Index of English words, starting with "ri"

(1) - Ringleader (n.) Opprobriously, a leader of a body of men engaged in the violation of law or in an illegal enterprise, as rioters, mutineers, or the like.
(2) - Ringleader (n.) The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of animals.

(1) - Ringlet (n.) A curl; especially, a curl of hair.
(2) - Ringlet (n.) A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring.

(1) - Ringneck (n.) The ring-necked duck.
(2) - Ringneck (n.) Any one of several species of small plovers of the genus Aegialitis, having a ring around the neck. The ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in winter. The semipalmated plover (Ae. semipalmata) and the piping plover (Ae. meloda) are common North American species. Called also ring plover, and ring-necked plover.