RINGS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rings mean? 

• RINGS (noun)
  The noun RINGS has 1 sense:

1. gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

  Familiarity information: RINGS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RINGS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gymnastic apparatus consisting of a pair of heavy metal circles (usually covered with leather) suspended by ropes; used for gymnastic exercises

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

the rings require a strong upper body

Hypernyms ("rings" is a kind of...):

exerciser; gymnastic apparatus (sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

 Context examples 

The ends of the construct are closed with pentagonal-shaped rings.

(Carbon Nanotube, NCI Thesaurus)

These carcinogenic compounds can have single, double or multiple fused rings and can have other chemical groups attached to them in place of hydrogen.

(Carcinogenic Halogenated Aromatic Hydrocarbon, NCI Thesaurus)

Scientists have long wondered if Saturn was formed with the rings or if the planet acquired them later in life.

(Saturn is Losing Its Rings, NASA)

“It's of not a bit of use,” said Dora, shaking her head, until the ear-rings rang again.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

It may result in the formation of constriction rings around the digits and upper and lower extremities, swelling of the extremities and congenital amputations.

(Amniotic Band Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

It took me some little time, for the bell rings in the kitchen and the servants all sleep upstairs.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“It is so long a chain, and yet every link rings true.”

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

PAH molecules are made up of two or more fused aromatic rings.

(Carcinogenic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon, NCI Thesaurus)

The tsunami wave rings the plasma like a bell.

(Sun sends more 'tsunami waves' to Voyager 1, NASA)

Vast rings of electrically charged particles encircle the Earth and other planets.

(Scientists deepen understanding of magnetic fields that surround Earth, National Science Foundation)