a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, esp. one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
2.
anything having the form of such a band: a napkin ring; a smoke ring.
3.
a circular or surrounding line or mark: dark rings around the eyes.
4.
a circular course: to dance in a ring.
5.
a number of persons or things situated in a circle or in an approximately circular arrangement: a ring of stones; a ring of hills.
6.
the outside edge of a circular body, as a wheel; rim.
7.
an enclosed area, often circular, as for a sports contest or exhibition: a circus ring.
8.
a bullring.
9.
an enclosure in which boxing and wrestling matches take place, usually consisting of a square, canvas-covered platform with surrounding ropes that are supported at each corner by posts.
10.
the sport of boxing; prizefighting: the heyday of the ring.
11.
(formerly in the U.S., now only in Brit.) an area in a racetrack where bookmakers take bets.
12.
a group of persons cooperating for unethical, illicit, or illegal purposes, as to control stock-market prices, manipulate politicians, or elude the law: a ring of dope smugglers.
13.
a single turn in a spiral or helix or in a spiral course.
14.
Geometry. the area or space between two concentric circles.
a bowlike or circular piece at the top of an anchor, to which the chain or cable is secured.
20.
Also called spinning ring.Textiles. (in the ring-spinning frame) a circular track of highly polished steel on which the traveler moves and which imparts twists to the yarn by variations in its vertical movement.
21.
a unit of measurement of the diameter of cigars, equal to 1/64 of an inch. Also called ring gauge.
Mathematics. a set that is closed under the operations of addition and multiplication and that is an Abelian group with respect to addition and an associative semigroup with respect to multiplication and in which the distributive laws relating the two operations hold.
–verb (used with object)
24.
to surround with a ring; encircle.
25.
to form into a ring.
26.
to insert a ring through the nose of (an animal).
27.
to hem in (animals) by riding or circling about them.
ring circular band of gold, silver, or some other precious or decorative material that is worn on the finger. Rings are worn not only on the fingers but also on toes, the ears (see earring), and through ...
Lardner, Ring American writer, one of the most gifted, as well as the most bitter, satirists in the United States and a fine storyteller with a true ear for the vernacular.
marketing Complex buying behaviour occurs when the consumer is highly involved with the purchase and when there are significant differences between brands. This behaviour can be associated with the purchase of ...
property law principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is ...
Art, Antiques, and Collections The art market continued to thrive in 2001 despite consumer reticence in some markets, and Christie's and Sotheby's continued to sustain challenges for domination from competitors. The two auction ...
Art, Antiques, and Collections In 1997 the auction market celebrated its strongest year since 1991. The improvement was attributed to strength in the financial markets, particularly those in the United States, which gave consumers ...
Art, Antiques, and Collections In 1999 the auction market enjoyed strong consumer confidence, benefiting from a formidable stock market, particularly in North America. Sotheby's and Christie's also made significant investments for ...
mineral The native nonmetals diamond, graphite, and sulfur are structurally distinct from the metals and semimetals. The structure of sulfur (atomic radius = 1.04 A), usually orthorhombic in form, may ...
carbon When an element exists in more than one crystalline form, those forms are called allotropes; the two most common allotropes of carbon are diamond and graphite. The crystal structure of diamond is an ...
Business and Industry Review Although sales of gemstones increased during 1997, difficulties arising from a currency crisis in some of the leading Asian economies, notably in Thailand, seriously affected some parts of the trade ...
Chicago Tribune - Found 1 hour ago ... to get her to send him a four-carat diamond ring, police said. The woman, who filed a police report Nov. 8, agreed to sell the ring for $4,500...
AOL Style Blog - Found 14 hours ago Janet Jackson wore that nose ring that attached to an earring in the "Runaway" video? Well, this gold and diamond dual ring from Elyse Jacobs...
C-FAX 1070 - Found 21 hours ago FONG HAS ALSO PLEADED GUILTY TO THEFT OVER FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS AFTER STEALING A DIAMOND RING FROM A JEWELRY STORE IN PORT ALBERNI A FEW...
) 
