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1. | [ adjective ] having a circular shape | |
Synonyms: | circular | |
Related terms: | square moonlike ball-shaped discoid cumuliform capitate nutlike roundish ringlike bulblike pear-shaped orbiculate coccoid rounded | |
2. | [ noun ] (arms) a charge of ammunition for a single shot | |
Synonyms: | one_shot unit_of_ammunition | |
Related terms: | ammunition | |
3. | [ adverb ] from beginning to end; throughout | |
Synonyms: | around | |
Examples: | "It rains all year round on Skye" "frigid weather the year around" |
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4. | [ verb ] wind around; move along a circular course | |
Examples: | "round the bend" |
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Related terms: | travel circle | |
5. | [ noun ] an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs | |
Synonyms: | cycle rhythm | |
Examples: | "the neverending cycle of the seasons" |
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Related terms: | time_interval phase cycle | |
6. | [ verb ] make round | |
Synonyms: | round_off round_out | |
Examples: | "round the edges" |
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Related terms: | shape purse rounder | |
7. | [ noun ] (sport,golf,games) the activity of playing 18 holes of golf | |
Synonyms: | round_of_golf | |
Examples: | "a round of golf takes about 4 hours" |
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Related terms: | golf | |
8. | [ noun ] the usual activities in your day | |
Synonyms: | daily_round | |
Examples: | "the doctor made his rounds" |
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Related terms: | habitude | |
9. | [ adjective ] (of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand | |
Examples: | "in round numbers" |
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Related terms: | inexact | |
10. | [ noun ] (transportation) a regular route for a sentry or policeman | |
Synonyms: | beat circuit | |
Examples: | "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" |
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Related terms: | path | |
11. | [ noun ] (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order) | |
Examples: | "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning" "the postman's rounds" "we enjoyed our round of the local bars" |
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Related terms: | call plural | |
12. | [ adjective ] (of sounds) full and rich | |
Synonyms: | rotund pear-shaped orotund | |
Examples: | "orotund tones" "the rotund and reverberating phrase" "pear-shaped vowels" |
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Related terms: | full | |
13. | [ verb ] (mathematics) express as a round number | |
Synonyms: | round_down round_out round_off | |
Examples: | "round off the amount" |
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Related terms: | change | |
14. | [ verb ] bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state | |
Synonyms: | round_off polish_up brush_up polish | |
Examples: | "polish your social manners" |
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Related terms: | perfect polish | |
15. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg | |
Related terms: | cut_of_beef round_steak | |
16. | [ verb ] pronounce with rounded lips | |
Synonyms: | labialise labialize | |
Related terms: | pronounce | |
17. | [ verb ] be around | |
Synonyms: | surround circle environ ring encircle | |
Examples: | "Developments surround the town" "The river encircles the village" |
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Related terms: | hold girth cloister twine wreath ring environment | |
18. | [ verb ] attack verbally, in speech or writing | |
Synonyms: | attack snipe lash_out assault assail | |
Examples: | "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
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Related terms: | criticize abuse vitriol whang blister rip claw rubbish barrage attacker | |
19. | [ noun ] (food) a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic) | |
Synonyms: | round_of_drinks | |
Examples: | "he ordered a second round" |
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Related terms: | helping | |
20. | [ noun ] (music,fine art) a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time | |
Synonyms: | troll | |
Examples: | "they enjoyed singing rounds" |
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Related terms: | partsong troll | |
21. | [ noun ] (in sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive | |
Synonyms: | bout turn | |
Related terms: | playing_period top bottom sport | |
22. | [ noun ] the course along which communications spread | |
Examples: | "the story is going the rounds in Washington" |
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Related terms: | path | |
23. | [ pronoun ] preposition | |
Synonyms: | around | |
24. | [ verb ] become round, plump, or shapely | |
Synonyms: | flesh_out fill_out | |
Examples: | "The young woman is fleshing out" |
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Related terms: | gain | |
25. | [ noun ] an outburst of applause | |
Examples: | "there was a round of applause" |
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Related terms: | applause | |
26. | [ pronoun ] preposition, near the same position | |
Synonyms: | around towards about | |
27. | [ noun ] a crosspiece between the legs of a chair | |
Synonyms: | stave rung | |
Related terms: | crosspiece folding_chair rocking_chair straight_chair highchair stave | |
28. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 23435 | |
29. | [ noun ] any circular or rotating mechanism | |
Synonyms: | circle | |
Examples: | "the machine punched out metal circles" |
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Related terms: | rotating_mechanism disk | |
Similar spelling: |
Roundy rondo Ronda rondeau |