round is the dictionary form of ROUND'S Definition of round
round has definitions from the fields of chemistry,music,mathematics,sport,golf,fine art,games,transportation,food,arms
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[ adjective ] having a circular shape

Synonyms

circular

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[ noun ] (arms) a charge of ammunition for a single shot
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[ 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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[ verb ] wind around; move along a circular course

Examples

"round the bend"

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[ 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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[ verb ] make round

Synonyms

round_off round_out

Examples

"round the edges"

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[ 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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[ noun ] the usual activities in your day

Synonyms

daily_round

Examples

"the doctor made his rounds"

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[ adjective ] (of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand

Examples

"in round numbers"

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[ 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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[ 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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[ adjective ] (of sounds) full and rich

Examples

"orotund tones" "the rotund and reverberating phrase" "pear-shaped vowels"

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[ verb ] (mathematics) express as a round number

Examples

"round off the amount"

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[ verb ] bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

Examples

"polish your social manners"

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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
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[ verb ] pronounce with rounded lips

Synonyms

labialise labialize

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[ verb ] be around

Examples

"Developments surround the town" "The river encircles the village"

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[ verb ] attack verbally, in speech or writing

Examples

"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

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[ 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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[ 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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[ noun ] (in sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive

Synonyms

bout turn

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[ noun ] the course along which communications spread

Examples

"the story is going the rounds in Washington"

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[ pronoun ] preposition

Synonyms

around

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[ verb ] become round, plump, or shapely

Synonyms

flesh_out fill_out

Examples

"The young woman is fleshing out"

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[ noun ] an outburst of applause

Examples

"there was a round of applause"

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[ pronoun ] preposition, near the same position

Synonyms

around towards about

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[ noun ] a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

Synonyms

stave rung

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 23435
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[ noun ] any circular or rotating mechanism

Synonyms

circle

Examples

"the machine punched out metal circles"

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