Definition: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)
Definition: a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling
Usage: there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse
Definition: jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger
Usage: she had rings on every finger; he noted that she wore a wedding band
Main entry: ring
Definition: a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
Main entry: ring
Definition: a characteristic sound
Usage: it has the ring of sincerity
Main entry: ring, ringing, tintinnabulation
Definition: the sound of a bell ringing
Usage: 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--E. A. Poe
Main entry: gang, ring, mob, pack
Definition: an association of criminals
Usage: police tried to break up the gang; a pack of thieves
Main entry: closed chain, ring
Definition: (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
Main entry: doughnut, anchor ring, annulus, halo, ring
Definition: a toroidal shape
Usage: a ring of ships in the harbor; a halo of smoke
Main entry: ring, phone, call, call up, telephone
Definition: get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
Usage: I tried to call you all night; Take two aspirin and call me in the morning
Definition: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify
Usage: ring birds; band the geese to observe their migratory patterns
Main entry: skirt, environ, surround, ring, border
Definition: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
Usage: The forest surrounds my property
Definition: sound loudly and sonorously
Usage: the bells rang
Definition: make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification
Usage: Ring the bells; My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church
Main entry: echo, resound, reverberate, ring
Definition: ring or echo with sound
Usage: the hall resounded with laughter