| noun | a crosspiece between the legs of a chair |
| noun | one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder |
| verb | sound loudly and sonorously “the bells rang” |
| verb | ring or echo with sound “the hall resounded with laughter” |
| verb | make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification “Ring the bells” |
| verb | get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone “I tried to call you all night” |
| verb | extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle “The forest surrounds my property” |
| verb | attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify “ring birds” |
| stave | verb | furnish with staves |
| ring | noun | the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe |
| ringing | noun | the sound of a bell ringing; ; ; --E. A. Poe |
| peal | noun | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
| pealing | noun | a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells) |
| resonant | adjective | characterized by resonance |
| echo | noun | the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves |
| reverberative | adjective | characterized by resonance |
| reverberant | adjective | having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected |
| reverberation | noun | the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves |
| reverberance | noun | having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant |
| ringer | noun | a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the congregation) |
| knell | noun | the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something |
| caller | noun | the person initiating a telephone call |
| call | noun | a telephone connection |
| telephone | noun | transmitting speech at a distance |
| telephoner | noun | the person initiating a telephone call |
| phone | noun | electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds |
| phoner | noun | the person initiating a telephone call |
| surround | noun | the area in which something exists or lives |
| surroundings | noun | the area in which something exists or lives |
| border | noun | the boundary of a surface |