circlenoun
uk/ˈsɜː.kəl/us/ˈsɝː.kəl/circle noun (SHAPE)
A2 [ C ] a continuous curved line, the points of which are always the same distance away from a fixed central point, or the area inside such a line:
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- The teacher asked us to form a circle and join hands.
- She drew a geometric design of overlapping circles.
- Aim at the yellow circle in the centre of the board.
- Draw a circle 30 centimetres in circumference.
- Start by tracing around the base of a mug or small plate with a pencil to get a circle.
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Geometrical shapes
- -cornered
- -dimensional
- circular
- cuboid
- cylinder
- cylindrical
- dome
- hexagon
- incongruent
- isometric
- lozenge
- octagon
- oval
- ovoid
- parallelogram
- polygon
- quadrilateral
- rhombus
- spherical
- triangle
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circle noun (GROUP)
B2 [ C ] a group of people with family, work, or social connections:
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- They're content to socialize with a very small circle of people.
- Dr Simpson was a member of the inner circle of government officials.
- She moves among a very small circle of people.
- I'm not keen on the circles he's mixing with.
- He has a wide circle of friends.
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Groups of people
- alliance
- an
- assemblage
- band
- bee
- corps
- crop
- galaxy
- gang
- ginger group
- group
- grouping
- quarter
- think tank
- threesome
- throng
- tribe
- trio
- triumvirate
- wing
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circle noun (UPPER FLOOR)
an upper floor in a theatre or cinema where people sit to watch the performance:
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Theatre auditorium & front-of-house
- aisle
- auditorium
- balcony
- booking office
- box
- box office
- dress circle
- foyer
- front
- front-of-house
- full house
- god
- house
- house lights
- mezzanine
- mosh pit
- orchestra
- out front idiom
- pit
- stall
Idiom(s)
circleverb
uk/ˈsɜː.kəl/us/ˈsɝː.kəl/C2 [ I or T ] to move in a circle, often around something:
B1 [ T ] to draw a circle around something:
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Revolving, rotating and spinning
- centrifugal
- Foucault pendulum
- go round
- gyrate
- in rotation idiom
- rev
- rotate
- rotation
- round and round idiom
- rpm
- sidespin
- span
- spin
- spin (sb) around
- swim
- swing
- tailspin
- twiddle
- twirly
- wheel round
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