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Meaning
Adj
●
In Geometry:
Of shape:
Circular or
cylindrical
; having a
circular
cross-section
in one
direction.
Spherical;
shaped
like a
ball
; having a
circular
cross-section
in more than one direction.
Lacking
sharp
angles
; having
gentle
curves.
●
In Cuts of meat & Geometry:
Of shape:
Plump.
●
Complete, whole, not lacking.
●
Convenient for
rounding
other
numbers
to;
for example
,
ending in
a zero.
●
In Phonetics:
Pronounced with the
lips
drawn
together; rounded.
●
Outspoken;
plain
and
direct
;
unreserved
; not mincing.
●
Finished;
polished
; not
defective
or
abrupt
; said of
authors
or their
writing
style.
●
Consistent;
fair
; just;
applied
to conduct.
●
Large in magnitude.
●
Well-written and well-characterized;
complex
and
reminiscent
of a
real
person.
●
In Architecture:
Vaulted.
Noun
●
A
circular
or
spherical
object
or part of an
object
.
●
A
circular
or
repetitious
route.
●
A general
outburst
from a group of people at an event.
●
A
song
that is
sung
by
groups
of people with each
subset
of people
starting
at a different time.
●
A
serving
of something; a
portion
of
something to
each person in a group.
●
A
single
individual
portion
or
dose
of medicine.
●
One
sandwich
(two
full
slices
of
bread
with filling).
●
In Art:
A long-bristled, circular-headed
paintbrush
used in
oil
and
acrylic
painting.
●
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
.
●
In Sports:
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.
●
In Sports:
A
stage
, level, set of
events
in a game
A
stage
in a competition.
In some
sports
, e.g.
golf
or
showjumping
: one
complete
way around the course.
●
In Video games:
A
stage
, level, set of
events
in a game
A
stage
or level of a game.
●
In Card games:
A
stage
, level, set of
events
in a game
The
play
after each deal.
●
In Engineering:
A
rounded
relief
or
cut
at an
edge
, especially an
outside edge
,
added
for a
finished
appearance
and to
soften
sharp
edge
s.
●
A
strip
of
material
with a
circular
face
that
covers
an
edge
,
gap
, or
crevice
for
decorative
,
sanitary
, or security purposes.
●
The
hindquarters
of a bovine.
●
A
rung
,
as of
a ladder.
●
A
crosspiece
that
joins
and
braces
the
legs
of a chair.
●
A
series
of changes or
events
ending
where it
began
; a
series
of like
events
recurring
in
continuance
; a
cycle
; a
periodical
revolution.
●
A
course of action
or
conduct
performed
by
a number of
persons
in turn
, or
one after another
,
as if
seated
in a circle.
●
A
series
of
duties
or
tasks
which must be
performed
in turn
, and then repeated.
●
A
circular
dance.
●
Rotation, as
in office
; succession.
●
A general
discharge
of
firearms
by a body of
troops
in which each
soldier
fires
once.
●
An
assembly
; a group; a circle.
●
A brewer's
vessel
in which the
fermentation
is
concluded
, the
yeast
escaping
through the bunghole.
●
In Drinking:
A
vessel
filled
,
as for
drinking.
●
In Nautical:
A round-top.
●
A round of beef.
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
A
whisper
;
whisper
ing.
●
In Northern England English, Scottish English & Drinking:
Discourse; song.
Prep
●
In Cuts of meat:
Alternative form of around
Postp
●
Alternative form of around
Adv
●
Alternative form of around
Verb
●
In Geometry:
To
shape
something into a curve.
●
To become
shaped
into a curve.
●
In Drinking:
To
finish
; to
complete
; to
fill
out.
●
To
approximate
a number, especially a
decimal number
by the
closest
whole number.
●
To
turn
past
a boundary.
●
To
turn
and
attack
someone
or something
(used with on).
●
In Baseball:
To
advance
to home plate.
●
To
go round
,
pass
, go past.
●
To
encircle
; to encompass.
●
To
grow
round or
full
; hence, to
attain
to
fullness
,
completeness
, or perfection.
●
In Medicine:
To do
ward
rounds.
●
To
go round
, as a
guard
; to make the rounds.
●
To go or
turn round
; to
wheel
about.
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
To
speak
in a low
tone
;
whisper
;
speak
secretly
; take counsel.
●
In Northern England English & Scottish English:
To
address
or
speak to
in a
whisper
,
utter
in a
whisper
.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
round
English
ront
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
roun
Middle English (1100-1500)
run
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
rounen
Middle English (1100-1500)
runian
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Circular
Cylindrical
Discoid
Spherical
Rounded
Plump
Rotund
Complete
Entire
Whole
Around
Ron
Canon
Rump
Routine
Surround
Buxom
Even
Roe
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Top
Pass
Close
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Match
Winner
Show
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Finals
Shoot
Slot
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Circular
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Shake
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Toss
Out
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Rhymes
Pound
Round
Hound
Found
Wound
Mound
Sound
Gound
Bound
Ground
Blound
Gowned
Around
Stound
Abound
Nouned
Unwound
Astound
Browned
Unsound
Frowned
Rewound
Expound
Redound
Crowned
Aground
Remound
Impound
Drowned
Confound
Compound
Profound
Reground
Renowned
Surround
Baffound
Uncrowned
Overwound
Unconfound
Underground
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