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Nouns (15)

n. a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle

n. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

n. a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"

n. a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"

band

n. jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"

closed chain

n. (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop

ringing, tintinnabulation

n. the sound of a bell ringing; "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

gang, pack, mob

n. an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"

halo, doughnut, annulus, anchor ring

n. a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"

Verbs (16)

attach a ring to

v. attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"

peal

v. sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"

knell, cause to ring

v. make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

echo, resound, reverberate

v. ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"

call, phone, telephone, call up

v. get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone; "I tried to call you all night"; "Take two aspirin and call me in the morning"

circle, round, surround, encircle, environ

v. be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"

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Fuzzynyms (120)

tie, link, linkup, tie-in

n. a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

loop, noose

n. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

hoop, ring

n. a rigid circular band of metal or wood or other material used for holding or fastening or hanging or pulling; "there was still a rusty iron hoop for tying a horse"

section, segment

n. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

wheel

n. a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)

roll, roller

n. a cylinder that revolves

cog, sprocket

n. tooth on the rim of gear wheel

tie, link, linkup, tie-in

n. a fastener that serves to join or connect; "the walls are held together with metal links placed in the wet mortar during construction"

loop, noose

n. a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot; it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled

ring

n. a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

section, segment

n. one of several parts or pieces that fit with others to constitute a whole object; "a section of a fishing rod"; "metal sections were used below ground"; "finished the final segment of the road"

camp, pack, clique, coterie, in-group, ingroup, inner circle

n. an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

kin, kindred, clan, tribe, kin group, kinship group

n. group of people related by blood or marriage

gang, bunch, crowd, crew

n. an informal body of friends; "he still hangs out with the same crowd"

group, grouping

n. any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

crowd

n. a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"

concourse, multitude, throng

n. a large gathering of people

mass, people, multitude, masses, hoi polloi

n. the common people generally; "separate the warriors from the mass"; "power to the people"

circle, set, band, lot

n. an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"

host, horde, legion

n. a vast multitude

horde

n. a nomadic community

drove, swarm, horde

n. a moving crowd

rout, mob, rabble

n. a disorderly crowd of people

connection, connexion, link

n. a connecting shape

bong

v. ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged"

ring, knell, cause to ring

v. make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

toll, ring slowly

v. ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls"

jingle, jangle, jinglejangle

v. make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket"

chime

v. emit a sound; "bells and gongs chimed"

chink, clink, tinkle, tink

v. make or emit a high sound; "tinkling bells"

bong

v. ring loudly and deeply; "the big bell bonged"

ring, peal

v. sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"

ring, echo, resound, reverberate

v. ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"

toll, peal, ring recurrently

v. ring recurrently; "bells were pealing"

jingle, jangle, jinglejangle

v. make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket"

ring, knell, cause to ring

v. make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

toll, peal, ring recurrently

v. ring recurrently; "bells were pealing"

toll, ring slowly

v. ring slowly; "For whom the bell tolls"

jingle, jangle, jinglejangle

v. make a sound typical of metallic objects; "The keys were jingling in his pocket"

wrap, envelop, enfold, enwrap, enclose

v. enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering; "Fog enveloped the house"

embrace, cover, comprehend, encompass, be composed of, consist

v. include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory; "This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds"; "this should cover everyone in the group"

rim, run around the rim of

v. run around the rim of; "Sugar rimmed the dessert plate"

Synonyms (2)

sound loudly, ring out

v. sound loudly; "a shot rang out"

Antonyms (1)

open chain

n. a chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring

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