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1. 1) adjective, having a flat circular shape, as a disc or hoop
2. 2) adjective, having the shape of a sphere or ball
3. 3) adjective, curved; not angular
4. 4) adjective, involving or using circular motion
5. 5) adjective, complete; entire: a round dozen
6. 6) adjective, maths a) forming or expressed by an integer or whole number, with no fraction b) expressed to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand: in round figures
7. 7) adjective, (of a sum of money) considerable; ample
8. 8) adjective, fully depicted or developed, as a character in a book
9. 9) adjective, full and plump: round cheeks
10. 10) adjective, (of sound) full and sonorous
11. 11) adjective, (of pace) brisk; lively
12. 12) adjective, (of speech) candid; straightforward; unmodified: a round assertion
13. 13) adjective, (of a vowel) pronounced with rounded lips
14. 14) noun, a round shape or object
15. 15) noun, in the round a) in full detail b) theatre with the audience all round the stage
16. 16) noun, a session, as of a negotiation: a round of talks
17. 17) noun, a series, cycle, or sequence: a giddy round of parties
18. 18) noun, the daily round the usual activities of one's day
19. 19) noun, a stage of a competition: he was eliminated in the first round
20. 20) noun, a series of calls, esp in a set order: a doctor's rounds; a milkman's round
21. 21) noun, a playing of all the holes on a golf course
22. 22) noun, a single turn of play by each player, as in a card game
23. 23) noun, one of a number of periods constituting a boxing, wrestling, or other match, each usually lasting three minutes
24. 24) noun, archery a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance
25. 25) noun, a single discharge by a number of guns or a single gun
26. 26) noun, a bullet, blank cartridge, or other charge of ammunition
27. 27) noun, a number of drinks bought at one time for a group of people
28. 28) noun, a single slice of bread or toast or two slices making a single serving of sandwiches
29. 29) noun, a general outburst of applause, cheering, etc
30. 30) noun, movement in a circle or around an axis
31. 31) noun, music a part song in which the voices follow each other at equal intervals at the same pitch
32. 32) noun, a sequence of bells rung in order of treble to tenor. Compare change
33. 33) noun, a dance in which the dancers move in a circle
34. 34) noun, a cut of beef from the thigh between the rump and the shank
35. 35) noun, go or make the rounds a) to go from place to place, as in making deliveries or social calls b) (of information, rumour, etc) to be passed around, so as to be generally known
36. 36) preposition, surrounding, encircling, or enclosing: a band round her head
37. 37) preposition, on all or most sides of: to look round one
38. 38) preposition, on or outside the circumference or perimeter of: the stands round the racecourse
39. 39) preposition, situated at various points in: a lot of shelves round the house
40. 40) preposition, from place to place in: driving round Ireland
41. 41) preposition, somewhere in or near: to stay round the house
42. 42) preposition, making a circuit or partial circuit about: the ring road round the town
43. 43) preposition, reached by making a partial circuit about something: the shop round the corner
44. 44) preposition, revolving round a centre or axis: the earth's motion round its axis
45. 45) preposition, so as to have a basis in: the story is built round a good plot
46. 46) adverb, on all or most sides: the garden is fenced all round; the crowd gathered round
47. 47) adverb, on or outside the circumference or perimeter: the racing track is two miles round
48. 48) adverb, in all directions from a point of reference: he owns the land for ten miles round
49. 49) adverb, to all members of a group: pass the food round
50. 50) adverb, in rotation or revolution: the wheels turn round
51. 51) adverb, by a circuitous route: the road to the farm goes round by the pond
52. 52) adverb, to a specific place: she came round to see me
53. 53) adverb, all year round throughout the year; in every month
54. 54) verb, to make or become round
55. 55) verb, to encircle; surround
56. 56) verb, to move or cause to move with circular motion: to round a bend
57. 57) verb, a) to pronounce (a speech sound) with rounded lips b) to purse (the lips) â–· See also round down â–· See also, round off â–· See also, round on â–· See also, round out â–· See also, round up

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008
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