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What is the noun for rang?

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ring

(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.

A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.
A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.
(Britain) A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.
(Britain) A burner on a kitchen stove.
In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.
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.
(botany) A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns.

(physical) A group of objects arranged in a circle.

A circular group of people or objects.
(astronomy) A formation of various pieces of material orbiting around a planet.
(Britain) A large circular prehistoric stone construction such as Stonehenge.

A piece of food in the shape of a ring.
A place where some sports or exhibitions take place; notably a circular or comparable arena, such as a boxing ring or a circus ring; hence the field of a political contest.
An exclusive group of people, usually involving some unethical or illegal practices.
(chemistry) A group of atoms linked by bonds to form a closed chain in a molecule.
(geometry) A planar geometrical figure included between two concentric circles.
(typography) A diacritical mark in the shape of a hollow circle placed above or under the letter; a kroužek.
(historical) An old English measure of corn equal to the coomb or half a quarter.
(computing theory) A hierarchical level of privilege in a computer system, usually at hardware level, used to protect data and functionality (also protection ring).
(firearms) Either of the pair of clamps used to hold a telescopic sight to a rifle.
(cartomancy) The twenty-fifth Lenormand card.
Synonyms:

band, hoop, loop, circle, circlet, circuit, cirque, disk, disc, eye, halo, round, roundel, girdle, ringlet, rink, coil, wheel, twist, curl, helix, spiral, twirl, annulus, whorl, curve, convolution, turn, arc, revolution, corkscrew, gyre, cycle, orbit, lap, gyration, vortex, ball, globe, orb, circumference, zodiac, wreath, rotation, curlicue, whirl, bracelet, kink, volute, volution … more

Examples:

“I ran to my room and grabbed the ring of keys from out of my bag.”

“You'll be able to gaze upon the shimmering reflection of the citadel on the calm waters of the Old Port as it resounds with the ring of church bells.”

“They figured Eddie Haskell would convince Wally and Beaver to buy motorcycles and fund the startup of an illegal gambling ring.”

ring

The resonant sound of a bell, or a sound resembling it.
(figuratively) A pleasant or correct sound.
(figuratively) A sound or appearance that is characteristic of something.
(colloquial) A telephone call.
Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound continued, repeated, or reverberated.
A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“I ran to my room and grabbed the ring of keys from out of my bag.”

“You'll be able to gaze upon the shimmering reflection of the citadel on the calm waters of the Old Port as it resounds with the ring of church bells.”

“They figured Eddie Haskell would convince Wally and Beaver to buy motorcycles and fund the startup of an illegal gambling ring.”

ringlet

A small ring.
A lock, tress.
A brown butterfly with numerous small rings on under wings, in the tribe Satyrini of the family Nymphalidae, such as Aphantopus hyperantus.
Synonyms:

curl, coil, spiral, twist, whorl, wisp, wave, lock, corkscrew, loop, roll, hank, gyre, curlicue, twirl, helix, volute, convolution, volution, scroll, spring, strand, tendril, vortex, screw, swirl, twine, curve, ring, turn, circlet, flourish, quirk, hoop, kink, gyration, circle, circuit, rotation, bend, arc, wind, whirl, lap, spin, twisting, involution, winding, revolution, round … more

Examples:

“I took the ringlet and placed it in the bereaved mother's hands.”

“She played with a ringlet of hair which was no longer tightly curled as it had been a few hours before.”

“She had curled the ends in layers and pulled her hair into a high ponytail, leaving a ringlet on either side of her face.”

ringing

The sound of ringing.
The quality of being resonant.
A technique used in the study of wild birds, by attaching a small, individually numbered, metal or plastic tag to their legs or wings.
Synonyms:

jangle, noise, sound, buzzing, din, drumming, pitch, resonance, tinkle, chord, hum, humming, intonation, sonorousness, tone, racket, note, bang, reverberation, hubbub, row, report, tenor, music, peep, cry, squeak, crunch, voice, modulation, loudness, echo, vibration, crash, swish, sonority, softness, static, clatter, sonancy, accent, jingle, clank, sonance, thud, splash, utterance, word, amplification, decibels … more

Examples:

“Suddenly, I heard a ringing in my ears so intense it seemed to drown out all other sound.”

rings

plural of ring
(gymnastics) A gymnastics apparatus and discipline consisting of 2 rings suspended from a bar.
A traditional Irish game of throwing rings onto hooks.
Synonyms:

gymnastic rings, still rings

Examples:

“She gracefully swung from the rings, showcasing her strength and agility in the gymnastics competition.”

ring

(algebra) 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.
(algebra) 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.
Synonyms:

Examples:

“I ran to my room and grabbed the ring of keys from out of my bag.”

“You'll be able to gaze upon the shimmering reflection of the citadel on the calm waters of the Old Port as it resounds with the ring of church bells.”

“They figured Eddie Haskell would convince Wally and Beaver to buy motorcycles and fund the startup of an illegal gambling ring.”

ringtone

the sound made by a telephone when ringing, especially the customizable tone of a mobile phone
Synonyms:

alert, buzz, chime, ring, sound, bell, ringing signal, ring tone

Examples:

“My new ringtone sounds like a beautiful bell, alerting me to incoming calls on my phone.”

“And whereas the Web was a dead loss, the cell-phone ringtone market seemed very promising.”

“The room grew silent, which made the sound of my ringtone seem that much more invasive and violating.”

ringxiety

(neologism) The phenomenon of mistakenly thinking that one's cell phone/mobile is ringing or vibrating.

ringback

(telecommunications) The sound transmitted back to a caller to indicate that the telephone they are calling is ringing.
Examples:

“It looks like almost every caller tried a few times, and hung up in confusion when they first heard the ringback tone.”

“With the ringback service, callers hear a song of the subscriber's choice when they call, not the standard ring.”

“A simple scam on the Ringback system is costing around 30,000 businesses with payphones thousands of pounds.”

ringbearer

A person who carries a ring, especially a wedding ring as part of a wedding ceremony.
Examples:

“They got to the church and were all immediately herded downstairs into the church basement, along with the bride, the flower girl, the ringbearer and the groomsmen.”

ringoid

(mathematics) A ring-like algebraic structure.

ringside

Area beside a ring.

ringbearers

plural of ringbearer

ringtones

plural of ringtone
Synonyms:

alerts, buzzes, chimes, rings, sound, bells, ring tones

Examples:

“For many people, especially the young, ringtones are as musically viable as a favorite mixtape was a generation ago.”

“Sound quality is also excellent, with a three-voice polyphonic speaker, so the supplied ringtones sound great.”

“It has a 40-voice polyphonic sound system for ringtones, and operates on GSM and GPRS networks.”

ringsides

plural of ringside

ringlets

plural of ringlet
Synonyms:

tresses, braids, curls, hair, locks, plaits, tufts, pigtails, strands, wisps, frizz, frizzles, tendrils, kiss-curls, mane, shock, mop, crimps, twists, coils, kink, head of hair, forelocks, skeins, snippets, hanks, lovelocks, knots, mass, thatch, head, tangle, mat, ponytails, pelt, fax, follicles, headhair, thick hair, rug, postiche, toupee, hairpiece, switch, wig, barnet, cowlick, fringe, lock, moustache … more

Examples:

“Betsy was fussing with the thick curls, artfully twisting them around her fingers to form short ringlets.”

“She pulled back her light brown ringlets into a curly chignon and tied it with a green ribbon.”

“My super long dark brown hair cascades out down my shoulders and back settling in waves and ringlets all about.”

ringoids

plural of ringoid

ringings

plural of ringing
Synonyms:

jangles, noise, sound, buzzing, dins, drumming, pitch, resonance, tinkles, chords, hums, hummings, intonation, sonorousness, tones, tinnituses, note, reports, thuds, modulation, tenors, loudness, sonances, peeps, crashes, vibration, music, sonority, clatters, hubbubs, rackets, jingles, softness, cries, static, crunches, voices, bangs, rows, splashes, accent, echoes, clanks, swishes, squeaks, reverberation, clangs, clashes, chimes … more

Examples:

“The Four did not follow him on these wild ringings of the Jungle, but went off to sing songs with other wolves.”

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