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Ringed

/ɹɪŋd/

To enclose or surround.

📖 Definitions of "Ringed"

verb

1
To enclose or surround.
"The inner city was ringed with dingy industrial areas."
2
To make an incision around; to girdle.
"They ringed the trees to make the clearing easier next year."
3
To attach a ring to, especially for identification.
"We managed to ring 22 birds this morning."
4
To surround or fit with a ring, or as if with a ring.
"to ring a pig’s snout"

adjective

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
adorned	Having been decorated or embellished through applied items or alterations (adornments).
encircled	enclosed within a circle
decorated	Having had decorations applied; adorned with attractive items.
wreathed	adorned or crowned with a circlet; sometimes used as combining forms
rounded	Complete or balanced.
annular	Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.
circinate	(botany) Of a leaf or similar part: coiled on itself from the apex toward the base.
circularnoun	Of or relating to a circle.
marriednoun	In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
annulatenoun	Having an annular form or shape.
annulated	Having rings
ring-shaped	Having the shape of a ring; circular; annular.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
rounded	Complete or balanced.
ring-shaped	Having the shape of a ring; circular; annular.
annulatenoun	Having an annular form or shape.
annularnoun	Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; ring-shaped; in the shape of an annulus.
circularnoun	Of or relating to a circle.
decorated	Having had decorations applied; adorned with attractive items.
adorned	Having been decorated or embellished through applied items or alterations (adornments).
marriednoun	In a state of marriage; having a wife or a husband.
annulated	Having rings
circinate	(botany) Of a leaf or similar part: coiled on itself from the apex toward the base.
encircled	enclosed within a circle
wreathed	adorned or crowned with a circlet; sometimes used as combining forms
scattered	Dispersed, spread apart into disunited units.
sideroblastnoun	An erythroblast with stainable iron granules in its cytoplasm seen in cases of sideroblastic anaemia.
ploversnoun	Any of various wading birds of the subfamily Charadriinae.
circledverb	Marked with a surrounding circle or ellipse; ringed.
ringynoun	Alternative form of ringie (“ring”). [(Australia, New Zealand, games) The manager of a two-up match who calls the result.]
annulose	Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ring-like segments; ringed.
armillarynoun	Resembling a bracelet or armilla; consisting of rings or circles.
ringstrakednoun	(archaic) striped with differently colored rings