Synonyms of rings

1. rings, gymnastic apparatus, exerciser: usage: gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises; "the rings require a strong upper body"

1. rings, gymnastic apparatus, exerciser: usage: a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
2. ring, sound: usage: a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
3. ring, halo, annulus, doughnut, anchor ring, toroid: usage: 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. hoop, ring, band: usage: (chemistry) a chain of atoms in a molecule that forms a closed loop
5. closed chain, ring, chain, chemical chain: usage: an association of criminals; "police tried to break up the gang"; "a pack of thieves"
6. gang, pack, ring, mob, association: usage: 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
7. ring, ringing, tintinnabulation, sound: usage: a platform usually marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
8. ring, platform: usage: 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. ring, band, jewelry, jewellery: usage: a strip of material attached to the leg of a bird to identify it (as in studies of bird migration)

1. ring, peal, sound, go: usage: sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"
2. resound, echo, ring, reverberate, sound, go: usage: ring or echo with sound; "the hall resounded with laughter"
3. ring, knell, sound: usage: 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, telecommunicate: usage: 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, touch, adjoin, meet, contact: usage: extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle; "The forest surrounds my property"
6. ring, band, attach: usage: attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"