Ring

A ring is usually anything resembling a circle, or a noise that cycles rapidly. See:

Different types of rings

• bathtub ring - soap scum buildup
• boxing ring
• from a bell or telephone, see ring (telephone)
• canal ring - a circular canal route
• circus ring - akin to a stage
• crime ring, also called a crime syndicate
• diacritic ring, as in Åmål
• the gymnastics rings used by artistic gymnastics
• an identification ring, for example used in ornithology and modern falconry.
• a jewelry ring (e.g. engagement ring, wedding band, promise ring, class ring, earring)
• Juggling rings are a type of prop used for toss juggling, in which they are thrown and caught repeatedly by the juggler.
• mathematics ring theory, see ring (mathematics)
• onion rings a breaded and fried food
• piston rings
• planetary rings
• processor rings: ring 0, where the kernel runs, and ring 3, where user-level applications and some drivers run. Rings 1 and 2 are often unused.
• ring or ringpiece, UK slang for the anus
• ring circuit is a type of circuit used in the British Isles where there are two paths from each socket to the consumer unit
• ring road, a circular road around a city, also called beltway or orbital motorway
• a swim ring, and inflatable swimming pool toy shaped like a donut
• web ring
• lots of rings from the Legend of Zelda series, see Rings (Legend of Zelda)
• Rings (Sonic the Hedgehog)