round
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"

4. [ verb ] wind around; move along a circular course
Examples:

"round the bend"

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"

Related terms: time_interval phase cycle
6. [ verb ] make round
Synonyms: round_off round_out
Examples:

"round the edges"

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"

Related terms: golf
8. [ noun ] the usual activities in your day
Synonyms: daily_round
Examples:

"the doctor made his rounds"

Related terms: habitude
9. [ adjective ] (of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand
Examples:

"in round numbers"

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"

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"

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"

Related terms: full
13. [ verb ] (mathematics) express as a round number
Synonyms: round_down round_out round_off
Examples:

"round off the amount"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

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"

Related terms: gain
25. [ noun ] an outburst of applause
Examples:

"there was a round of applause"

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"

Related terms: rotating_mechanism disk
Similar spelling:   Roundy
  rondo
  Ronda
  rondeau