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flexible
Adjective
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When something is flexible, it can bend.
The thin wood stick was so flexible that it would bend but not break.
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By extension, the word is used as a metaphor. For example, when a person or thing is flexible, they can change.
Jim was very flexible and enjoyed every new experience when he travelled.
I think we can make working hours much more flexible.
They used to treat everyone the same but now take a more flexible approach.
ring
Noun
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A circle.
The students sat in a ring.
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A piece of metal in a circle usually worn in the ear or on the finger or toe.
She wore a ring on each finger.
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A piece of material with the shape of a circle.
The O-rings went bad on my truck.
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A high sound, especially of a telephone.
The ring of the phone woke me up.
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The square area between four poles where people fight.
He climbed into the ring, ready to fight.
ring
Verb
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To make a high sound, as a phone.
The phone rang.
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To call someone.
He rings me every Thursday.
ring
Verb 2
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To form a circle around.
They ringed the pair.