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opposite
Preposition
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If A is opposite B, they are facing each other.
The bank is just opposite this hotel, right across the street there.
opposite
Adjective
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If two things are opposite, they are the same kind but completely different from each other.
"Go left. No, right!" "Do you want me to go left or right? I mean, they're opposite directions, aren't they?"
I don't think we can work together. We're too opposite.
Black is the opposite of white. "Yes" is the opposite of "no". Day is the opposite of night.
opposite
Noun
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The opposite of something is something else of the same kind but completely different.
My kids always do the exact opposite of what I tell them.
The word dust is its own opposite, meaning both put on and take off dust.
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.