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round

/ round /
noun/adjective

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the usual activities in your day
"the doctor made his rounds"
Type of:
habitude
adjective Sense 2
having a circular shape
Similar:
ball-shaped global globose globular orbicular spheric spherical bulblike
Opposites:
square
See also:
rounded
adjective satellite Sense 3
(of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand
"in round numbers"
Similar:
inexact
verb Sense 4
wind around; move along a circular course
"round the bend"
Type of:
travel go move
Derived:
circle
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 5
pronounce with rounded lips
Type of:
pronounce articulate enounce
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
make round
"round the edges"
Type of:
shape form
Kinds of:
purse
Derived:
rounder
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
become round, plump, or shapely
"The young woman is fleshing out"
Type of:
gain put on
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
adverb Sense 8
from beginning to end; throughout
"It rains all year round on Skye"
"frigid weather the year around"
noun Sense 9
the course along which communications spread
"the story is going the rounds in Washington"
Type of:
path track course
noun Sense 10
a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
"he ordered a second round"
Type of:
helping portion serving
noun Sense 11
a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
Type of:
cut of beef
noun Sense 12
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
"they enjoyed singing rounds"
Type of:
partsong
Derived:
troll
noun Sense 13
an outburst of applause
"there was a round of applause"
Type of:
applause hand clapping clapping
noun Sense 14
(often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)
"the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"
"the postman''s rounds"
"we enjoyed our round of the local bars"
Type of:
call
Domain:
plural plural form
noun Sense 15
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
Type of:
ammunition ammo
noun Sense 16
a regular route for a sentry or policeman
"in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
Type of:
path route itinerary
noun Sense 17
the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
"a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
Type of:
golf golf game
noun Sense 18
any circular or rotating mechanism
"the machine punched out metal circles"
Type of:
rotating mechanism
Kinds of:
disk disc
Derived:
circle circulate
verb Sense 19
attack in speech or writing
"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
Type of:
knock criticize criticise
Kinds of:
abuse clapperclaw blackguard shout claw
Derived:
attacker aggressor assailant assaulter fire
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 20
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
"polish your social manners"
Type of:
perfect hone
Derived:
polish refinement culture cultivation finish
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 21
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
Type of:
crosspiece
Has parts:
straight chair side chair rocking chair
Derived:
stave
adjective satellite Sense 22
(of sounds) full and rich
"orotund tones"
"the rotund and reverberating phrase"
"pear-shaped vowels"
Similar:
full
noun Sense 23
(sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
Type of:
playing period period of play play
Kinds of:
top top of the inning bottom bottom of the inning
Domain:
sport athletics
noun Sense 24
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
"the neverending cycle of the seasons"
Type of:
time interval interval
Derived:
cycle
verb Sense 25
express as a round number
"round off the amount"
Type of:
change alter modify
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 26
be around
"Developments surround the town"
"The river encircles the village"
Type of:
hold bear carry
Kinds of:
twine wreath wreathe girth girt
Derived:
ring halo annulus anulus doughnut
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
26
Total Synonyms
10
Total Relationships
102
Times Searched
3
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habitude ball-shaped global globose globular orbicular spheric spherical bulblike square inexact travel