ring

/ɹɪŋ/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1

A circumscribing object, (roughly) circular and hollow, looking like an annual ring, earring, finger ring etc.

2

A round piece of (precious) metal worn around the finger or through the ear, nose, etc.

3

A bird band, a round piece of metal put around a bird's leg used for identification and studies of migration.

4

A burner on a kitchen stove.

5

A piece of food in the shape of a ring.

6

In a jack plug, the connector between the tip and the sleeve.

7

The rectum, anus, or anal sphincters.

8

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.

9

A flexible band partly or wholly encircling the spore cases of ferns.

10

A circular group of people or objects.

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Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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