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2 : a condition that makes life difficult, challenging, or uncomfortable

3 : a tremor caused by a chill

4 : strict precision : EXACTNESS

5 : unnatural rigidity of a body part

Synonyms

adversity, asperity, difficulty, hardness, hardship—more at DIFFICULTY

rig·or·ous adjective : manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor

Synonyms

accurate, close, delicate, exact, fine, mathematical, pinpoint, precise—more at PRECISE

exacting, inflexible, rigid, strict, stringent, uncompromising—more at RIGID

rig·or·ous·ly adverb : in a rigorous manner

Synonyms

exactly, precisely, rigidly, strictly—more at STRICTLY

rig·or mor·tis noun [ORIGIN: NL, stiffness of death]

: temporary rigidity of muscles occurring after death

rig·our chiefly British variant of RIGOR

rile verb riled; ril·ing 1 : to make angry

2 : to stir or move from a state of calm or order

Synonyms

aggravate, anger, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, exasperate, gall, get, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, vex—more at IRRITATE

rill noun : a very small brook

Synonyms

brook, creek, rivulet, streamlet—more at CREEK

1rim noun 1 : the outer part of a wheel

2 : an outer edge esp. of something curved : MARGIN

Synonyms

border, bound, boundary, circumference, compass, confines, edge, end, fringe, margin, perimeter, periphery, skirt, verge—more at BORDER

2rim verb rimmed; rim·ming 1 : to serve as a rim for : BORDER

2 : to run around the rim of

1rime noun : FROST 2

— rimy adjective

2rime variant of RHYME

rind noun : a usu. hard or tough outer layer

1ring noun 1 : a circular band worn as an ornament or token or used for holding or fastening

2 : something circular in shape

3 : a place for contest or display ; also : PRIZEFIGHTING

4 : ANNUAL RING

5 : a group of people who work together for selfish or dishonest purposes

6 : a temporary group of persons working cooperatively

— ringed adjective

— ring·like adjective

Synonyms

[2] band, circle, eye, hoop, loop, round; also belt, cincture, collar, girdle; wreath; coil, spiral

[5] cabal, conspiracy, gang, mob, syndicate; also circle, clan, clique, coterie, crowd; junta, oligarchy

[6] body, bunch, circle, clan, clique, community, coterie, crowd, fold, gang, lot, set—more at GANG

2ring verb ringed; ring·ing 1 : to place or form a ring around : ENCIRCLE

2 : to throw a ring over (a mark) in a game (as quoits)

3 : to move in a ring or spirally

Synonyms

circle, encircle, enclose, encompass, surround—more at SURROUND

3ring verb rang ; rung ; ring·ing 1 : to sound resonantly when struck; also : to feel as if filled with such sound

2 : to cause to make a clear metallic sound by striking

3 : to announce or call by or as if by striking a bell <~ an alarm>

4 : to repeat loudly and persistently

5 : to summon esp. by a bell <~ for the butler>

Synonyms

chime, knell, peal, toll; also clang, clank, jangle, jingle, ping, tinkle; resound, reverberate

4ring noun 1 : a set of bells

2 : the clear resonant sound of vibrating metal

3 : resonant tone : SONORITY

4 : a sound or character expressive of a particular quality

5 : an act or instance of ringing; especially : a telephone call

1ringer noun 1 : one that sounds by ringing

2 : one that enters a competition under false representations

3 : one that closely resembles another

Synonyms

carbon copy, counterpart, double, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, image, likeness, match, picture, replica, spit—more at IMAGE

2ringer noun : one that encircles or puts a ring around

ring finger noun : the third finger of the hand counting the index finger as the first

ring·ing adjective : clear and full in tone

Synonyms

golden, resonant, resounding, round, sonorous, vibrant—more at RESONANT

ring·lead·er noun : a leader esp. of a group of troublemakers

ring·let noun : a long curl

ring·mas·ter noun : one in charge of performances in a circus ring

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