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- ring rot/ˌrɪŋ ˈrɒt/A plant disease affecting potatoes and other tubers, characterized by brown, ring-shaped discoloration in the vascular tissue.nounLow
- ring shout/ˈrɪŋ ʃaʊt/An African American religious ritual involving rhythmic, shuffling movement in a counterclockwise circle, accompanied by call-and-response singing, stomping, and clapping.nounVery Low (Specialist/Ethnographic)
- ring snake/ˈrɪŋ sneɪk/A snake with ring-shaped markings, often specifically referring to the ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus).nounLow
- ring spinning/ˈrɪŋ ˌspɪn.ɪŋ/A mechanical method for spinning fibres like cotton or wool into yarn, where the roving is drawn out, twisted, and wound onto a bobbin using a ring and traveller mechanism.nounC1/C2
- ring spot/ˈrɪŋ ˌspɒt/A plant disease symptom characterised by circular or ring-shaped lesions, often necrotic or discoloured, on leaves, stems, or fruit.nounC1
- ring stone/ˈrɪŋ stəʊn/A stone or gemstone set into a ring.nounC1
- ring taw/rɪŋ tɔː/In marbles, a line or circle from which players shoot; also the marble used as a shooter.nounRare
- ring up/ˌrɪŋ ˈʌp/To make a telephone call to someone.verbC1 (Upper Intermediate to Advanced)
- ring-a-lievio/ˌrɪŋ ə ˈliːviəʊ/A children's chasing game where one team hides and must be captured and kept in a designated "jail" until freed by teammates.nounVery Low
- ring-around-the-rosey/ˌrɪŋ ə ˌrɪŋ əʊ ˈrəʊzi/A traditional children's singing game where participants hold hands, circle around, and fall down at a specific lyric.nounLow
- ring-billed gull/ˌrɪŋ bɪld ˈɡʌl/A medium-sized North American gull with a distinctive black ring around its yellow bill.nounLow
- ring-dyke/ˈrɪŋ ˌdaɪk/A roughly circular or arcuate igneous intrusion that cuts vertically or steeply across the bedding or structure of the surrounding rock.nounRare
- ring-fence/ˈrɪŋ fens/To protect or reserve money, resources, or a particular activity from being used for any other purpose.nounverbC1/C2
- ring-necked duck/ˌrɪŋ nekt ˈdʌk/A medium-sized diving duck (Aythya collaris) of North America, characterized by a faint chestnut ring around the neck in males, a peaked head, and a distinctive white ring around the bill.nounLow (specialist/technical)
- ring-necked pheasant/ˈrɪŋnekt ˈfezənt/A species of pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) characterized by a white ring around the neck, native to Asia but introduced in many regions for game hunting.nounlow
- ring-spinning frame/ˈrɪŋ ˌspɪn.ɪŋ ˈfreɪm/A textile machine used to spin fibres into yarn by drawing, twisting, and winding them onto bobbins using a ring and traveller mechanism.nounVery Low
- ringbark/ˈrɪŋbɑːk/To remove a ring of bark from around the trunk of a tree, typically to kill it.verbverb-transitiveC2
- ringbolt/ˈrɪŋbəʊlt/A bolt with a metal ring attached to its head, used as a mooring point on a ship, dock, or for securing heavy objects.nounLow
- ringbone/ˈrɪŋbəʊn/A bony growth or arthritic condition affecting the pastern or coffin joints in the leg of a horse, forming a ring-like shape.nounVery low
- ringdove/ˈrɪŋdʌv/A species of dove, specifically the common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), characterized by a white ring-like marking on its neck.nounLow frequency
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