousel. (Zoöl.) See Ousel. -- Ring parrot (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Old World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck, especially Palæornis torquatus, common in India, and P. Alexandri of Java. -- Ring plover. (Zoöl.) (a ) The ringed dotterel. (b ) Any one of several small American plovers having a dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover (Ægialitis semipalmata ). -- Ring snake (Zoöl.), a small harmless American snake (Diadophis punctatus ) having a white ring around the neck. The back is ash- colored, or sage green, the belly of an orange red. -- Ring stopper. (Naut. ) See under Stopper. -- Ring thrush (Zoöl.), the ring ousel. -- The prize ring, the ring in which prize fighters contend; prize fighters, collectively. -- The ring. (a ) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.[Eng. ] (b ) The prize ring.

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Ring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ringed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ringing. ]

1. To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle. "Ring these fingers." Shak.

2. (Hort. )

Defn: To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots.

3. To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout.

RING

RING Ring, v. i. (Falconry )

Defn: To rise in the air spirally.

RING ARMATURE

RING ARMATURE Ring armature. (Elec.)

Defn: An armature for a dynamo or motor having the conductors wound on a ring.

RINGBILL

RINGBILL Ring "bill `, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The ring-necked scaup duck; -- called also ring-billed blackhead. See Scaup.

RINGBIRD

RINGBIRD Ring "bird `, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The reed bunting. It has a collar of white feathers. Called also ring bunting.

RINGBOLT

RINGBOLT Ring "bolt `, n.

Defn: An eyebolt having a ring through the eye.

RINGBONE

RINGBONE Ring "bone `, n. (Far. )

Defn: A morbid growth or deposit of bony matter between or on the small pastern and the great pastern bones. J. H. Walsh.

RINGDOVE

RINGDOVE Ring "dove `, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A European wild pigeon (Columba palumbus ) having a white crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called also wood pigeon, and cushat.

RINGED

RINGED Ringed, a.

1. Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings.

2. Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded. "A ringed wife. " Tennyson. Ringed seal (Zoöl.), a North Pacific seal (Phoca foetida ) having ringlike spots on the body. -- Ringed snake (Zoöl.), a harmless European snake (Tropidonotus natrix ) common in England. -- Ringed worm (Zoöl.), an annelid.

RINGENT

Rin "gent, a. Etym: [L. ringens, -entis, p. pr. of ringi to open wide the mouth: cf. F. ringent. ] (Bot. )

Defn: Having the lips widely separated and gaping like an open mouth; as a ringent bilabiate corolla.

RINGER

RINGER Ring "er, n.

1. One who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings chimes on bells.

2. (Mining )

Defn: A crowbar. Simmonds.

RINGER

RINGER Ring "er, n. (Horse Racing )

Defn: A horse that is not entitled to take part in a race, but is fraudulently got into it.

RINGHEAD

RINGHEAD Ring "head `, n. (Cloth Manuf.)

Defn: An instrument used for stretching woolen cloth.

RINGING

RINGING Ring "ing,

Defn: a & n. from Ring, v. Ringing engine, a simple form of pile driver in which the monkey is lifted by men pulling on ropes.

RINGINGLY

RINGINGLY Ring "ing *ly, adv.

Defn: In a ringing manner.

RINGLEADER

RINGLEADER Ring "lead `er, n.

1. The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals. A primacy of order, such an one as the ringleader hath in a dance. Barrow.

2. Opprobriously, a leader of a body of men engaged in the violation of law or in an illegal enterprise, as rioters, mutineers, or the like. The ringleaders were apprehended, tried, fined, and imprisoned. Macaulay.

RINGLESTONE

RINGLESTONE Ring "le *stone `, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The ringed dotterel, or ring plover. [Prov. Eng. ]

RINGLET

Ring "let, n. Etym: [Ring + -let. ]

1. A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring. You demi-puppets, that By moonshine do the green sour ringlets make, Whereof the ewe not bites. Shak.

2. A curl; especially, a curl of hair. [Her golden tresses ] in wanton ringlets waved. Milton.

RINGMAN

Ring "man, n.; pl. Ringmen (.

Defn: The ring finger. [Obs. ] Ascham

RINGMASTER

RINGMASTER Ring "mas `ter, n.

Defn: One in charge of the performances (as of horses ) within the ring in a circus.

RINGNECK

RINGNECK Ring "neck `, n.

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of several species of small plovers of the genus Ægialitis, having a ring around the neck. The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover (Æ. semipalmata ) and the piping plover (Æ. meloda ) are common North American species. Called also ring plover, and ring-necked plover.

2. (Zoöl.)

Defn: The ring-necked duck.

RING-NECKED

RING-NECKED Ring "-necked `, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having a well defined ring of color around the neck. Ring- necked duck (Zool.), an American scaup duck (Aythya collaris ). The head, neck, and breast of the adult male are black, and a narrow, but conspicuous, red ring encircles the neck. This ring is absent in the female. Called also ring-neck, ring-necked blackhead, ringbill, tufted duck, and black jack.

RINGSAIL

RINGSAIL Ring "sail `, n. (Naut. )

Defn: See Ringtail, 2.

RINGSTRAKED

RINGSTRAKED Ring "straked `, a.

Defn: Ring-streaked. Cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. Gen. xxx. 39.

RING-STREAKED

RING-STREAKED Ring "-streaked `, a.

Defn: Having circular streaks or lines on the body; as, ring-streaked goats.

RINGTAIL

RINGTAIL Ring "tail `, n.

1. (Zoöl.)

Defn: A bird having a distinct band of color across the tail, as the hen harrier.

2. (Naut. )

Defn: A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also ringsail. Ringtail boom (Naut. ), a spar which is rigged on a boom for setting a ringtail.

RING-TAILED

RING-TAILED Ring "-tailed `, a. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color. Ring- tailed cat (Zoöl.), the cacomixle. -- Ring-tailed eagle (Zoöl.), a young golden eagle.

RINGTOSS

RINGTOSS Ring "toss `, n.

Defn: A game in which the object is to toss a ring so that it will catch upon an upright stick.

RING WINDING

RING WINDING Ring winding. (Elec.)

Defn: Armature winding in which the wire is wound round the outer and inner surfaces alternately of an annular or cylindrical core.

RINGWORM

RINGWORM Ring "worm ", n. (Med. )

Defn: A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different varieties are distinguished as Tinea circinata, Tinea tonsurans, etc. , but all are caused by the same parasite (a species of Trichophyton ).

New American Oxford Dictionary

ring

ring 1 |riNG rɪŋ | ▶noun 1 a small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority. • a circular band of any material: fried onion rings. • Astronomy a thin band or disk of rock and ice particles around a planet. • a circular marking or pattern: black rings around her eyes. • short for tree ring. • [ usu. as modifier ] Archaeology a circular prehistoric earthwork, typically consisting of a bank and ditch: a ring ditch. 2 an enclosed space, typically surrounded by seating for spectators, in which a sport, performance, or show takes place: a circus ring. • a roped enclosure for boxing or wrestling. • (the ring ) the profession, sport, or institution of boxing. 3 a group of people or things arranged in a circle: he pointed to the ring of trees. • (in a ring ) arranged or grouped in a circle: everyone sat in a ring, holding hands. • [ usu. with modifier ] a group of people drawn together due to a shared interest or goal, esp. one involving illegal or unscrupulous activity: the police had been investigating the drug ring. • Chemistry another term for closed chain. 4 a circular or spiral course: they were dancing energetically in a ring. 5 Mathematics a set of elements with two binary operations, addition and multiplication, the second being distributive over the first and associative. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 surround (someone or something ), esp. for protection or containment: the courthouse was ringed with police. • form a line around the edge of (something circular ): dark shadows ringed his eyes. • draw a circle around (something ), esp. to focus attention on it: an area of Tribeca had been ringed in red. 2 put a circular band through the nose of (a bull, pig, or other farm animal ) to lead or otherwise control it. PHRASES run rings around someone informal outclass or outwit someone very easily. throw one's hat in the ring see hat. DERIVATIVES ringed adjective [ in combination ] : the five-ringed Olympic emblem, ring less adjective ORIGIN Old English hring, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ring, German Ring, also to the noun rank 1 .

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ring 2 |rɪŋ riNG | ▶verb ( past rang |raNG |; past participle rung |rəNG | ) 1 [ no obj. ] make a clear resonant or vibrating sound: a shot rang out | a bell rang loudly | (as noun ringing ) : the ringing of fire alarms. • [ with obj. ] cause (a bell or alarm ) to make such a sound: he walked up to the door and rang the bell. • (of a telephone ) produce a series of resonant or vibrating sounds to signal an incoming call: the phone rang again as I replaced it. • call for service or attention by sounding a bell: Ruth, will you ring for some tea? • [ with obj. ] sound (the hour, a peal, etc. ) on a bell or bells: a bell ringing the hour. 2 (ring with /to ) (of a place ) resound or reverberate with (a sound or sounds ): the room rang with laughter. • (of a person's ears ) be filled with a continuous buzzing or humming sound, esp. as the aftereffect of a blow or loud noise: he yelled so loudly that my eardrums rang. • (ring with ) be filled or permeated with (a particular quality ): a clever retort which rang with contempt. • [ no obj., with complement ] convey a specified impression or quality: the author's honesty rings true. 3 [ with obj. ] chiefly Brit. call by telephone: I rang her this morning | Harriet rang Dorothy up next day | [ no obj. ] : I tried to ring, but the lines to Moscow were engaged. ▶noun an act of causing a bell to sound, or the resonant sound caused by this: there was a ring at the door. • each of a series of resonant or vibrating sounds signaling an incoming telephone call. • [ in sing. ] informal a telephone call: I'd better give her a ring tomorrow. • [ in sing. ] a loud clear sound or tone: the ring of sledgehammers on metal. • [ in sing. ] a particular quality conveyed by something heard or expressed: the song had a curious ring of nostalgia to it. • a set of bells, esp. church bells. PHRASES ring a bell see bell 1. ring the changes see change. ring down (or up ) the curtain cause a theater curtain to be lowered (or raised ). • mark the end (or the beginning ) of an enterprise or event: the sendoff rings down the curtain on a major chapter in television history. ring in one's ears (or head ) linger in the memory: he left Washington with the president's praises ringing in his ears. ring in (or out ) the new (or old ) year commemorate the new year (or the end of the previous year ) with boisterous celebration. ring off the hook (of a telephone ) be constantly ringing due to a large number of incoming calls. PHRASAL VERBS ring off Brit. end a telephone call by replacing the receiver. ring round (or around ) Brit. telephone (several people ), typically to find something out or arrange something. ring something up record an amount on a cash register. • make, spend, or announce a particular amount in sales, profits, or losses. ORIGIN Old English hringan, of Germanic origin, perhaps imitative.

ring-around-the-rosy

ring-a round-the-ro sy ▶noun a singing game played by children, in which the players hold hands and dance in a circle, falling down at the end of the song. ORIGIN said to refer to the inflamed (“rose-colored ”) ring of buboes, symptomatic of the plague; the final part of the game is symbolic of death.

ringback

ring back |ˈriNGˌbak ˈrɪŋbæk | ▶noun a sound made by a cellular phone that is heard by a person who is calling that phone while waiting for the call to be connected.

ringbark

ring bark |ˈriNGˌbärk ˈrɪŋbɑrk | ▶verb another term for girdle ( sense 2 of the verb ).

ring bearer

ring bear er |rɪŋ ˈbɛrər | ▶noun the person, typically a young boy, who ceremoniously bears the rings at a wedding.

ring binder

ring bind er |rɪŋ ˈbaɪndər | ▶noun a loose-leaf binder with ring-shaped clasps that can be opened to pass through holes in the paper.

ringbolt

ring bolt |ˈriNGˌbōlt ˈrɪŋboʊlt | ▶noun a bolt made with a ring for passing a rope through.

ringbone

ring bone |ˈriNGˌbōn ˈrɪŋˌboʊn | ▶noun osteoarthritis of the pastern joint of a horse, causing swelling and lameness.

ring-bound

ring-bound ▶adjective bound in a ring binder.

ring circuit

ring cir cuit |rɪŋ ˈsərkət | ▶noun an electric circuit serving a number of outlets, with one circuit breaker in the supply.

ringdove

ring dove |ˈriNGˌdəv ˈrɪŋdəv | ▶noun a dove or pigeon with a ringlike mark on the neck, in particular: [● a captive or feral African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea, family Columbidae ). ● Brit. the wood pigeon. ]

ring dyke

ring dyke ▶noun Geology a dyke that is roughly circular in plan, formed by upwelling of magma in a conical or cylindrical fracture system.

ringed plover

ringed plov er ▶noun a small plover found chiefly in Eurasia, with white underparts and a black collar, breeding on sand or shingle beaches. [Genus Charadrius, family Charadriidae: three species, in particular Charadrius hiaticula. ]

ringed seal

ringed seal ▶noun a seal of arctic and subarctic waters that has pale ring-shaped markings on the back and sides and a short muzzle. [Phoca hispida, family Phocidae. ]

ringer

ring er 1 |ˈriNGər ˈrɪŋər | ▶noun 1 informal an athlete or horse fraudulently substituted for another in a competition or event. • a person's or thing's double, esp. an impostor: he's a ringer for the French actor Fernandel. • a person who is highly proficient at a particular skill or sport and is brought in to supplement a team or group of people: league eligibility rules had grown flexible to accommodate new teams, and ringers began suiting up. 2 a person or device that rings something.

ringer

ring er 2 |ˈriNGər ˈrɪŋər | ▶noun 1 in certain games, a tossed object that encircles its intended target, in particular: • a tossed horseshoe that encircles the stake. you never forget the sound of your first ringer. • a tossed quoit that encircles the peg. 2 a game of marbles in which the target marbles are placed in the center of a circular area.

Ringer's solution

Ring er's so lu tion |ˈriNGərz ˈrɪŋərzsəˌluʃən | ▶noun Biology a physiological saline solution that typically contains, in addition to sodium chloride, salts of potassium and calcium. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Sydney Ringer (1834 –1910 ), English physician.

ringette

ring ette |riNGˈet rɪŋˈɛt | ▶noun Canadian a game resembling ice hockey, played (esp. by women and girls ) with a straight stick and a rubber ring, and in which no intentional body contact is allowed.

ring fence

ring fence ▶noun a fence completely enclosing a farm or piece of land. • an effective or comprehensive barrier. ▶verb ( ring-fence ) [ with obj. ] 1 enclose (a piece of land ) with a ring fence. 2 Brit. guarantee that (funds allocated for a particular purpose ) will not be spent on anything else: the government failed to ring-fence the money provided to schools.

ring finger

ring fin ger |ˈrɪŋ ˌfɪŋɡər | ▶noun the finger next to the little finger, esp. of the left hand, on which the wedding band is worn.

ring flash

ring flash ▶noun Photography a circular electronic flash tube that fits around a camera lens to give shadowless lighting of a subject near the lens, esp. for macrophotography.

ring fort

ring fort ▶noun Archaeology a prehistoric earthwork, especially an Iron Age hill fort, defended by circular ramparts and ditches.

ringgit

ring git |ˈriNGgit ˈrɪŋɡɪt | ▶noun ( pl. same or ringgits ) the basic monetary unit of Malaysia, equivalent to 100 hundred sen. ORIGIN Malay.

ringhals

ring hals |ˈriNGˌhals ˈrɪŋhɑlz |(also rinkhals |ˈriNGˌkals |) ▶noun a large nocturnal spitting cobra of southern Africa, with one or two white rings across the throat. [Hemachatus haemachatus, family Elapidae. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: from Afrikaans rinkhals, from ring ‘ring ’ + hals ‘neck. ’

ring-in

ring-in ▶noun Austral. /NZ a horse or an athlete fraudulently substituted for another in a competition or event. • a person or thing that is not a genuine member of a group or set: are you a fair dinkum pom or a ring-in?

ringing

ring ing |ˈriNGiNG rɪŋɪŋ | ▶adjective having or emitting a clear resonant sound: a ringing voice. • (of a statement ) forceful and unequivocal: the Russian leader received a ringing declaration of support. DERIVATIVES ring ing ly adverb

ringing tone

ring |ing tone ▶noun a sound heard by a telephone caller when the number dialled is being rung.

ringleader

ring lead er |ˈriNGˌlēdər ˈrɪŋˌlidər | ▶noun a person who initiates or leads an illicit or illegal activity.

ringlet

ring let |ˈriNGlit ˈrɪŋlɪt | ▶noun 1 a lock of hair hanging in a corkscrew-shaped curl. 2 a brown butterfly that has wings bearing eyespots that are typically highlighted by a paler color. [Aphantopus, Erebia, and other genera in the subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae: several species. ] DERIVATIVES ring let ed adjective, ring let y adjective

ring main

ring main |rɪŋ meɪn | ▶noun Brit. 1 an electrical supply serving a series of consumers and returning to the original source, so that each consumer has an alternative path in the event of a failure. • another term for ring circuit. 2 an arrangement of pipes forming a closed loop into which steam, water, or sewage may be fed and whose points of draw-off are supplied by flow from two directions.

ringmaster

ring mas ter |ˈriNGˌmastər ˈrɪŋˌmæstər | ▶noun the person directing a circus performance.

ring modulator

ring mod u la tor ▶noun an electronic circuit, esp. in a musical instrument, that incorporates a closed loop of four diodes and can be used for the balanced mixing and modulation of signals.

ring-neck

ring-neck (also ringneck ) ▶noun any of a number of ring-necked birds, in particular: [● a ring-necked pheasant. See pheasant ● Austral. a green parrot with a yellow collar (genus Barnardius, family Psittacidae: two species ). ● a ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris, family Anatidae ).]

ring-necked

ring-necked ▶adjective used in names of birds and reptiles with a band or bands of color around the neck, e.g., ring-necked pheasant.

Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire the zone of volcanic activity surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

ring ouzel

ring ou zel (also ring ousel ) ▶noun a European thrush that resembles a blackbird with a white crescent across the breast, inhabiting upland moors and mountainous country. [Turdus torquatus, subfamily Turdinae, family Muscicapidae. ]

ring pull

ring pull |rɪŋ pʊl | ▶noun a ring-shaped pull tab on a can or other container.

ring road

ring road |ˈrɪŋ ˌroʊd | ▶noun a bypass encircling a town.

ringside

ring side |ˈriNGˌsīd ˈrɪŋˌsaɪd | ▶noun [ often as modifier ] the area immediately beside a boxing ring or circus ring: a ringside judge. • an advantageous position from which to observe or monitor something: having a ringside seat at the healthcare committee hearings. DERIVATIVES ring sid er noun

ring spanner

ring span |ner ▶noun a spanner in which the jaws form a ring with internal serrations which fit completely around a nut, usable in confined spaces.

ringster

ring ster |ˈriNGstər ˈrɪŋstər | ▶noun archaic 1 a member of a political or price-fixing ring. 2 a boxer.

ringtail

ring tail |ˈriNGˌtāl ˈrɪŋteɪl | ▶noun 1 any of a number of mammals or birds having a tail marked with a ring or rings, in particular: • a ring-tailed cat or lemur. • a female hen harrier or related harrier. • a golden eagle up to its third year. 2 (also ringtail or ring-tailed possum ) a nocturnal tree-dwelling Australian possum that habitually curls its prehensile tail into a ring or spiral. [Genus Pseudocheirus and other genera, family Petauridae: several species, in particular the common ringtail (P. peregrinus ), of southern Australia and Tasmania. ]

ring-tailed

ring-tailed ▶adjective used in names of mammals and birds that have the tail banded in contrasting colors, e.g., ring-tailed lemur, or curled at the end, e.g., ring-tailed possum.

ring-tailed cat

ring-tailed cat ▶noun a North American cacomistle, a nocturnal raccoonlike mammal with a dark-ringed tail. Also called ringtail. [Bassariscus astutus, family Procyonidae. ]

ring-tailed lemur

ring-tailed le mur ▶noun a gregarious lemur with a gray coat, black rings around the eyes, and distinctive black-and-white banding on the tail. [Lemur catta, family Lemuridae. ]

ringtone

ring tone |ˈriNGˌtōn ˈrɪŋtoʊn | ▶noun a sound made by a mobile phone when an incoming call is received.

ringtoss

ring toss |ˈriNGˌtôs, -ˌtäs ˈrɪŋtɔːs | ▶noun a game in which rings are tossed at an upright peg. Points are scored by encircling the peg or coming closer to it than other players.

ringwork

ring work |ˈriNGˌwərk ˈrɪŋˌwərk | ▶noun Archaeology the circular entrenchment of a minor medieval castle.

ringworm

ring worm |ˈriNGˌwərm ˈrɪŋˌwərm | ▶noun a contagious itching skin disease occurring in small circular patches, caused by any of a number of fungi and affecting chiefly the scalp or the feet. The most common form is athlete's foot. Also called tinea.

Oxford Dictionary

ring

ring 1 |rɪŋ | ▶noun 1 a small circular band, typically of precious metal and often set with one or more gemstones, worn on a finger as an ornament or a token of marriage, engagement, or authority. • Ornithology, Brit. an aluminium strip secured round a bird's leg to identify it. 2 a ring-shaped or circular object: an inflatable rubber ring | fried onion rings. • a circular marking or pattern: she had black rings round her eyes. • a group of people or things arranged in a circle: a ring of trees | everyone sat in a ring, holding hands. • a circular or spiral course: they were dancing energetically in a ring. • chiefly Brit. a flat circular device forming part of a gas or electric hob, providing heat from below: a gas ring. • Astronomy a thin band or disc of rock and ice particles round a planet. • short for tree ring. • short for ring road. • [ usu. as modifier ] Archaeology a circular prehistoric earthwork, typically consisting of a bank and ditch: a ring ditch. • vulgar slang a person's anus. 3 an enclosed space, surrounded by seating for spectators, in which a sport, performance, or show takes place: a circus ring. • a roped enclosure for boxing or wrestling. • (the ring ) the profession, sport, or institution of boxing. 4 a group of people engaged in a shared enterprise, especially one involving illegal or unscrupulous activity: the police had been investigating the drug ring. 5 Chemistry a number of atoms bonded together to form a closed loop in a molecule. 6 Mathematics a set of elements with two binary operations, addition and multiplication, the second being distributive over the first and associative. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 surround (someone or something ), especially for protection or containment: the courthouse was ringed with police. • form a line around the edge of (something circular ): dark shadows ringed his eyes. • chiefly Brit. draw a circle round (something ), especially to focus attention on it: an area of Soho had been ringed in red. 2 Ornithology, Brit. put an aluminium strip around the leg of (a bird ) for subsequent identification. • put a circular band through the nose of (a bull, pig, or other farm animal ) to lead or otherwise control it. 3 [ with obj. ] informal fraudulently change the identity of (a motor vehicle ), typically by changing its registration plate. [1960s: from an earlier slang use in the general sense ‘exchange ’ (compare with ringer 1 ). ] 4 short for ringbark. PHRASES hold the ring monitor a dispute or conflict without becoming involved in it. run (or make ) rings round (or around ) someone informal outclass or outwit someone very easily. throw one's hat in the ring see hat. DERIVATIVES ringed adjective [ in combination ] : the five-ringed Olympic emblem, ringless adjective ORIGIN Old English hring, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ring, German Ring, also to the noun rank 1 .

ring

ring 2 |rɪŋ | ▶verb ( past rang |raŋ |; past participle rung |rʌŋ | ) 1 [ no obj. ] make a clear resonant or vibrating sound: a shot rang out | a bell rang loudly. • [ with obj. ] cause (a bell or alarm ) to ring: he walked up to the door and rang the bell. • (of a telephone ) produce a series of resonant or vibrating sounds to signal an incoming call: the phone rang again as I replaced it. • call for service or attention by sounding a bell: Ruth, will you ring for some tea? • [ with obj. ] sound (the hour, a peal, etc. ) on a bell or bells: a bell ringing the hour. 2 [ with obj. ] Brit. call by telephone: I rang her this morning | Harriet rang Dorothy up next day | [ no obj. ] : she rang to tell him the good news. 3 [ no obj. ] (ring with /to ) (of a place ) resound or reverberate with (a sound or sounds ): the room rang with laughter. • (of a person's ears ) be filled with a continuous buzzing or humming sound, especially as the after-effect of a blow or loud noise: he yelled so loudly that my eardrums rang. • (ring with ) be filled or permeated with (a particular quality ): a clever retort which rang with contempt. • [ no obj., with complement ] convey a specified impression or quality: the author's honesty rings true. ▶noun 1 an act of ringing a bell, or the resonant sound caused by this: there was a ring at the door. • each of a series of resonant or vibrating sounds signalling an incoming telephone call. • Brit. informal a telephone call: I'd better give her a ring tomorrow. • [ in sing. ] a loud, clear sound or tone: the ring of sledgehammers on metal. • a set of bells, especially church bells. 2 [ in sing. ] a particular quality conveyed by something heard or expressed: the song had a curious ring of nostalgia to it. PHRASES ring a bell see bell 1. ring the changes see change. ring down (or up ) the curtain cause a theatre curtain to be lowered (or raised ). • mark the end (or the beginning ) of an enterprise or event: the sendoff rings down the curtain on a major chapter in television history. ring in one's ears (or head ) linger in the memory: he left Washington with the president's praises ringing in his ears. ring off the hook N. Amer. (of a telephone ) be constantly ringing due to a large number of incoming calls. PHRASAL VERBS ring someone /thing in (or out ) usher someone or something in (or out ) by ringing a bell: the bells were beginning to ring out the old year. ring off end a telephone call by replacing the receiver: before I ring off can I have a quick word with Colin? ring something up record an amount on a cash register: he took the money for the drinks and rang it up. ORIGIN Old English hringan, of Germanic origin, perhaps imitative.

ring-a-ring o' roses

ring-a-ring o' roses ▶noun [ mass noun ] a singing game played by children, in which the players hold hands and dance in a circle, falling down at the end of the song. ORIGIN said to refer to the inflamed (‘rose-coloured ’) ring of buboes, symptomatic of the plague; the final part of the game is symbolic of death.

ringback

ring back |ˈriNGˌbak ˈrɪŋbæk | ▶noun a sound made by a cellular phone that is heard by a person who is calling that phone while waiting for the call to be connected.

ringbark

ring |bark |ˈrɪŋbɑːk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] remove a ring of bark from (a tree ) in order to kill it or to check rapid growth and thereby improve fruit production.

ring bearer

ring bear er |rɪŋ ˈbɛrər | ▶noun the person, typically a young boy, who ceremoniously bears the rings at a wedding.

ring binder

ring bind ¦er ▶noun Brit. a loose-leaf binder with ring-shaped clasps that can be opened to pass through holes in the paper.

ringbolt

ring |bolt |ˈrɪŋbəʊlt | ▶noun a bolt with a ring attached for fitting a rope to.

ringbone

ring |bone ▶noun [ mass noun ] osteoarthritis of the pastern joint of a horse, causing swelling and lameness.

ring-bound

ring-bound ▶adjective bound in a ring binder.

ring circuit

ring cir |cuit ▶noun an electric circuit serving a number of power points, with one circuit breaker in the supply.

ringdove

ring |dove ▶noun a dove or pigeon with a ring-like mark on the neck, in particular: ● Brit. the wood pigeon. ● N. Amer. a captive or feral African collared dove (Streptopelia roseogrisea, family Columbidae ).

ring dyke

ring dyke ▶noun Geology a dyke that is roughly circular in plan, formed by upwelling of magma in a conical or cylindrical fracture system.

ringed plover

ringed plover ▶noun a small plover found chiefly in Eurasia, with white underparts and a black collar, breeding on sand or shingle beaches. ●Genus Charadrius, family Charadriidae: three species, in particular Charadrius hiaticula.

ringed seal

ringed seal ▶noun a seal of arctic and subarctic waters, which has pale ring-shaped markings on the back and sides and a short muzzle. ●Phoca hispida, family Phocidae.

ringer

ringer 1 |ˈrɪŋə | ▶noun 1 informal an athlete or horse fraudulently substituted for another in a competition or event. • a motor vehicle whose identity has been fraudulently changed by the substitution of a different registration plate. • a highly proficient person brought in supplement a team or group. 2 (also dead ringer ) informal a person or thing that looks very like another: he is a dead ringer for his late papa. 3 a person or device that rings something. 4 Austral. /NZ a shearer with the highest tally of sheep shorn in a given period. [late 19th cent.: special use of dialect ringer ‘something exceptionally good ’.] 5 Austral. a stockman, especially one employed in droving. [early 20th cent.: from ring ‘turn (a group of cattle ) back on itself, work as a drover ’.]

ringer

Ringer's solution

Rin ¦ger's solu |tion ▶noun [ mass noun ] Biology a physiological saline solution that typically contains, in addition to sodium chloride, salts of potassium and calcium. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: named after Sydney Ringer (1834 –1910 ), English physician.

ringette

ring |ette |rɪŋˈɛt | ▶noun [ mass noun ] Canadian a game resembling ice hockey, played (especially by women and girls ) with a straight stick and a rubber ring, and in which no intentional body contact is allowed.

ring fence

ring finger

ring fin ¦ger ▶noun the finger next to the little finger, especially of the left hand, on which the wedding ring is worn.

ring flash

ring flash ▶noun Photography a circular electronic flash tube that fits round a camera lens to give shadowless lighting of a subject near the lens, especially for macrophotography.

ring fort

ring fort ▶noun Archaeology a prehistoric earthwork, especially an Iron Age hill fort, defended by circular ramparts and ditches.

ringgit

ringgit |ˈrɪŋgɪt | ▶noun ( pl. same or ringgits ) the basic monetary unit of Malaysia, equivalent to 100 sen. ORIGIN Malay.

ringhals

ringhals |ˈrɪŋhals | ▶noun variant spelling of rinkhals.

ring-in

ringing

ring |ing |ˈrɪŋɪŋ | ▶adjective having or emitting a clear resonant sound: a ringing voice. • (of a statement ) forceful and unequivocal: the Russian leader received a ringing declaration of support. ▶noun an act or sound of ringing: the ringing of fire alarms. she was woken by the ringing of the phone. a ringing in her ears. DERIVATIVES ringingly adverb

ringing tone

ring |ing tone ▶noun a sound heard by a telephone caller when the number dialled is being rung.

ringleader

ring |lead ¦er |ˈrɪŋliːdə | ▶noun a person who initiates or leads an illicit or illegal activity.

ringlet

ring |let |ˈrɪŋlɪt | ▶noun 1 a lock of hair hanging in a corkscrew-shaped curl. 2 a brown butterfly with wings bearing eyespots. ●Aphantopus, Erebia, and other genera in the subfamily Satyrinae, family Nymphalidae: several species. DERIVATIVES ringletted (also ringleted ) adjective

ring main

ring main ▶noun Brit. 1 an electrical supply serving a series of consumers and returning to the original source, so that each consumer has an alternative path in the event of a failure. • another term for ring circuit. 2 an arrangement of pipes forming a closed loop into which steam, water, or sewage may be fed and whose points of draw-off are supplied by flow from two directions.

ringmaster

ring |master |ˈrɪŋmɑːstə | ▶noun the person directing a circus performance.

ring modulator

ring modu |la ¦tor ▶noun an electronic circuit, especially in a musical instrument, that incorporates a closed loop of four diodes and can be used for the balanced mixing and modulation of signals.

ringneck

ring |neck ▶noun any of a number of ring-necked birds, in particular: ● a common pheasant of a variety having a white neck ring. ● Austral. a green parrot with a yellow collar (genus Barnardius, family Psittacidae: two species ). ● N. Amer. a ring-necked duck (Aythya collaris, family Anatidae ).

ring-necked

ring-necked ▶adjective used in names of birds and reptiles with a band or bands of colour round the neck, e.g. ring-necked parakeet.

Ring of Fire

Ring of Fire the zone of volcanic activity surrounding the Pacific Ocean.

ring ouzel

ring ouzel (also ring ousel ) ▶noun a European thrush that resembles a blackbird with a white crescent across the breast, inhabiting upland moors and mountainous country. ●Turdus torquatus, family Turdidae.

ring pull

ring pull ▶noun Brit. a ring on a can that is pulled to break the seal in order to open it.

ring road

ring road ▶noun Brit. a road encircling a town.

ringside

ring |side |ˈrɪŋsʌɪd | ▶noun the area immediately beside a boxing ring or circus ring. ▶adjective & adverb beside a boxing ring or circus ring: [ as adj. ] : a ringside judge | [ as adv. ] : Ed and I were seated ringside. DERIVATIVES ringsider noun

ringside seat

ring |side seat ▶noun a seat immediately adjacent to a boxing ring. • an advantageous position from which to observe or monitor something.

ring spanner

ring span |ner ▶noun a spanner in which the jaws form a ring with internal serrations which fit completely around a nut, usable in confined spaces.

ringster

ring |ster |ˈrɪŋstə | ▶noun N. Amer. dated 1 a member of a political or price-fixing ring. 2 a boxer.

ringtail

ring |tail |ˈrɪŋteɪl | ▶noun 1 a ring-tailed cat or lemur. • a female hen harrier or related harrier. • a golden eagle up to its third year. 2 (also ringtail or ring-tailed possum ) a nocturnal tree-dwelling Australian possum that habitually curls its prehensile tail into a ring or spiral. ●Genus Pseudocheirus and other genera, family Petauridae: several species.

ring-tailed

ring-tailed ▶adjective used in names of mammals and birds that have the tail banded in contrasting colours, e.g. ring-tailed lemur, or curled at the end, e.g. ring-tailed possum (see ringtail ( sense 2 )).

ring-tailed cat

ring-tailed cat ▶noun a nocturnal raccoon-like mammal with a dark-ringed tail, found in North America. Also called ringtail, cacomistle. ●Bassariscus astutus, family Procyonidae.

ring-tailed lemur

ring-tailed lemur ▶noun a gregarious lemur with a grey coat, black rings around the eyes, and distinctive black-and-white banding on the tail. ●Lemur catta, family Lemuridae.

ringtone

ring |tone |ˈrɪŋtəʊn | ▶noun a sound made by a mobile phone when an incoming call is received.

ringtoss

ring toss |ˈriNGˌtôs, -ˌtäs ˈrɪŋtɔːs | ▶noun a game in which rings are tossed at an upright peg. Points are scored by encircling the peg or coming closer to it than other players.

ringwork

ring |work |ˈrɪŋwəːk | ▶noun Archaeology the circular entrenchment of a minor medieval castle, especially a fortified Norman manor.

ringworm

ring |worm |ˈrɪŋwəːm | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a contagious itching skin disease occurring in small circular patches, caused by any of a number of fungi and affecting chiefly the scalp or the feet. The commonest form is athlete's foot. Also called tinea.

American Oxford Thesaurus

ring

ring 1 noun 1 the rings around Saturn: circle, band, loop, hoop, halo, disk. 2 she wore a ring: wedding ring, wedding band, band. 3 a circus ring: arena, enclosure, field, ground; amphitheater, stadium. 4 a ring of onlookers: circle, group, cluster, bunch, band, throng, crowd, flock, pack. 5 a spy ring: gang, syndicate, cartel, mob, band, circle, organization, association, society, alliance, league, coterie, cabal, cell. ▶verb police ringed the building: surround, circle, encircle, encompass, girdle, enclose, hem in, confine, seal off. WORD LINKS annular ring-shaped Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

ring

ring 2 verb 1 church bells rang all day: toll, sound, peal, chime, clang, bong, ding, jingle, tinkle; literary knell. 2 the room rang with laughter: resound, reverberate, resonate, echo. ▶noun the ring of a bell: chime, toll, peal, clang, clink, ding, jingle, tinkle, tintinnabulation, sound; literary knell. PHRASES ring something in our biggest sale of the season will ring in the new year: herald, signal, announce, proclaim, usher in, introduce; mark, signify, indicate; literary betoken, knell.

Oxford Thesaurus

ring

ring 1 noun 1 a ring round the moon means rain: circle, circlet, band, round, loop, hoop, circuit, halo, disc. 2 she wasn't wearing a ring: wedding ring, band of gold, marriage token. 3 a circus ring | a boxing ring: arena, enclosure, area, field, ground, platform; amphitheatre, colosseum, stadium. 4 a ring of onlookers forms around them: circle, group, knot, cluster, bunch, band, gathering, throng, crowd, flock, assemblage, mob, pack. 5 a large spy ring existed right under their noses: gang, syndicate, cartel, mob, band, organization, confederation, confederacy, federation, union, association, circle, society, combine, consortium, alliance, league, cabal, cell, coterie, crew, junta. ▶verb riot police ringed the building: circle, encircle, circumscribe, encompass, loop, gird, girdle, enclose, surround, embrace, form a ring round, go around, hem in, fence in, confine, seal off. WORD LINKS ring annular ring-shaped Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

ring

ring 2 verb 1 the vicar arranged to ring the church bells | she rang the doorbell: toll, sound, strike, peal; press, set off; rare tintinnabulate. 2 church bells rang all day: chime, ring out, chime out, toll, peal, knell; sound, clang, bong, clink, ding, jingle, tinkle. 3 the whole cellar rang with laughter: resound, reverberate, resonate, echo, re-echo; vibrate, pulsate. 4 I'll ring you tomorrow: telephone, phone, call, call up, ring up, give someone a ring, give someone a call, get someone on the phone, get on the phone to, get, reach, dial, make /place a call (to ); informal buzz, give someone a buzz; Brit. informal bell, give someone a bell, give someone a tinkle, get on the blower to; N. Amer. informal get someone on the horn. PHRASES ring something in the bells were beginning to ring in the new year: herald, signal, announce, proclaim, usher in, introduce, launch, celebrate, mark, signify, indicate, give notice of; literary betoken, harbinger, knell. ▶noun 1 there was the sharp ring of a bell from the gate: ringing, chime, carillon, toll, tolling, peal, knell; sound, sounding, clang, clanging, clink, clinking, ding, dinging, jingle, jingling, tinkle, tinkling; archaic tocsin; rare tintinnabulation. 2 I'll give Chris a ring: call, telephone call, phone call; informal buzz; Brit. informal bell, tinkle.

Duden Dictionary

ring

ring Adjektiv süddeutsch, schweizerisch mundartlich |r i ng |mittelhochdeutsch (ge )ringe, gering leicht zu bewältigen, mühelos

Ring

Ring Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ng |der Ring; Genitiv: des Ring [e ]s, Plural: die Ringe mittelhochdeutsch rinc, althochdeutsch (h )ring 1 a gleichmäßig runder, kreisförmig in sich geschlossener Gegenstand ein metallener Ring | ein Ring aus Messing, Holz, Gummi | ein Ring als Türklopfer | der Stier hat einen Ring durch die Nase | die Schlüssel waren an einem Ring (Schlüsselring ) befestigt | die Kinder spielen mit dem Ring Gummiring der Ring der Jahreszeiten gehoben der Kreis [lauf ] der Jahreszeiten der Ring schließt sich die Sache findet ihren Abschluss [indem man zum Ausgangspunkt zurückkehrt ]b Kurzwort für: Fingerring ein goldener, brillantenbesetzter, schmaler, breiter Ring | der Ring blitzte an ihrer Hand | einen Ring aus massivem Gold, mit einem großen Stein tragen | jemandem, sich einen Ring anstecken, an den Finger stecken | einen Ring vom Finger ziehen, abstreifen die Ringe tauschen /wechseln gehoben heiraten, mit jemandem eine Ehe schließen 2 a Pluraletantum Sport Turngerät, das aus zwei hölzernen Ringen 1a besteht, die an zwei in einem bestimmten Abstand voneinander herabhängenden Seilen befestigt sind an den Ringen turnen b Sport Kurzwort für: Boxring den Ring betreten | den Ring als Sieger verlassen | die beiden Boxer kletterten in den Ring | Ring frei zur zweiten Runde! | figurativ Ring frei für die nächsten Kandidaten!die nächsten Kandidaten können nun beginnen c Sport Kurzwort für: Wurfring 1 3 etwas, was wie ein Ring 1a geformt, einem Ring ähnlich ist; ringförmiges Gebilde; ringförmige Anordnung, Figur ein Ring aus starrenden Menschen | der alte Stadtkern liegt innerhalb eines Ringes einer ringförmig angelegten Straße, einer Ringstraße | das Glas hinterließ einen feuchten Ring auf dem Tisch | er warf einen Stein ins Wasser und zählte die Ringe auf der Wasseroberfläche | er betrachtete die Ringe (Jahresringe ) auf dem Baumstumpf | sie hat dunkle, blaue, schwarze Ringe (Augenschatten ) unter den Augen | die Ringe des Saturn | er schoss zehn Ringe in den zehnten Ring auf der Schießscheibe | die Kinder bildeten beim Spielen einen Ring , schlossen einen Ring um den Lehrer 4 Vereinigung von Personen, die sich zu einem bestimmten Zweck, zur Durchsetzung gemeinsamer Ziele, zur Schaffung und Nutzung bestimmter Einrichtungen o. Ä. zusammengeschlossen haben einen Ring für Theater- und Konzertbesuche gründen, organisieren, bilden | ein internationaler Ring von Rauschgifthändlern | die Händler haben sich zu einem Ring (Kartell ) zusammengeschlossen

ringartig

ring ar tig Adjektiv |r i ngartig |in der Art eines Rings 1a [geformt, gestaltet ]

Ringarzt

Ring arzt Substantiv, maskulin Boxen , der |R i ngarzt |

Ringbahn

Ring bahn Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngbahn |

Ringbuch

Ring buch Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R i ngbuch |einem Buch oder Heft ähnliche Mappe mit losen, gelochten 1b Blättern (zum Beschreiben ), die durch ringförmige Bügel festgehalten werden und so beliebig entnommen oder ergänzt werden können

Ringecke

Ring ecke Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngecke | Ecke 6

Ringel

Rin gel Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ngel |der Ringel; Genitiv: des Ringels, Plural: die Ringel mittelhochdeutsch ringel (e ), althochdeutsch ringila, Verkleinerungsform von Ring kleineres ring-, kreis-, spiralförmiges Gebilde, ringförmige Form die schwarzen Ringel ihrer Haare | das Muster bestand aus Streifen und Ringeln

Ringelblume

Rin gel blu me Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngelblume |1 (zu den Korbblütlern gehörende ) Pflanze mit kräftigem Stiel, schmalen, behaarten Blättern und [gefüllten ] gelben oder orangefarbenen Blüten; Calendula 2 volkstümlich Löwenzahn

Ringelchen

Rin gel chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R i ngelchen |Verkleinerungsform zu Ring

ringelig

rin ge lig Adjektiv ringlig |r i ngelig |zu Ringel wie Ringel, spiralähnlich geformt; sich ringelnd, in Ringeln ringelige Hobelspäne | die Haare fielen ihr wirr und ringelig ins Gesicht

Ringellocke

Rin gel lo cke Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngellocke |

ringeln

rin geln schwaches Verb |r i ngeln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch ringelen a so zusammenrollen, dass ungefähr die Form eines oder mehrerer Ringe entsteht der Hund ringelt seinen Schwanz | die Schlange ringelte ihren Körper um einen Ast b sich ringeln sich ringartig (um etwas herum ) legen Locken ringeln sich um ihren Kopf

Ringelnatter

Rin gel nat ter Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngelnatter |vielleicht nach den Ringeln auf der Haut am Wasser lebende, einfarbig graugrüne oder mit schwarzen Flecken gezeichnete Natter mit einem halbmondförmigen weißen bis gelben, schwarz gesäumten Fleck an beiden Seiten des Hinterkopfes

Ringelnatz

Rin gel natz Eigenname |R i ngelnatz |deutscher Dichter

Ringelpiez

Rin gel piez Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |R i ngelpiez |ursprünglich norddeutsch, berlinisch, eigentlich wohl = Tanz und Gesang, 2. Bestandteil wohl aus dem Slawischen, vgl. altpolnisch pieć = singen fröhliches, geselliges Beisammensein mit Tanz einen schönen, zünftigen Ringelpiez veranstalten | heute Abend gehen wir zum Ringelpiez Ringelpiez mit Anfassen salopp Ringelpiez

Ringelpulli

Rin gel pul li Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ngelpulli |Pulli mit ringsum laufenden Querstreifen

Ringelreigen

Rin gel rei gen , Rin gel rei hen Substantiv, maskulin , der seltener Ringelreihen |R i ngelreigen R i ngelreihen |Spiel, Tanz, bei dem sich Kinder bei den Händen fassen und im Kreis tanzen Ringelreigen tanzen, spielen

Ringelschwanz

Rin gel schwanz Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ngelschwanz |

Ringelsöckchen

Rin gel söck chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R i ngelsöckchen |

Ringelspiel

Rin gel spiel Substantiv, Neutrum österreichisch , das |R i ngelspiel |Karussell

Ringelstechen

Rin gel ste chen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R i ngelstechen |Ringreiten

Ringeltaube

Rin gel tau be Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngeltaube |in Wäldern und Parkanlagen lebende graue Taube mit einem breiten, weißen Streifen auf den Flügeln und einem weißen Fleck an beiden Seiten des rot und grün schillernden Halses

Ringelwurm

Rin gel wurm Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ngelwurm |in zahlreichen Arten der unterschiedlichsten Länge im Wasser, im Boden oder auch parasitisch lebender Wurm mit einem aus vielen gleichartig gebauten Segmenten bestehenden Körper

ringen

rin gen starkes Verb |r i ngen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « mittelhochdeutsch ringen, althochdeutsch (h )ringan, eigentlich = sich im Kreise, sich hin und her bewegen, zu Ring 1 a sich handgreiflich mit jemandem [unter Anwendung von Griffen und Schwüngen ] auseinandersetzen; mit körperlichem Einsatz gegen jemanden kämpfen, um ihn zu bezwingen die beiden Männer rangen erbittert, bis zur Erschöpfung [miteinander ] | figurativ mit dem Tod [e ] ringen lebensgefährlich erkrankt, dem Sterben nahe sein | figurativ gehoben die Schwimmerin rang mit den Wellen konnte sich wegen der starken Wellen kaum im Wasser behaupten b unter Anwendung von bestimmten Griffen und Schwüngen mit jemandem einen genau nach Regeln festgelegten sportlichen Kampf austragen mit dem Ziel, den Gegner mit beiden Schultern auf den Boden zu drücken oder ihn nach Punkten zu schlagen taktisch klug, mit einem starken Gegner ringen | er ringt (ist Ringer ) seit einigen Jahren | substantiviert er hat sich einen Meistertitel im Ringen geholt 2 a sich angestrengt, unter Einsatz aller Kräfte bemühen, etwas zu erreichen, zu erhalten, zu verwirklichen; heftig nach etwas streben hart, zäh, bitter, schwer um Anerkennung ringen | sie rangen lange um Freiheit | nach Atem, Luft ringen nur mühsam atmen können | sie rang nach /um Fassung sie konnte kaum, nur mühsam die Fassung bewahren | er hat nach Worten /um Worte gerungen hat die richtigen Worte kaum finden können, hat sich nur mühsam äußern können b sich innerlich heftig mit etwas auseinandersetzen ich habe lange mit mir gerungen, ob ich das verantworten kann | sie scheint [innerlich ] mit einem Problem, mit ihrem Schicksal zu ringen 3 a gehoben (die Hände ) aus Verzweiflung, Angst o. Ä. falten, ineinander verschränkt gegeneinanderpressen und so in drehender Bewegung die Handflächen aneinanderreiben weinend, klagend, jammernd, verzweifelt, flehend die /seine Hände ringen b gehoben jemandem unter großen Mühen und gegen heftigen Widerstand aus der Hand, aus den Händen winden er rang ihm das Messer, die Pistole aus der Hand 4 sich ringen gehoben mühsam aus jemandem hervorkommen, sich jemandem entringen 2b ein tiefer Seufzer rang sich aus ihrer Brust

ringen

rin gen starkes Verb landschaftlich |r i ngen |starkes Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « landschaftlich beeinflusst von ringen wringen

Ringen

Rin gen Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R i ngen |das Ringen; Genitiv: des Ringens

Ringer

Rin ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i nger |der Ringer; Genitiv: des Ringers, Plural: die Ringer mittelhochdeutsch ringer, althochdeutsch ringāri, zu ringen Person, die den Ringkampf als Sport betreibt

Ringergriff

Rin ger griff Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ngergriff |beim Ringen angewandter Griff

Ringerin

Rin ge rin Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngerin |weibliche Form zu Ringer

ringerisch

rin ge risch Adjektiv |r i ngerisch |das Ringen betreffend, dazu gehörend seine ringerischen Qualitäten | seinem Gegner ringerisch überlegen sein

Ringfahndung

Ring fahn dung Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngfahndung |Großfahndung unmittelbar nach einer schweren Straftat, bei der ringförmig zum Ausgangspunkt der Straftat Polizeikontrollen durchgeführt werden, um die Täter an der weiteren Flucht zu hindern eine Ringfahndung einleiten

Ringfinger

Ring fin ger Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ngfinger |vierter Finger der Hand, zwischen Mittelfinger und kleinem Finger

Ringflügel

Ring flü gel Substantiv, maskulin Technik , der |R i ngflügel |den Rumpf eines Senkrechtstarters ringförmig umschließender Teil, der den Auftrieb liefert

Ringform

Ring form Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngform |1 Form eines Rings 1a die Kommode hatte Griffe in Ringform 2 Kuchenform, mit der Kuchen gebacken werden, die die Form eines dickeren Rings 3 haben

ringförmig

ring för mig Adjektiv |r i ngförmig |Ringform aufweisend; wie ein Ring 1a ein ringförmiger Wall | ringförmige Verbindungen in der Chemie

Ringgeschäft

Ring ge schäft Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R i nggeschäft |bestimmte Form des Termingeschäfts

Ringgit

Ring git Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i nggit |der Ringgit; Genitiv: des Ringgit, Plural: die Ringgit malaiisch Währungseinheit von Malaysia Abkürzung: RM

Ringgraben

Ring gra ben Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i nggraben |

ringhörig

ring hö rig Adjektiv schweizerisch |r i nghörig |zu ring hellhörig

Ringkampf

Ring kampf Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ngkampf |zu ringen 1 tätliche Auseinandersetzung, bei der zwei Personen miteinander ringen 1a ein kurzer, harter, heftiger, erbitterter Ringkampf | aus der Balgerei der beiden Jungen entwickelte sich ein regelrechter Ringkampf 2 a ohne Plural das Ringen 1b als sportliche Disziplin der Ringkampf erfordert Konzentration und Ausdauer b sportlicher Kampf im Ringen 1b bei der Veranstaltung wurden über zwanzig Ringkämpfe ausgetragen

Ringkämpfer

Ring kämp fer Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ngkämpfer |

Ringkämpferin

Ring kämp fe rin Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngkämpferin |

Ringknorpel

Ring knor pel Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ngknorpel |Kehlkopfknorpel

Ringlein

Ring lein Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R i nglein |mittelhochdeutsch ringlīn Verkleinerungsform zu Ring 1 1, 3

ringlig

ring lig Adjektiv ringelig |r i nglig |zu Ringel wie Ringel, spiralähnlich geformt; sich ringelnd, in Ringeln

Ringlotte

Rin g lot te , Rin glot te Substantiv, feminin landschaftlich , die |Ringl o tte |Reneklode

Ringmauer

Ring mau er Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngmauer |ringförmig angelegte Mauer um eine Burg, eine Stadt

Ringmuskel

Ring mus kel Substantiv, maskulin Anatomie , der |R i ngmuskel |ringförmiger Muskel zum Verengen oder Verschließen bestimmter Hohlorgane

Ringrichter

Ring rich ter Substantiv, maskulin Boxen , der |R i ngrichter |Schiedsrichter, der einen Boxkampf im Ring 2b leitet

Ringrichterin

Ring rich te rin Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngrichterin |weibliche Form zu Ringrichter

rings

rings Adverb |r i ngs |erstarrter Genitiv Singular von Ring im Kreis, im Bogen um jemanden, etwas, auf allen Seiten rings an den Wänden standen Bücherregale | sich rings im Kreise umsehen | der Ort ist rings von Bergen umgeben

Ringschloss

Ring schloss Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R i ngschloss |(besonders bei Fahrrädern verwendetes ) ringförmiges Schloss 1a

Ringschlüssel

Ring schlüs sel Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ngschlüssel |Schraubenschlüssel mit ringförmiger Öffnung

ringsherum

rings he r um , rings he rum Adverb |r i ngsher u m |rings um jemanden, etwas herum; auf allen Seiten rundherum a ringsherum an den Wänden hingen große Bilder

Ringstraße

Ring stra ße Substantiv, feminin , die |R i ngstraße |ringförmig angelegte, um eine Stadt, einen Stadtkern verlaufende, [breite ] Straße

ringsum

rings um Adverb |r i ngs u m |ringsherum, im ganzen Umkreis, rundum a ringsum nur Eis und Schnee

ringsumher

rings um her Adverb |r i ngsumh e r |ringsherum, nach allen Seiten ringsumher war dunkle Nacht | ringsumher blicken

Ringtausch

Ring tausch Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ngtausch |Tausch zwischen mehreren Partnern

Ringtennis

Ring ten nis Substantiv, Neutrum , das |R i ngtennis |

Ringvorlesung

Ring vor le sung Substantiv, feminin Hochschulwesen , die |R i ngvorlesung |Vorlesungsreihe mehrerer Dozenten meist aus verschiedenen Fachbereichen

Ringwall

Ring wall Substantiv, maskulin , der |R i ngwall |

French Dictionary

ringard

ringard , arde adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif familier Démodé, de mauvais goût. : Des thèmes ringards. SYNONYME dépassé . nom masculin et féminin familier Personne incapable, démodée. : C ’est un ringard.

Spanish Dictionary

ring

ring nombre masculino Recinto cuadrado en el que tienen lugar los encuentros de boxeo, formado por una tarima elevada de unos 6 m por lado, con el suelo de lona y delimitada por tres cuerdas horizontales .SINÓNIMO cuadrilátero .El plural es rings .

ringla

ringla nombre femenino coloquial Ringlera .

ringlera

ringlera nombre femenino Fila de cosas puestas unas tras otras :en la huerta tenemos una ringlera de frutales .

ringlero

ringlero nombre masculino Línea de las del papel pautado para aprender a escribir .

ringlete

ringlete nombre masculino Colomb Juguete de niños que consiste en una vara o palo en cuyo extremo va sujeta una rueda o estrella de papel que gira impulsada por el viento .SINÓNIMO molinillo, reguilete .

ringletear

ringletear verbo intransitivo Chile Callejear o estar frecuentemente en la calle sin hacer nada importante .

ringorrango

ringorrango nombre masculino 1 Esp coloquial Adorno exagerado, superfluo e innecesario .2 Esp coloquial Trazo de la escritura que es exagerado e inútil :un escrito lleno de ringorrangos .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ring

ring 1 /rɪŋ / (! wringと同音 ) 名詞複～s /-z /C 1 指輪 , リング ; 輪形の装飾品〘腕輪など〙▸ wear a diamond ring ダイヤの指輪をはめている ▸ a wedding [an engagement ] ring 結婚 [婚約 ]指輪 2 (物の固定などに用いる )輪 , 環 , リング ▸ a key ring (輪形の )キーホルダー ▸ a curtain ring (カーテンをレールからつるす )カーテンリング 3 a. 輪 , 環 (circle ); 輪状の物 [跡 , 形 ]; 〘天〙(土星などの )環 ; (丸い物の )へり , 縁 ; (らせんの )一回転 ▸ smoke rings 煙の輪 ▸ onion rings たまねぎの輪切り ; そのフライ ▸ have dark rings under one's eyes 目の下にくまができている b. (人物が連なった )輪 ▸ sit in a ring around the teacher 先生の周りに輪になって座る 4 (犯罪者の )一団 , 徒党 , 一味 ▸ a famous drug [spy ] ring 有名な麻薬 [スパイ ]グループ 5 ｟主に英｠(ガスコンロなどの )円形の加熱部分 .6 (ボクシングなどの )リング ; (円形の )競技場 ; 競馬場 ; 展示場 ; 〖the ～〗ボクシング , レスリング .7 (競馬場の )賭（か）けが行われる場所 ; 〖the ～; 集合的に〗(競馬などの )賭け屋 .8 〖～s 〗〘植〙年輪 (annual ring ).9 〘数〙環（かん）.10 〖～s 〗〘体操〙つり輪 .h ò ld [k è ep ] the r í ng (争いなどを )冷静に見守る .r ù n [m à ke ] r í ngs (a )round A ｟くだけて｠A 〈人〉よりずっとうまい, はるかに勝る .動詞他動詞 1 «…で » …を取り囲む «with , by » (!しばしば受け身で ) ▸ a building ringed with fences フェンスに囲まれた建物 2 ｟主に英｠…に丸を付ける , …を丸で囲む .3 ｟主に英｠〈鳥〉に足輪を付ける (｟米｠tag ); …に輪を付ける ; 〈指〉に指輪をはめる ; 〈家畜〉に鼻輪を付ける .4 …を輪の形にする , 輪切りにする .5 〈輪投げの柱〉に輪を投げて入れる .自動詞〈物が〉輪になる , ぐるぐる回る ; 〈動物などが〉輪を描いて進む [飛ぶ ]; 丸で [丸く ]囲む .～́ b ì nder ｟英｠リングバインダー〘ルーズリーフを金具の輪でとじるファイル〙.～́ f ì nger (通例左手の )薬指〘結婚指輪をはめる; →finger 〙.～́ m ò ld (ケーキやゼリーなどの )リング型 .～́ r ò ad ｟英｠環状道路 (｟米｠beltway ) 〘都市郊外を循環する渋滞緩和用道路〙.～́ sp à nner ｟英｠リングスパナ (｟米｠box end wrench ).

ring

ring 2 /rɪŋ / (! wringと同音 ) 〖擬音語〗動詞～s /-z /; rang /ræŋ /, ｟くだけて｠rung /rʌŋ /; rung ; ～ing 自動詞 1 a. 〈ベル鐘などが〉 «…を告げて » 鳴る «for » ▸ The alarm bell started ringing .目覚ましのベルが鳴り始めた ▸ The gong rang for the second round .第2ラウンドの開始を知らせるゴングが鳴った .b. 〈人が〉 «…を求めて » ベルを鳴らす «for » ▸ ring for a nurse ベルを鳴らして看護師を呼ぶ 2 a. 〈音声が〉鳴り響く , 響き渡る (out )▸ Another shot rang out .銃声がもう1発鳴り響いた .b. 〈耳が〉じーんとする , 耳鳴りがする ▸ My ears are still ringing .まだ耳鳴りがする c. ｟文｠〈場所が〉【声音で】鳴り響く , どよめく ; 【評判などで】持ち切りになる «with » ▸ The stadium rang with cries of delight .競技場は歓喜の叫びでどよめいた 3 a. 〈電話が〉鳴る ▸ His cell phone rang again .彼の携帯電話がまた鳴った .b. ｟英｠ «…を求めて » 電話をかける (up )(｟米｠call ) «for » ▸ ring for an ambulance 電話で救急車を呼ぶ 4 a. 〖～ C 〗〈言葉表現などが〉Cのように聞こえる (!Cは形容詞 ) ▸ ring true [hollow ]本当のように [しらじらしく ]聞こえる .b. ｟文｠〈言葉声などが〉【耳頭などに】残る , 響く «in » ▸ The phrase is ringing in my ears [head ].その一言が私の耳 [頭 ]にこびりついている他動詞 1 «…を求めて » 〈ベルなど〉を鳴らす «for » ▸ ring [╳ press ] a doorbell 玄関のベルを鳴らす 2 ｟英｠〈人が〉 «…を求めて » 〈人〉に電話をかける (up )(｟米｠call ) «for » ▸ George rang me up yesterday .昨日ジョージが私に電話をしてきた 3 〈ベルなどが〉…な音を立てる ▸ The bells rang their merry peals [knells ].鐘は楽しげな [ (弔いの )悲しい ]音を響かせた 4 〈鐘警報などが〉〈時警告など〉を告げる , 音で知らせる .5 〈人が〉 (鐘などを鳴らして )〈人〉を呼ぶ , 召集する, 〈人〉に合図する .r ì ng ag á in 反響 [こだま ]する .r ì ng (a )r ó und ｟英｠次々と [あちこちに ]電話する .r í ng (a )round A ｟英｠A 〈複数の人場所など〉に次々と電話する .r ì ng b á ck ｟英｠(電話を )かけ直す (｟米｠call back ).r ì ng A b á ck ｟主に英話｠A 〈人〉に電話をかけ直す (!受け身にしない ) .r ì ng í n ｟英｠1 (職場などに )電話を入れる, 報告の電話をする ▸ ring in sick 病欠の電話を入れる 2 (ラジオテレビ番組などに )【意見をもって】電話をする «with » .r ì ng í n the N è w Y é ar (教会の鐘を鳴らして )新年を祝う .r ì ng ó ff ｟英｠電話を切る (hang up ).r ì ng ó ut the ò ld y é ar (教会の鐘を鳴らして )年の瀬を祝う .r ì ng r ó und ＝ring (a )round .r ì ng A r ó und [r ó und A ]＝ring (a )round A .r ì ng thr ó ugh ｟英｠【人に】内線 [館内 ]電話をかけてくる «to » .r ì ng ú p 1 ↑自動詞 3 b .2 〈金額が〉レジに打ち込まれる, 記録 [計算 ]される .r í ng up A 1 〈会社が〉A 〈高額〉の売上 [利益 ]を得る .2 ｟米｠A 〈ある金額〉を使う, 費やす .r ì ng A ú p [ú p A ]1 ↑他動詞 2 .2 A 〈売上金額〉をレジに打ち込む, 記録 [計算 ]する .名詞複～s /-z /C 1 a. (ベル電話などの )鳴る音 , 響き ; (ベルなどを [が ])鳴らす [鳴る ]こと ▸ After several rings , he answered the phone .ベルが数回鳴ってから彼は電話に出た .b. ｟英くだけて｠〖a ～〗電話をかけること (call )▸ I'll give you a ring later .あとで電話します 2 〖通例a /the … ～〗(声言葉などの )響く音 , 響き , 調子 ▸ have a familiar [plausible ] ring 〈物事が〉知っているように [もっともらしく ]思える 3 (金属硬貨などの )鳴る音 ; 響き .4 (教会などの )1組の鐘 (の音 ).g ì ve the b è ll a r í ng ＝h à ve a r ì ng of tr ú th ＝h à ve the tr ù e [r ì ght ] r í ng 本物の響きがある, おそらく本当だ .

ringed

ringed 形容詞指輪をはめた ; 輪のある .

ringer

r í ng er 名詞 C 1 教会の鐘を鳴らす人 ; ハンドベル奏者 ; (輪投げ遊びの )鉄輪 .2 (競技などの )不正参加者 .be a d è ad r í nger for A ｟くだけて｠Aにそっくりである, うり二つだ .

ringing

r í ng ing 形容詞 1 鳴り [響き ]渡る, 明瞭な .2 はっきりとした, 断固とした .名詞 C 鳴る音 ; 耳鳴り .

ringleader

r í ng l è ader 名詞 C ｟主に英非難して｠(悪事暴動などの )首謀者, 主犯 (格 ), ボス, 親玉 .

ringlet

ring let /rɪ́ŋlət /名詞 C 〖通例～s 〗1 長いお下げの巻き毛 .2 ｟やや古｠小環 [輪 ].

ringmaster

r í ng m à ster 名詞 C (サーカスの )演技監督, 司会者 .

ring-pull

r í ng-p ù ll 名詞 C ｟英｠プルタブ (｟米｠pull-tab ) 〘缶ジュースなどのふたについていて引っぱって開けるためのもの〙.

ringside

r í ng s ì de 名詞 C (サーカスボクシングなどの )リングサイド .形容詞リングサイドの ▸ a ringside seat リングサイド席, 最前列席 ; 特等席 ▸ a ringside view 最前列席 [特等席 ]からのよい眺め .副詞リングサイドで .

ringtone

ring tone /rɪ́ŋtoʊn /名詞 C 携帯電話の着信音 .

ringworm

r í ng w ò rm 名詞 U 〘医〙白癬（せん）〘水虫などの皮膚病〙.