roundpreposition, adverb
uk/raʊnd/us/raʊnd/mainly UK US usually aroundround preposition, adverb (AROUND)
A2 in a circular direction or position; around:
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- The discussion kept going round in circles.
- Christmas comes round so quickly!
- She wears a gold cross round her neck.
- It has always been my declared intention to sail round the world.
- I'll just turn the car round and go back the way we've come.
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Bending, twisting and curving
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- contort
- convoluted
- crook
- flexure
- fluted
- intertwine
- interweave
- matted
- meander
- meandering
- sinuous
- twiddly
- twine
- twisted
- twisty
- warp
- wring
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round preposition, adverb (IN ALL PARTS)
B1 in every part of a place, or in various parts of a place:
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- I walked round the town.
- I'll take you round the grounds.
- We went round the shops.
- There's a rumour going round the office to that effect.
- There's a stomach bug going round the school.
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Somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, or everywhere
- across
- all over somewhere idiom
- all over the place idiom
- anyplace
- anywhere
- every
- from pillar to post idiom
- from top to bottom idiom
- from top to toe idiom
- high
- hunt/search high and low idiom
- length
- nook
- place
- someplace
- somewhere
- the length and breadth of somewhere idiom
- throughout
- turn
- ubiquitous
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round preposition, adverb (SURROUNDING)
A2 on all or some sides of something:
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- They live in an idyllic country cottage, with roses round the door.
- As soon as he appeared, reporters crowded round.
- If we put the chairs a bit closer together , we should be able to get another one round the table.
- There was a black line round the edge of the page.
- The spectators had gathered round the green to watch the winning putt.
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Enclosing, surrounding and immersing
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- beset
- border
- box sb/sth in
- dunk
- fence sth in
- fence sth off
- flooding
- gather
- gift-wrap
- gift-wrapped
- steep
- surround
- swallow
- wall sth off
- wound 1
- wrap
- wrap (sb) up
- wrap sth around sb/sth
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round preposition, adverb (DIRECTION)
A2 in a particular direction:
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- There's a restaurant round the corner that serves cheap and cheerful food.
- Come round tonight and we'll watch a video.
- There are two entrances - one at the front and one round the back.
- He said he wouldn't pay up so I sent my brother round to put the frighteners on him.
- Who's the head honcho round here?
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Describing movement towards
- -ways
- at
- convergent
- earthward
- facing
- for
- forward
- forwards
- hither
- inwards
- on
- oncoming
- onward
- onwards
- thither
- unto
- up
- ward
- way
- wise
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Idiom(s)
roundadjective
uk/raʊnd/us/raʊnd/round adjective (CIRCULAR)
A2 shaped like a ball or circle, or curved:
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- The sculpture consists of two round sections connected by a series of wires.
- They had a large round table in the dining room.
- The bullet left a small round hole in the glass.
- Use the cutter to cut the pastry into round shapes.
- I'd like one of the round loaves, please.
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Geometry: properties of circles & curves
- arc
- arched
- belly
- circumference
- circumferential
- concave
- concentric
- convex
- curve
- curvy
- eccentric
- gauge
- geodesic
- globular
- helix
- incisura
- parabola
- rounded
- sinuous
- spiral
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round adjective (COMPLETE)
(of a number) whole or complete; given to the nearest 1, 10, 100, etc. and not as exact amounts:
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Terms for numbers
- additive inverse
- aliquot
- common denominator
- common factor
- common multiple
- cos
- exponent
- fivefold
- fold
- fortyfold
- fourfold
- GCF
- hundredfold
- odd
- recurring number
- remainder
- resultant
- sevenfold
- seventyfold
- weighting
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roundnoun [ C ]
uk/raʊnd/us/raʊnd/round noun [ C ] (GROUP)
C2 a number of things or group of events:
C2 drinks that you buy for a group of people:
UK a single slice of toast, or a sandwich
UK US route a set of regular visits that you make to a number of places or people, especially in order to take products as part of your job:
specialized music a song for several singers, who begin singing one after the other at various points in the song
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- Cooper was counted out in the final round.
- He crashed out of the French Open in the second round.
- We often play a round of golf at the weekend.
- Persuading Chris to buy a round of drinks is like getting blood out of a stone.
- She's through to the next round of interviews.
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Groups and collections of things
- agglomeration
- Aladdin's cave
- anthology
- assemblage
- bank
- basket
- empty set
- ensemble
- feast
- generation
- glory box
- grab bag
- package
- pool
- portfolio
- selection
- sheaf
- sheaves
- subgroup
- vintage
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round noun [ C ] (COMPETITION PART)
B2 a part of a competition:
one of the periods of time during a boxing or wrestling match when the competitors are fighting
a complete game in golf
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Parts & stages of competitions
- a game in hand idiom
- added time
- cup tie
- decider
- elimination
- extra time
- final
- full time
- game
- hand
- kick
- kick off
- lap
- penalty shootout
- playoff
- quarter
- the home straight
- timeout
- victory
- walkover
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round noun [ C ] (BULLET)
a bullet or other single piece of ammunition:
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Bullets & cartridges
- blank
- buckshot
- bullet
- cartridge
- dumdum bullet
- fusillade
- grapeshot
- pellet
- plastic bullet
- shot
- slug
- tracer
- volley
Idiom(s)
roundverb [ T ]
uk/raʊnd/us/raʊnd/to go around something:
to move around and past another player while keeping the ball:
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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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