Word: RING
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Definition of RING
- (physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
- (physical) A group of objects arranged in a circle.
- A piece of food in the shape of a ring.
"onion rings"
- To enclose or surround.
"The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas."
- To make an incision around; to girdle.
"They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year."
- To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
"We managed to ring 22 birds this morning."
- The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
"The church bell's ring could be heard the length of the valley."
- A pleasant or correct sound.
"The name has a nice ring to it."
- A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.
"Her statements in court had a ring of falsehood."
- Of a bell, etc., to produce a resonant sound.
"The bells were ringing in the town."
- To make (a bell, etc.) produce a resonant sound.
"The deliveryman rang the doorbell to drop off a parcel."
- To produce (a sound) by ringing.
"They rang a Christmas carol on their handbells."
- An algebraic structure which consists of a set with two binary operations: an additive operation and a multiplicative operation, such that the set is an abelian group under the additive operation, a monoid under the multiplicative operation, and such that the multiplicative operation is distributive with respect to the additive operation.
"The set of integers, \mathbb{Z}, is the prototypical ring."
- An algebraic structure as above, but only required to be a semigroup under the multiplicative operation, that is, there need not be a multiplicative identity element.
"The definition of ring without unity allows, for instance, the set 2\mathbb{Z} of even integers to be a ring."
Source: Definitions compiled dynamically via Free Dictionary API.
๐ Word Pattern Notes
This word follows conventional linguistic patterns for its length, though exact historical derivation is not available.
๐ฃ๏ธ Example Sentences
- โข "The referee verified that "ring" is a valid word under current dictionary rules."
- โข "During the final turn of the Scrabble tournament, he played "ring" to secure the victory."
๐ก Interesting Word Trivia & Facts
This word is a perfect "isogram" (or non-pattern word), meaning it contains no repeating letters. It is highly valued for rack flexibility!
๐ฏ Scrabble Board Placement & Usage Tips
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Dictionary Validity
| Dictionary Lexicon | Status | Base Value |
|---|---|---|
| TWL (US/Canada Scrabble) | โ Valid | 5 pts |
| SOWPODS (UK/International Scrabble) | โ Valid | 5 pts |
| ENABLE (Words With Friends Lexicon) | โ Valid | 7 pts |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is RING a valid Scrabble word? โผ
How many points is RING worth in Scrabble? โผ
How many syllables are in RING? โผ
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๐ Common Phrases & Idioms
Here are some popular expressions, phrases, and collocations containing RING:
- # the ring effect
- # master of ring
- # playing with ring
- # in terms of ring
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