ring : Idioms & Phrases

• (Anat.) , a fancied ringlike opening on each side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes; called also inguinal ring.

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• noun a toroidal shape
  annulus; ring; doughnut; halo.
  
  • a ring of ships in the harbor
  • a halo of smoke

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• . (Math.) Same as Annulus, 2 (b).

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• noun an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow
  annual ring.
  

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• (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave molding. H. L. Scott.

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• noun the sound of someone playing a set of bells
  
• noun persuasion of voters in a political campaign
  electioneering; canvassing.
  
• noun playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower
  carillon; carillon playing.
  

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• (Chem.), a closed chain or ring, consisting of six carbon atoms, each with one hydrogen atom attached, regarded as the type from which the aromatic compounds are derived. This ring formula is provisionally accepted as representing the probable constitution of the benzene molecule, C6H6, and as the type on which its derivatives are formed.

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• noun a closed chain of 6 carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms attached
  benzene nucleus; Kekule formula; benzene formula.
  

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• noun a square ring where boxers fight
  boxing ring.
  

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• noun a rich opportunity or a prize
  
  • he missed the brass ring at the Miami convention

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• noun ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually changing
  

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• the continual production, without repetition, of changes on bells, See def. 9. above.

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• adjective satellite having atoms linked by bonds represented in circular or triangular form
  closed-chain.
  

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• noun ring-shaped coffeecake with fruits or nuts and often iced
  

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• the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle ring.

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• a ring formerly supposed to have virtue in averting or curing cramp, as having been consecrated by one of the kings of England on Good Friday.

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• noun a circular ring for holding up a curtain
  

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• noun a ring given and worn as a sign of betrothal
  

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• . See Eyelet, 2.

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• the circles formed in grassy lawns by certain fungi (as Marasmius Oreades), formerly supposed to be caused by fairies in their midnight dances.

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• noun a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium
  fairy circle.
  

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• the Marasmius oreades, which has a strong flavor but is edible.

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• noun mushroom that grows in a fairy ring
  Marasmius oreades.
  

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• a bank of fog arranged in a circular form, often seen on the coast of Newfoundland.

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• noun gas burner consisting of a circular metal pipe with several small holes through which gas can escape to be burned
  

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• a ring with two or more links; a gimbal. See Gimbal.

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• a single gimbal, as that by which the cockeye of the upper millstone is supported on the spindle.

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• the path of the horse when putting a gin in motion. Halliwell.

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• noun an annual formation of wood in plants as they grow
  annual ring.
  

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• a ring for fastening a scythe blade to the snath.

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• noun a ring of atoms of more than one kind; especially a ring of carbon atoms containing at least one atom that is not carbon
  heterocycle.
  

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• . See Abdominal ring, under Abdominal.

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• . (a) A packing of soft material round the piston of a steam engine . (b) A metallic ring for retaining a piston packing in place ; (c) A follower.

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• noun a pigmented ring at the outer edge of the cornea of the eye; a symptom of Wilson's disease
  

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• noun a circular ring of metal for holding keys
  

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• noun a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material
  life belt; life buoy; lifesaver.
  

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• (Engin.), a circular train of rollers upon which a swing bridge, or turntable, rests, and which travels around a circular track when the bridge or table turns.

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• noun washer that prevents a nut from loosening
  lock washer; lockring.
  

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• noun a ring worn as a memorial to a dead person
  

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• noun a circular band used to hold a particular person's napkin
  

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• noun a ring worn on the nose as an ornament or on the nose of an animal to control it
  

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• noun a gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic; used to seal a joint against high pressure
  

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• . See Packing, 2 (c), and Illust. of Piston.

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• noun a luminous halo parallel to the horizon at the altitude of the sun; caused by ice crystals in the atmosphere
  parhelic circle; solar halo.
  

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• (Naut.), a stationary metallic ring surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the pawls to catch in.

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• noun gears that mesh at an angle
  bevel gear; pinion and crown wheel.
  

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• noun seal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wall
  

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• a fairy ring or circle. Prov. Eng.

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• noun a square ring where boxers fight
  boxing ring.
  

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• the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the system and practice of prize fighting.

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• noun (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
  chain mail; ring armour; chain armor; chain armour; ring armor; mail.
  

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• armor composed of rings of metal. See Ring mail, below, and Chain mail, under Chain.

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• noun (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
  chain mail; ring armour; chain armor; chain armour; ring armor; mail.
  

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• noun European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck
  ring ouzel; Turdus torquatus; ring blackbird.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the ring ousel.

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• (Zoöl.), the circular water tube which surrounds the esophagus of echinoderms.

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• noun a strategy of defense in cases of bioterrorism; vaccination only of people exposed and others who are in contact with them
  
  • ring containment is a proven method of halting a smallpox epidemic

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• noun a folk dance; dancers form a circle
  round dance.
  

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• noun disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum
  tobacco wilt; ring disease.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) See Dotterel, and Illust. of Pressiroster.

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• 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.

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• . See under Fence.

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• noun the third finger (especially of the left hand)
  annualry.
  

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• the third finger of the left hand, or the next the little finger, on which the ring is placed in marriage.

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• (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See Illust. under Benzene.

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• noun a young woman who holds up cards indicating the number of the next round at prize fights
  

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• noun United States humorist and writer of satirical short stories (1885-1933)
  Ringgold Wilmer Lardner; Lardner.
  

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• noun (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings
  chain mail; ring armour; chain armor; chain armour; ring armor; mail.
  

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• a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed upon a garment of leather or of cloth.

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• . (Astron.) See Circular micrometer, under Micrometer.

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• noun small circular area such as that around the human nipple or an inflamed area around a pimple or insect bite
  areola.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) See Ousel.

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• verb sound loudly
  
  • a shot rang out

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• noun European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck
  ring ouzel; Turdus torquatus; ring blackbird.
  

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• (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.

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• . (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).

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• noun a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
  ringway; bypass; beltway.
  

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• noun disease of tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc caused by the bacterium Pseudomonas solanacearum
  tobacco wilt; ring disease.
  

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• noun causes brown rot in tomatoes and potatoes and tobacco etc
  Pseudomonas solanacearum.
  

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• noun fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes
  Rhizopus stolonifer; leak fungus.
  

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• noun harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England
  grass snake; ring snake; Natrix natrix.
  
• noun any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck
  ringneck snake; ring snake.
  

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• (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.

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• . (Naut.) See under Stopper.

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• noun European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck
  ring ouzel; Turdus torquatus; ring blackbird.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the ring ousel.

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• verb to perform and record a sale on a cash register
  
  • Sally rang up Eve's purchase of tomatoes

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• noun administering vaccine only to people in close contact with an isolated infected patient; prevents the spread of a highly infectious disease by surrounding the patient with a ring of immunization
  

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• noun a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat
  ring-around-a-rosy; ring-a-rosy.
  

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• noun a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat
  ring-around-a-rosy; ring-a-rosy.
  

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• noun a children's game in which the players dance around in a circle and at a given signal all squat
  ring-around-a-rosy; ring-a-rosy.
  

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• noun holds loose papers or magazines
  binder.
  

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Ring"-necked` adjective

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1. (Zoöl.) Having a well defined ring of color around the neck.

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• noun African parakeet
  Psittacula krameri.
  

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• noun common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring
  Phasianus colchicus.
  

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• noun any of numerous small nonvenomous North American snakes with a yellow or orange ring around the neck
  ringneck snake; ring snake.
  

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• adjective satellite shaped like a ring
  annulate; annulated; annular; doughnut-shaped; circinate; ringed.
  

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• noun genus of gill fungi with brown spores that is closely related to Agaricus; here placed in its own family Strophariaceae
  Stropharia; genus Stropharia.
  

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Ring"-streaked` adjective

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

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Ring"-tailed` adjective

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1. (Zoöl.) Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color.

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• noun raccoon-like omnivorous mammal of Mexico and the southwestern United States having a long bushy tail with black and white rings
  cacomixle; bassarisk; coon cat; civet cat; cacomistle; Bassariscus astutus; ringtail; miner's cat; raccoon fox.
  

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• noun small lemur having its tail barred with black
  Lemur catta; Madagascar cat.
  

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• noun harmless European snake with a bright yellow collar; common in England
  grass snake; ring snake; Natrix natrix.
  

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• . See Saturn.

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• noun a ring bearing a signet
  seal ring.
  

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• a ring having a seal engraved on it, or ornamented with a device resembling a seal; a signet ring.

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• noun a ring bearing a signet
  seal ring.
  

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• a ring containing a signet or private seal.

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• noun dispenser consisting of a tubular ring around the propeller hub of an airplane through which antifreeze solution is spread over the blades
  

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• noun connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine; provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts
  

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• noun an oblong metal ring with a spring clip; used in mountaineering to attach a rope to a piton or to connect two ropes
  carabiner; karabiner.
  

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• a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be strung upon the ring or removed from it.

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• noun container consisting of a set of magnets set in a doughnut-shaped ring around which charged particles from an accelerator can be kept circulating until they are used
  

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• noun the circular ring in which Sumo wrestlers compete
  

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• noun disease of sweet potatoes in which roots are girdled by rings of dry rot
  

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• noun device used for an infant to suck or bite on
  comforter; baby's dummy; pacifier.
  

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• the ring in which prize fighters contend; prize fighters, collectively.

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• . (a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races . Eng. (b) The prize ring.

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• noun a circus with simultaneous performances in three rings
  

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• a ring worn on the thumb. Shak.

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• to ring a set of changes on a chime of bells.

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• to usher, attend on, or celebrate, by the ringing of bells; as, to ring out the old year and ring in the new. Tennyson.

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• to sound the chimes, reversing the common order; formerly done as a signal of alarm or danger. Sir W. Scott.

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• to present the same facts or arguments in variety of ways.

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• . See under Change.

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• noun a circular hoop for holding a towel
  

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• (Gun.), a ring on a cannon next before the trunnions. R.

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• noun a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding
  wedding band.
  

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• noun a square ring in which wrestlers compete
  

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