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[1] having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
[2] ring-shaped, as a hoop.
[3] curved like part of a circle, as an outline.
[4] having a circular cross section, as a cylinder; cylindrical.
[5] spherical or globular, as a ball.
[6] shaped more or less like a part of a sphere; hemispherical.
[7] free from angularity; consisting of full, curved lines or shapes, as handwriting or parts of the body.
[8] executed with or involving circular motion.
[9] full, complete, or entire: a round dozen.
[10] noting, formed, or expressed by an integer or whole number with no fraction.
[11] expressed, given, or exact to the nearest multiple or power of ten; in tens, hundreds, thousands, or the like: in round numbers.
[12] roughly correct; approximate: a round guess.
[13] considerable in amount; ample: a round sum of money.
[14] brought to completeness or perfection.
[15] full and sonorous, as sound.
[16] vigorous or brisk: a round trot.
[17] straightforward, plain, or candid; outspoken: a round scolding.
[18] positive or unqualified: a round assertion.
[19] any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
[20] a circular, ring-shaped, curved, or spherical object; a rounded form.
[21] something circular in cross section, as a rung of a ladder or chair.
[22] Sometimes rounds . a completed course of time, series of events or operations, etc., ending at a point corresponding to that at the beginning: We waited through the round of many years.
[23] any complete course, series, or succession: The strike was settled after a long round of talks; a round of parties.
[24] Often rounds . a going around from place to place, as in a habitual or definite circuit: a doctor's rounds.
[25] a completed course or spell of activity, commonly one of a series, in some play or sport: the second round of a tournament.
[26] a recurring period of time, succession of events, duties, etc.: the daily round.
[27] an entire range: the round of human capabilities.
[28] a single outburst, as of applause or cheers.
[29] a single discharge of shot by each of a number of guns, rifles, etc.
[30] a single discharge by one firearm.
[31] a charge of ammunition for a single shot.
[32] a single serving, especially of drink, made more or less simultaneously to everyone present, as at table or at a bar: The next round is on me.
[33] round dance.
[34] movement in a circle or around an axis.
[35] Cookery . Also round of beef . the portion of the thigh of beef below the rump and above the leg. Informal . round steak.
[36] a slice, as of bread.
[37] Archery . a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance from the target in accordance with the rules.
[38] one of a series of three-minute periods making up a boxing match: a 15-round bout.
[39] Music . a short, rhythmical canon at the unison, in which the several voices enter at equally spaced intervals of time. rounds, the order followed in ringing a peal of bells in diatonic sequence from the highest to the lowest.
[40] Golf . a playing of the complete course.
[41] Cards . a division of play in a game, consisting of a turn each for every player to bid, bet, play a card, deal the cards, or be dealt cards.
[42] throughout or from the beginning to the end of a recurring period of time: all year round.
[43] Also 'round . around: The music goes round and round.
[44] throughout (a period of time): a resort visited all round the year.
[45] around: It happened round noon.
[46] to make round.
[47] to free from angularity; fill out symmetrically; make plump.
[48] to bring to completeness or perfection; finish.
[49] Jewelry . to form (a gem) roughly (sometimes followed by up ); girdle.
[50] to end (a sentence, paragraph, etc.) with something specified: He rounded his speech with a particularly apt quotation.
[51] to encircle or surround.
[52] to make a complete circuit of; pass completely around.
[53] to make a turn or partial circuit around or to the other side of: to round a corner.
[54] to cause to move in a circle; turn around.
[55] Phonetics . to make the opening at (the lips) relatively round or pursed during an utterance. to pronounce (a speech sound, especially a vowel) with rounded lips; labialize. to contract (the lips) laterally. Compare spread(def 14b) , unround.
[56] Mathematics . to replace by the nearest multiple of 10, with 5 being increased to the next highest multiple: 15,837 can be rounded to 15,840; then to 15,800; then to 16,000.
[57] to become round.
[58] to become free from angularity; become plump.
[59] to develop to completeness or perfection.
[60] to take a circular course; make a circuit, as a guard.
[61] to make a turn or partial circuit around something.
[62] to turn around as on an axis: to round on one's heels.
[63] to reduce successively the number of digits to the right of the decimal point of a mixed number by dropping the final digit and adding 1 to the next preceding digit if the dropped digit was 5 or greater, or leaving the preceding digit unchanged if the dropped digit was 4 or less.
[64] round off , to complete or perfect; finish. to express as a round number, usually to the nearest multiple of 10.
[65] round out , to complete or perfect: The new coin rounded out his collection. to fill out; become rounder: She rounded out so nicely that everyone soon forgot she had been so ill.
[66] round to , Nautical . to turn a sailing vessel in the direction from which the wind is blowing.
[67] round up , to drive or bring (cattle, sheep, etc.) together. to assemble; gather: to round up all the suspects in an investigation.
[68] in the round , (of a theater) having a stage completely surrounded by seats for the audience. in the style of theater-in-the-round: The play should be done in the round. in complete detail; from all aspects: a character as seen in the round. (of sculpture) not attached to a supporting background; freestanding.
[69] make the rounds , to go from one place to another, as in making deliveries, paying social visits, or seeking employment. Also go the rounds . to be reported or told; circulate: another rumor making the rounds.
[70] to whisper.
[71] having a flat circular shape, as a disc or hoop
[72] having the shape of a sphere or ball
[73] curved; not angular
[74] involving or using circular motion
[75] (prenominal) complete; entire a round dozen
[76] maths forming or expressed by an integer or whole number, with no fraction expressed to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand in round figures
[77] (of a sum of money) considerable; ample
[78] fully depicted or developed, as a character in a book
[79] full and plump round cheeks
[80] (of sound) full and sonorous
[81] (of pace) brisk; lively
[82] (prenominal) (of speech) candid; straightforward; unmodified a round assertion
[83] (of a vowel) pronounced with rounded lips
[84] a round shape or object
[85] in the round in full detail theatre with the audience all round the stage
[86] a session, as of a negotiation a round of talks
[87] a series, cycle, or sequence a giddy round of parties
[88] the daily round the usual activities of one's day
[89] a stage of a competition he was eliminated in the first round
[90] (often plural) a series of calls, esp in a set order a doctor's rounds ; a milkman's round
[91] a playing of all the holes on a golf course
[92] a single turn of play by each player, as in a card game
[93] one of a number of periods constituting a boxing, wrestling, or other match, each usually lasting three minutes
[94] archery a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance
[95] a single discharge by a number of guns or a single gun
[96] a bullet, blank cartridge, or other charge of ammunition
[97] a number of drinks bought at one time for a group of people
[98] a single slice of bread or toast or two slices making a single serving of sandwiches
[99] a general outburst of applause, cheering, etc
[100] movement in a circle or around an axis
[101] music a part song in which the voices follow each other at equal intervals at the same pitch
[102] a sequence of bells rung in order of treble to tenor Compare change (def. 29)
[103] a dance in which the dancers move in a circle
[104] a cut of beef from the thigh between the rump and the shank
[105] go the rounds or make the rounds to go from place to place, as in making deliveries or social calls (of information, rumour, etc) to be passed around, so as to be generally known
[106] surrounding, encircling, or enclosing a band round her head
[107] on all or most sides of to look round one
[108] on or outside the circumference or perimeter of the stands round the racecourse
[109] situated at various points in a lot of shelves round the house
[110] from place to place in driving round Ireland
[111] somewhere in or near to stay round the house
[112] making a circuit or partial circuit about the ring road round the town
[113] reached by making a partial circuit about something the shop round the corner
[114] revolving round a centre or axis the earth's motion round its axis
[115] so as to have a basis in the story is built round a good plot
[116] on all or most sides the garden is fenced all round ; the crowd gathered round
[117] on or outside the circumference or perimeter the racing track is two miles round
[118] in all directions from a point of reference he owns the land for ten miles round
[119] to all members of a group pass the food round
[120] in rotation or revolution the wheels turn round
[121] by a circuitous route the road to the farm goes round by the pond
[122] to a specific place she came round to see me
[123] all year round throughout the year; in every month
[124] to make or become round
[125] (tr) to encircle; surround
[126] to move or cause to move with circular motion to round a bend
[127] (tr) to pronounce (a speech sound) with rounded lips to purse (the lips)

Words related to Round

spherical, rounded, cylindrical, elliptical, oval, curved, bulbous, finished, large, fleshy, plump, schedule, series, period, course, tour, session, performance, bout, lap

Words nearby Round

roulette, roum., roumania, roumanian, roumelia, round, round and round, round angle, round arch, round atelectasis, round barrow

Origin of Round

2before 1000; Middle English rounen, Old English rūnian, derivative of rūn a secret, rune1

Other words from Round

round·ness , noun

Word origin for Round

C13: from Old French ront , from Latin rotundus round, from rota a wheel

Synonyms for Round

bulbous, curled, curved, cylindrical, elliptical, oval, rounded, spherical, arced, arched, bent, bowed, circular, coiled, looped, orbed, ringed, spheroid, spiral, annular, arciform, curvilinear, discoid, disk-shaped, domical, egg-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, orbiculate, rotund