round - 26 definitions |
| - noun |
| 1. | round -- a charge of ammunition for a single shot |
| synonyms: unit of ammunition, one shot |
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| 2. | cycle -- an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons" |
| synonyms: cycle, rhythm |
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| 3. | beat -- a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" |
| synonyms: beat |
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| 4. | round -- (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" |
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| 5. | round of golf -- the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours" |
| synonyms: round of golf |
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| 6. | round -- the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds" |
| synonyms: daily round |
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| 7. | turn -- (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive |
| synonyms: turn, bout |
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| 8. | round -- the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington" |
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| 9. | round -- a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round" |
| synonyms: round of drinks |
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| 10. | round -- a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg |
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| 11. | round -- 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" |
| synonyms: troll |
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| 12. | round -- an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause" |
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| 13. | rung -- a crosspiece between the legs of a chair |
| synonyms: rung, stave |
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| 14. | circle -- any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles" |
| synonyms: circle |
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| - verb |
| 15. | round -- wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend" |
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| 16. | round -- make round; "round the edges" |
| synonyms: round out, round off |
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| 17. | round -- pronounce with rounded lips |
| synonyms: labialize, labialise |
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| 18. | attack -- attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
| synonyms: attack, assail, lash out, snipe, assault |
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| 19. | polish -- bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" |
| synonyms: polish, round off, polish up, brush up |
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| 20. | round off -- express as a round number; "round off the amount" |
| synonyms: round off, round down, round out |
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| 21. | round -- become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out" |
| synonyms: flesh out, fill out |
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| 22. | round, round -- to make round |
| synonyms: rounds, rounded, roundest, rounding |
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| - adjective |
| 23. | round -- having a circular shape |
| synonyms: circular |
| antonyms: square -- having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner" |
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| 24. | orotund -- (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels" |
| synonyms: orotund, rotund, pear-shaped |
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| 25. | round -- (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers" |
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| - adverb |
| 26. | round -- from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" |
| synonyms: around |
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