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round
 
Adjective round has 3 senses
  1. round, circular - having a circular shape
    Antonyms: square, quadrate, right-angled, squared, squarish
  2. orotund, rotund, round, pear-shaped - (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
    Antonym: thin (indirect, via full)
  3. round - (of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers"
    Antonym:     exact (indirect, via inexact)
Adverbial round has 1 sense
  1. round, around - from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
Noun round has 14 senses
  1. round, unit of ammunition, one shot - a charge of ammunition for a single shot
    --1 is a kind of ammunition, ammo
  2. cycle, rhythm, round - an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons"
    --2 is a kind of time interval, interval
    --2 has parts: phase, phase angle
  3. beat, round - a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
    --3 is a kind of path, route, itinerary
  4. round - (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars"
    --4 is a kind of     call
  5. round of golf, round - the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
    --5 is a kind of golf, golf game
  6. round, daily round - the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"
    --6 is a kind of habitude
  7. turn, bout, round - (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
    --7 is a kind of playing period, period of play, play
    --7 has particulars: top, top of the inning; bottom, bottom of the inning
  8. round - the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington"
    --8 is a kind of     path, track, course
  9. round, round of drinks - a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round"
    --9 is a kind of helping, portion, serving
  10. round - a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
    --10 is a kind of     cut of beef
    --10 has part: round steak
  11. round, troll - a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds"
    --11 is a kind of partsong
  12. round - an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"
    --12 is a kind of     applause, hand clapping, clapping
  13. rung, round, stave - a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
    --13 is a kind of crosspiece
    --13 is a part of
     straight chair, side chair; rocking chair, rocker; highchair, feeding chair; folding chair
  14. circle, round - any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"
    --14 is a kind of rotating mechanism
    --14 has particulars: disk, disc
    Derived form: verb round1
Verb round has 8 senses
  1. round - wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend"
    --1 is one way to     travel, go, move, locomote
    Derived form: noun round14
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  2. round, round out, round off - make round; "round the edges"
    --2 is one way to shape, form
    Derived form: noun rounder2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  3. surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring - be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
    --3 is one way to hold, bear, carry, contain
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  4. round, labialize, labialise - pronounce with rounded lips
    --4 is one way to pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  5. attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
    --5 is one way to knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
    => Somebody ----s PP
  6. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up - bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
    --6 is one way to perfect, hone
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  7. round off, round down, round out, round - express as a round number; "round off the amount"
    --7 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  8. round, flesh out, fill out - become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"
    --8 is one way to gain, put on
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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