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Circular (adjective)
Of or relating to a circle.
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Circular (adjective)
In the shape of, or moving in a circle.
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Circular (adjective)
Circuitous or roundabout.
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Circular (adjective)
Referring back to itself, so as to prevent computation or comprehension; infinitely recursive.
“circular reasoning”
“Your dictionary defines “brave” as “courageous”, and “courageous” as “brave”. That’s a circular definition.”
“a circular formula in a spreadsheet”
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Circular (adjective)
Distributed to a large number of persons.
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Circular (adjective)
Perfect; complete.
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Circular (adjective)
Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior.
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Circular (noun)
: a printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass circulation.
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Circular (noun)
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Circular (noun)
A circular pattern.
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Circular (noun)
A circular route.
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Circular (verb)
To distribute circulars to or at.
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Circular (verb)
To extend in a circular direction.
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Round (adjective)
Shape.
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Round (adjective)
Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
“We sat at a round table to make conversation easier.”
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Round (adjective)
Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.
“The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat.”
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Round (adjective)
Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.
“Our child’s bed has round corners for safety.”
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Round (adjective)
Complete, whole, not lacking.
“The baker sold us a round dozen.”
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Round (adjective)
Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
“One hundred is a nice round number.”
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Round (adjective)
Pronounced with the lips drawn together.
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Round (adjective)
Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.
“a round answer;”
“a round oath”
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Round (adjective)
Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
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Round (adjective)
Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
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Round (adjective)
Large in magnitude.
“a round sum”
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Round (adjective)
Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.
“flat”
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Round (noun)
A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
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Round (noun)
A circular or repetitious route.
“hospital rounds”
“The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon.”
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Round (noun)
A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
“The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two.”
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Round (noun)
A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
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Round (noun)
A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
“They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes.”
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Round (noun)
A single individual portion or dose of medicine.
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Round (noun)
One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
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Round (noun)
A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.
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Round (noun)
A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.
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Round (noun)
One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.
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Round (noun)
A stage in a competition.
“qualifying rounds of the championship”
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Round (noun)
In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.
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Round (noun)
A stage or level of a game.
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Round (noun)
A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.
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Round (noun)
A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.
“All furniture in the nursery had rounds on the edges and in the crevices.”
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Round (noun)
The hindquarters of a bovine.
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Round (noun)
A rung, as of a ladder.
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Round (noun)
A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
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Round (noun)
A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.
“the round of the seasons;”
“a round of pleasures”
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Round (noun)
A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
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Round (noun)
A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
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Round (noun)
A circular dance.
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Round (noun)
Rotation, as in office; succession.
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Round (noun)
An assembly; a group; a circle.
“a round of politicians”
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Round (noun)
A brewer’s vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
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Round (noun)
A vessel filled, as for drinking.
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Round (noun)
A round-top.
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Round (noun)
A round of beef.
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Round (noun)
A whisper; whispering.
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Round (noun)
Discourse; song.
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Round (preposition)
alternative form of around
“I look round the room quickly to make sure it’s neat.”
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Round (adverb)
alternative form of around
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Round (verb)
To shape something into a curve.
“The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.”
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Round (verb)
To finish; to complete; to fill out.
“She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.”
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Round (verb)
To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
“Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred.”
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Round (verb)
To turn past a boundary.
“Helen watched him until he rounded the corner.”
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Round (verb)
To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).
“As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm.”
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Round (verb)
To advance to home plate.
“And the runners round the bases on the double by Jones.”
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Round (verb)
To go round, pass, go past.
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Round (verb)
To encircle; to encompass.
“surround”
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Round (verb)
To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
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Round (verb)
To do ward rounds.
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Round (verb)
To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.
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Round (verb)
To go or turn round; to wheel about.
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Round (verb)
To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
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Round (verb)
To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.