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- English Word Ring Definition The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other figure.
- English Word Ring Definition An instrument, formerly used for taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the graduated inner surface opposite.
- English Word Ring Definition An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of Sporangium.
- English Word Ring Definition A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute offices, obtain contracts, etc.
- English Word Ring Definition To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle.
- English Word Ring Definition To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to girdle; as, to ring branches or roots.
- English Word Ring Definition To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a swine's snout.
- English Word Ring Definition To rise in the air spirally.
- English Word Ring-necked Definition Having a well defined ring of color around the neck.
- English Word Ring-streaked Definition Having circular streaks or lines on the body; as, ring-streaked goats.
- English Word Ring-tailed Definition Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color.
- English Word Ringbill Definition The ring-necked scaup duck; -- called also ring-billed blackhead. See Scaup.
- English Word Ringbird Definition The reed bunting. It has a collar of white feathers. Called also ring bunting.
- English Word Ringbolt Definition An eyebolt having a ring through the eye.
- English Word Ringbone Definition A morbid growth or deposit of bony matter between or on the small pastern and the great pastern bones.
- English Word Ringdove Definition A European wild pigeon (Columba palumbus) having a white crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called also wood pigeon, and cushat.
- English Word Ringed Definition of Ring
- English Word Ringed Definition Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings.
- English Word Ringed Definition Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded.
- English Word Ringent Definition Having the lips widely separated and gaping like an open mouth; as a ringent bilabiate corolla.
- English Word Ringer Definition One who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings chimes on bells.
- English Word Ringer Definition A crowbar.
- English Word Ringer Definition A horse that is not entitled to take part in a race, but is fraudulently got into it.
- English Word Ringhead Definition An instrument used for stretching woolen cloth.
- English Word Ringing Definition of Ring
- English Word Ringing Definition of Ring
- English Word Ringing Definition a & n. from Ring, v.
- English Word Ringingly Definition In a ringing manner.
- English Word Ringleader Definition The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals.
- English Word Ringleader Definition Opprobriously, a leader of a body of men engaged in the violation of law or in an illegal enterprise, as rioters, mutineers, or the like.