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noun(ring)a circular band for holding, connecting, hanging, pulling, packing, or sealing
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noun(ring)a circlet usually of precious metal worn especially on the finger
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noun(ring)a circular line, figure, or object
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verb(ring)to provide with a ring
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verb(ring)to place or form a ring around : encircle
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verb(ring)girdle
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verb(ring)to sound resonantly or sonorously
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verb(ring)to be filled with a reverberating sound : resound
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verb(ring)to have the sensation of being filled with a humming sound
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noun(ring)a set of bells
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noun(ring)a clear resonant sound made by or resembling that made by vibrating metal
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noun(ring)resonant tone : sonority
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noun(ring)the layer of wood produced by a single year's growth of a woody plant
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noun(ring)a structural arrangement of atoms in benzene and other aromatic compounds that consists of a planar symmetrical hexagon of six carbon atoms which derives added stability from the delocalization of certain bonding electrons over the entire ring
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noun(ring)a rich opportunity : prize
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noun(ring)coffee cake in the shape of a ring
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noun(ring)a usually metal ring having the shape of a capital D
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noun(ring)a ring of basidiomycetous mushrooms produced at the periphery of a body of mycelium which has grown outward from an initial growth point; also : a ring of luxuriant vegetation especially when associated with these mushrooms
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noun(ring)a mushroom (especially Marasmius oreades) that commonly grows in fairy rings