round adj
1 having a flat circular shape, as a disc or hoop
2 having the shape of a sphere or ball
4 involving or using circular motion
5 complete; entire
a round dozen
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 (of a sum of money) considerable; ample
8 fully depicted or developed, as a character in a book
9 full and plump
round cheeks
10 (of sound) full and sonorous
11 (of pace) brisk; lively
12 (of speech) candid; straightforward; unmodified
a round assertion
13 (of a vowel) pronounced with rounded lips n
14 a round shape or object
b (Theatre) with the audience all round the stage
16 a session, as of a negotiation
a round of talks
17 a series, cycle, or sequence
a giddy round of parties
18 ♦
the daily round the usual activities of one's day
19 a stage of a competition
he was eliminated in the first round
20 a series of calls, esp. in a set order
a doctor's rounds
21 a playing of all the holes on a golf course
22 a single turn of play by each player, as in a card game
23 one of a number of periods constituting a boxing, wrestling, or other match, each usually lasting three minutes
24 (Archery) a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance
25 a single discharge by a number of guns or a single gun
26 a bullet, blank cartridge, or other charge of ammunition
27 a number of drinks bought at one time for a group of people
28 a single slice of bread or toast or two slices making a single serving of sandwiches
29 a general outburst of applause, cheering, etc.
30 movement in a circle or around an axis
31 (Music) a part song in which the voices follow each other at equal intervals at the same pitch
32 a sequence of bells rung in order of treble to tenor
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33 a dance in which the dancers move in a circle
34 a cut of beef from the thigh between the rump and the shank
35 ♦
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 prep
36 surrounding, encircling, or enclosing
a band round her head
37 on all or most sides of
to look round one
38 on or outside the circumference or perimeter of
the stands round the racecourse
39 situated at various points in
a lot of shelves round the house
40 from place to place in
driving round Ireland
41 somewhere in or near
to stay round the house
42 making a circuit or partial circuit about
the ring road round the town
43 reached by making a partial circuit about something
the shop round the corner
44 revolving round a centre or axis
the earth's motion round its axis
45 so as to have a basis in
the story is built round a good plot
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46 on all or most sides
the garden is fenced all round
47 on or outside the circumference or perimeter
the racing track is two miles round
48 in all directions from a point of reference
he owns the land for ten miles round
49 to all members of a group
pass the food round
50 in rotation or revolution
the wheels turn round
51 by a circuitous route
the road to the farm goes round by the pond
52 to a specific place
she came round to see me
53 ♦
all year round throughout the year; in every month vb
54 to make or become round
56 to move or cause to move with circular motion
to round a bend
a to pronounce (a speech sound) with rounded lips
b to purse (the lips), (See also)
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round up (C13: from Old French ront, from Latin rotundus round, from rota a wheel)
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roundness n
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