Circular vs. Round

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  • Circular (adjective)

    Of or relating to a circle.

  • Circular (adjective)

    In the shape of, or moving in a circle.

  • Circular (adjective)

    Circuitous or roundabout.

  • 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”

  • Circular (adjective)

    Distributed to a large number of persons.

  • Circular (adjective)

    Perfect; complete.

  • Circular (adjective)

    Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence, mean; inferior.

  • Circular (noun)

    : a printed advertisement, directive, or notice intended for mass circulation.

  • Circular (noun)

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  • Circular (noun)

    A circular pattern.

  • Circular (noun)

    A circular route.

  • Circular (verb)

    To distribute circulars to or at.

  • Circular (verb)

    To extend in a circular direction.

  • Round (adjective)

    Shape.

  • Round (adjective)

    Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.

    “We sat at a round table to make conversation easier.”

  • 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.”

  • Round (adjective)

    Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.

    “Our child’s bed has round corners for safety.”

  • Round (adjective)

    Complete, whole, not lacking.

    “The baker sold us a round dozen.”

  • Round (adjective)

    Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.

    “One hundred is a nice round number.”

  • Round (adjective)

    Pronounced with the lips drawn together.

  • Round (adjective)

    Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.

    “a round answer;”

    “a round oath”

  • Round (adjective)

    Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.

  • Round (adjective)

    Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.

  • Round (adjective)

    Large in magnitude.

    “a round sum”

  • Round (adjective)

    Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.

    “flat”

  • Round (noun)

    A circular or spherical object or part of an object.

  • Round (noun)

    A circular or repetitious route.

    “hospital rounds”

    “The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon.”

  • 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.”

  • Round (noun)

    A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.

  • 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.”

  • Round (noun)

    A single individual portion or dose of medicine.

  • Round (noun)

    One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).

  • Round (noun)

    A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Round (noun)

    A stage in a competition.

    “qualifying rounds of the championship”

  • Round (noun)

    In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.

  • Round (noun)

    A stage or level of a game.

  • Round (noun)

    A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.

  • 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.”

  • Round (noun)

    The hindquarters of a bovine.

  • Round (noun)

    A rung, as of a ladder.

  • Round (noun)

    A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.

  • 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”

  • 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.

  • Round (noun)

    A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.

  • Round (noun)

    A circular dance.

  • Round (noun)

    Rotation, as in office; succession.

  • Round (noun)

    An assembly; a group; a circle.

    “a round of politicians”

  • Round (noun)

    A brewer’s vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.

  • Round (noun)

    A vessel filled, as for drinking.

  • Round (noun)

    A round-top.

  • Round (noun)

    A round of beef.

  • Round (noun)

    A whisper; whispering.

  • Round (noun)

    Discourse; song.

  • Round (preposition)

    alternative form of around

    “I look round the room quickly to make sure it’s neat.”

  • Round (adverb)

    alternative form of around

  • Round (verb)

    To shape something into a curve.

    “The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.”

  • Round (verb)

    To finish; to complete; to fill out.

    “She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.”

  • Round (verb)

    To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.

    “Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred.”

  • Round (verb)

    To turn past a boundary.

    “Helen watched him until he rounded the corner.”

  • 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.”

  • Round (verb)

    To advance to home plate.

    “And the runners round the bases on the double by Jones.”

  • Round (verb)

    To go round, pass, go past.

  • Round (verb)

    To encircle; to encompass.

    “surround”

  • Round (verb)

    To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.

  • Round (verb)

    To do ward rounds.

  • Round (verb)

    To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.

  • Round (verb)

    To go or turn round; to wheel about.

  • Round (verb)

    To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.

  • Round (verb)

    To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.

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