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Round

/ˈɹaʊnd/

So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.

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📖 Definitions of "Round"

adverb

1
So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.
"High above, vultures circled around."
2
So as to surround or be near.
"Everybody please gather around."
3
Nearly; approximately; about.
"An adult elephant weighs around five tons."
4
From place to place.
"Look around and see what you find."

preposition

1
Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.
"I planted a row of lilies around the statue."
2
(of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding.
"There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information."
3
Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.
"She went around the track fifty times."
4
Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.
"The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on."

noun

1
A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
2
A circular or repetitious route.
"The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon."
3
A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
"The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two."
4
A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.

verb

1
To shape something into a curve.
"The carpenter rounded the edges of the table."
2
To become shaped into a curve.
3
(with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.
"She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class."
4
To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
"Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred."

🔄 Synonyms of "Round"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
ringnoun	(physical) A solid object in the shape of a circle.
assailverb	(transitive) To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).
assaultnoun	A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc.
fullnoun	Containing the maximum possible amount that can fit in the space available.
snipenoun	Any of various limicoline game birds of the genera Gallinago, Lymnocryptes and Coenocorypha in the family Scolopacidae, having a long, slender, nearly straight beak.
beatverb	A stroke; a blow.
rotund	Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
environnoun	To encircle or surround (someone or something).
circuitnoun	(electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
circlenoun	(geometry) A two-dimensional geometric figure, a line, consisting of the set of all those points in a plane that are equally distant from a given point (center).
turnverb	To make a non-linear physical movement.
attacknoun	An attempt to cause damage, injury to, or death of an opponent or enemy.
orotundnoun	Of a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, reading aloud, etc.
cyclenoun	A process that returns to its beginning and then repeats itself in the same sequence.
rhythmnoun	The variation of strong and weak elements (such as duration, accent) of sounds, notably in speech or music, over time; a beat or meter.
polishnoun	Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.
surroundverb	(transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
encircleverb	(transitive) To surround, form a circle around.
lash outverb	(figurative) To make a fierce verbal attack.
inexact	Imperfectly conforming; exceeding or falling short in some respect.
circularnoun	Of or relating to a circle.
globalnoun	Concerning all parts of the world.
orbicular	Circular or spherical in shape; round.
globose	(anatomy or botany) Having a globular form.
fill outverb	(transitive) To complete a form or questionnaire with requested information.

↔️ Antonyms of "Round"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
squarenoun	(geometry) A polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles; an equilateral rectangle; a regular quadrilateral.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Round"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
orbicular	Circular or spherical in shape; round.
rotund	Having a round, spherical or curved shape; circular; orbicular.
orbiculatenoun	spherical or circular; orbicular
discoidal	Having the flat, circular shape of a disc or a quoit
disklike	Resembling or characteristic of a disk.
discoidnoun	Shaped like a disc/disk.
ringlike	Like a ring; round or nearly so.
globularnoun	Roughly spherical in shape; globe-shaped.
globose	(anatomy or botany) Having a globular form.
circularnoun	Of or relating to a circle.
round outverb	(transitive) To make more complete by adding details.
round offverb	(mathematics, transitive, intransitive) To change (a number) to an approximation having fewer significant digits.
sphericnoun	Spherical.
spherical	(geometry) Shaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
environnoun	To encircle or surround (someone or something).
encircleverb	(transitive) To surround, form a circle around.
surroundverb	(transitive) To encircle something or simultaneously extend in all directions.
circuitnoun	(electricity) Enclosed path of an electric current, usually designed for a certain function.
one shotnoun	(film) A camera shot that focuses on a single subject.
moonlike	Resembling the Moon, or a moon