round1 /rownd/ adjective- Having a curved outline or surface
- Approaching a circular, globular or cylindrical form
- In a course returning upon itself
- Enveloping
- With horizontal swing
- Plump
- Pronounced with lips contracted to a circle (phonetics)
- Smooth and full-sounding
- Sonorous
- Well finished off
- (of a sentence) periodic
- Approximate, without regarding minor denominations
- (of a number) without fractions
- Full
- Not inconsiderable in amount
- Plain-spoken
- Candid
- Honest
- Unsparing
- Without mincing
- (of pace) vigorous
- (of a strong statement, etc) unqualified
adverb- About
- On all sides
- Every way
- In a ring
- In a curve
- Along the circumference
- In rotation
- From one to another successively
- Indirectly
- Circuitously
- Towards the opposite quarter
- Roundly (Shakespeare)
- In the neighbourhood
preposition- About
- Around
- On every side of
- All over
- To every side of in succession
- Past, beyond
noun- A round thing or part
- A ring, circumference, circle or globe, esp the earth or the sky
- A ladder rung or similar rounded connecting part
- A whole slice of bread or toast
- A sandwich made with two complete slices of bread
- A cut of beef across the thigh bone
- A brewer's vessel for beer during fermentation
- A projecting corner turret (not necessarily round in shape)
- A carving in the round
- A coil
- A bend
- A circuit
- A course returning upon itself
- A dance in a ring, or its tune
- A canon sung in unison
- A sequence in which each bell in a set or peal is rung once
- A cycle or recurring series of events or doings
- A complete revolution or rotation
- An accustomed walk
- A prescribed circuit
- A patrol
- A series of calls made by a doctor, postman, etc
- A complete series of holes in golf
- Scope
- Routine
- A volley, eg of firearms or applause
- Ammunition of one shot
- A fixed number of arrows shot from a prescribed distance (archery)
- A successive or simultaneous action of each member of a company or player in a game
- A portion dealt around to each
- A set of drinks bought at one time for all the members of a group
- A subdivision of a bout, as in boxing
- A defined stage in a competition
- Roundness
- The condition of being visible from all sides, not merely in relief (sculpture)
transitive verb- To make round
- To surround
- To go round
- To turn round
- To finish off
- To give finish to
- To pronounce (a sound) with rounded lips
intransitive verb- To become round
- To go round
- To go the rounds
ORIGIN: OFr rund (Fr rond), from L rotundus, from rota a wheel roundˈed adjective - Made round or curved
- (of a sound) round
- Finished, complete, developed to perfection
roundˈedness noun roundˈer noun - A person or thing that rounds
- A thing that is round (see also roundure)
- A person who goes the round of anything
- A complete circuit in rounders
roundˈers singular noun A bat-and-ball game in which players run from station to station roundˈing noun (computing) The process of raising (up) or lowering (down) a number to an approximation which has fewer decimal places roundˈish adjective roundˈly adverb - In a round way
- So as to be round
- Frankly, bluntly
roundˈness noun roundˈabout adjective - Circuitous
- Indirect
- Cut evenly, without tails or train
- Plump
noun - A circular revolving platform with handles, seats, etc at playgrounds, etc
- A merry-go-round
- A place where traffic circulates in one direction
- A devious way
- A round earthwork
- A round dance
- A short jacket (US)
intransitive verb To go round and round roundaboutāˈtion or roundaboutilˈity noun (facetious). roundaboutˈedly or roundˈaboutly adverb roundˈaboutness noun round angle same as perigon roundˈarch or roundˈarched adjective Having semicircular arches roundˈ-arm adjective and adverb With nearly horizontal swing of the arm noun A throw made in this way roundˈ-backed adjective round dance noun - A dance in a ring
- A dance in which couples revolve about each other
roundˈ-down noun An instance of rounding down (see rounding above) roundˈ-eared adjective roundˈ-eyed adjective roundˈ-faced adjective round fish noun - Any fish other than a flat fish
- The carp
- An American whitefish
round game noun A game, esp a card game, in which each plays for his or her own hand roundˈhand noun A style of penmanship in which the letters are well-rounded and free Roundˈhead noun A supporter of Parliament during the English Civil War, a Puritan (from the close-cut hair) roundˈ-headed adjective - Puritanical
- Having a round head, top or end
- Brachycephalic
roundˈhouse noun - A lock-up (obsolete)
- A cabin on the after part of the quarterdeck (historical)
- An engine-house with a turntable (N American)
- (a boxing style using) a wild swinging punch (orig US)
- A circular domestic building dating from the Bronze or Iron Age (archaeology)
roundhouse kick noun (in martial arts) a kick delivered with a semicircular turn of the body rounding error noun (computing) An error in a computation caused by repeated rounding roundˈ-leaved adjective round mouth noun A cyclostome roundˈ-mouthed adjective roundˈ-nosed adjective Having a rounded nose or tip round robin or round Robin noun - A paper with signatures in a circle, so that no one may seem to be a ringleader
- Any letter, petition, etc signed by many people
- A circular letter sent to friends and family, esp with a Christmas card
- (in sports) a tournament in which each player plays every other player (also called American tournament)
roundˈ-shouldered adjective With shoulders bending forward from the back roundsˈman noun - A person who goes round esp one sent by a shopkeeper to take orders and deliver goods
- A policeman who acts as a supervisor (US)
- A reporter covering a specified area (Aust and NZ)
round table noun - A meeting or conference at which the participants meet on equal terms
- (with caps) an organization for men aged from 18 to 45, with social and charitable aims
roundˈ-table adjective Meeting on equal terms, like the inner circle of King Arthur's knights, who sat at a round table round-the-clockˈ adjective Lasting through the day and night, twenty-four-hour (also adverb, without hyphens) round top noun A mast-head platform round tower noun A tall tapering tower of circular section, of early Christian origin, common in Ireland round trip noun - A trip to a place and back again
- An instance of roundtripping (informal)
round-tripˈ adjective (esp N American) Return roundtrippˈing noun (informal) The financial practice of a company re-lending money at a rate higher than that at which they themselves have borrowed it roundˈ-up noun - A driving together or assembling, as of all the cattle on a ranch, a set of people wanted by the police, a collection of facts or information, etc
- An instance of rounding up (see rounding above)
round window noun (in vertebrates) the lower of the two membrane-covered openings between the middle ear and the inner ear roundˈ-winged adjective roundˈwood noun Small pieces of timber taken from near the tops of trees and used for furniture roundˈworm noun A threadworm or nematode, a member of the Nematoda, unsegmented animals with long rounded bodies, mostly parasitic bring round see under bring come round see under come get round to To have the time or inclination to do (something) after delay go or make the rounds - To go or be passed from place to place or person to person
- To circulate
- To patrol
in round numbers or figures - To the nearest convenient large number, ie ten, a hundred, a thousand, etc
- Roughly, approximately
in the round - Capable of being viewed from all sides, not merely in relief
- Taking everything into consideration
- With all features, etc fully displayed
round about - An emphatic form of round
- The other way about
- Approximately
round down To lower (a number) to the nearest convenient figure, usu ten, a hundred, etc round off To finish off neatly round on To turn on, attack verbally round out To fill out to roundness round the bend see under bend1 round the clock see round-the-clock above. round the twist see under twist round to To turn the head of a ship to the wind round up - To ride round and collect
- To gather in (wanted persons, facts, etc)
- To raise (a number) to the nearest convenient figure, usu ten, a hundred, etc
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