adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of ring (circled, enclosed) form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Marked with rings, circles, or loops. not-comparable
2. 2
   Wearing a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded. archaic, literary, not-comparable

   "I was born of a true man and a ring'd wife, and I can't argue upon it; but I and my old woman 'ud burn upon it, that would we."

Adjective

1. 1
   wearing a wedding ring; lawfully married wordnet
2. 2
   having colored rings around the body wordnet
3. 3
   shaped like a ring wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

annularannulateannulatedbegirtbeltedcinctured

Example

More examples

"The lake was ringed by a fence, apparently for health and safety reasons."

Related phrases

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