ring
/ɹɪŋ/
A solid object in the shape of a circle.; A circumscribing object, circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc; A round piece of metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc; A group of objects arranged in a circle.
- plural
- rings
Meanings
- 1
A solid object in the shape of a circle.; A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc
I don't want the ring.
Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
Give me a ring tomorrow.
Tatoeba · CM · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
A solid object in the shape of a circle.; A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc
- 3
A group of objects arranged in a circle.; A circular group of people or objects
- 4
A solid object in the shape of a circle.; A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migrationrare
- 5
A solid object in the shape of a circle.; A burner on a kitchen stove, hob, or cooktoprare
- 6
A solid object in the shape of a circle.; A piece of food in the shape of a ringrare
- 7
A solid object in the shape of a circle.; In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeverare
- 8
A solid object in the shape of a circle.; The rectum, anus, or anal sphinctersrare
- 9
A solid object in the shape of a circle.; 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 oppositerare
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A solid object in the shape of a circle.; A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of fernsrare