Definition of rings

"rings" in the noun sense

1. ring

a characteristic sound

"the rings require a strong upper body"

"it has the ring of sincerity"

2. ring, halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring

a toroidal shape

"a ring of ships in the harbor"

"a halo of smoke"

3. hoop, ring

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"

4. closed chain, ring

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

5. gang, pack, ring, mob

an association of criminals

"police tried to break up the gang"

"a pack of thieves"

6. ring, ringing, tintinnabulation

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"

7. ring

a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle

8. ring, band

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"

9. band, ring

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

"rings" in the verb sense

1. ring, peal

sound loudly and sonorously

"the bells rang"

2. resound, echo, ring, reverberate

ring or echo with sound

"the hall resounded with laughter"

3. ring, knell

make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification

"Ring the bells"

"My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"

4. call, telephone, call up, phone, ring

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"

5. surround, environ, ring, skirt, border

extend on all sides of simultaneously encircle

"The forest surrounds my property"

6. ring, band

attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify

"ring birds"

"band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"

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Quotations for rings

He is all there when the bell rings. [ Proverb ]

With sonorous notes
Of every tone, mix'd in confusion sweet,
Our forest rings. [ Carlos Wilcox ]

There is a symbolism in rings worthy of study and attention. [ Laura Jewry ]

Misfortune makes of certain souls a vast desert through which rings the voice of God. [ Balzac ]

Modern education too often covers the fingers with rings, and at the same time cuts the sinews at the wrist. [ Earl of Sterling ]

Sorrow, like a heavy ringing bell, once set on ringing, with its own weight goes; then little strength rings out the doleful knell. [ William Shakespeare ]

Gifts of rings by lovers have always been common; but how pleasant when the husband can look to the past, to the present, to the future, with feelings of love, honor, and duty, and not as is often the case with repentance. [ Miss L. E. Landon ]

rings in Scrabble®

The word rings is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

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rings in Words With Friends™

The word rings is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 8

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Words containing the sequence rings

Words that start with rings (7 words)

Words with rings in them (3 words)

Words that end with rings (166 words)

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abhorrings

administerings

airings fairings

airings pairings impairings

attirings

authorings coauthorings

banterings

batterings

bearings abearings

bearings backbearings

bearings ballbearings

bearings childbearings

bearings rollerbearings

bearings underbearings

blunderings

borings laborings

brings

bullrings

caterings

chatterings

clearings

clusterings

colorings overcolorings

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colourings overcolourings

colourings undercolourings

coverings bedcoverings

coverings floorcoverings

decipherings

earrings

electioneerings

engineerings microengineerings

factorings

falterings

fellmongerings

fictioneerings

fingerings

firings

flavorings

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flowerings reflowerings

gatherings woolgatherings

gearings

glimmerings

gutterings

hammerings

hankerings

hearings rehearings

hearings sheepshearings

herrings

jabberings

jarrings

keyrings

lacquerings

launderings

layerings delayerings

loanmongerings

lockrings

maneuverings

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manoeuvrings

meanderings

measurings

moorings

murmurings

mutterings

numberings

offerings

orderings borderings

pamphleteerings

parings

philanderings

photocurings

posturings

pourings outpourings

quicksilverings

quiverings

racketeerings

renderings

restructurings

ringside ringsider ringsiders

ringside ringsides

ringstand ringstands

roarings

scatterings backscatterings

scorings

scourings outscourings

searings

shorings

showerings

skijorings

sloganeerings

slumberings

smatterings

smokerings

solderings

sonneteerings

springs backsprings

springs bedsprings

springs boxsprings

springs handsprings

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springs hotsprings

springs offsprings

springs resprings

springs wellsprings

squarings

steeringsail steeringsails

stirrings

strings bedstrings

strings bitstrings

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strings checkstrings

strings drawstrings

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strings hamstrings

strings heartstrings

strings lutestrings

strings restrings

strings shoestrings

strings substrings

strings thumbstrings

stutterings

sufferings

sugarings

tailorings

tamperings

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taserings

thunderings

titterings

tourings

treerings

tricksterings

twitterings

usherings

veneerings

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wayfarings

whimperings

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whoremongerings

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wondermongerings

wordmongerings

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