round.
Of shape:
Meaning & usage
Of shape: Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
We sat at a round table to make conversation easier.
Of shape: 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.
Of shape: Loosely or approximately circular.
Of shape: Plump.
He was tall and thin but his wife was short and round.
Complete, whole, not lacking.
The baker sold us a round dozen.
Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
One hundred is a nice round number.
Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.
Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing words.
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.
Vaulted.
Returning to its starting point.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund.
A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
A circular or repetitious route.
The prison guards have started their nightly rounds.
A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two.
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.
They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes.
A single individual portion or dose of medicine.
One slice of bread.
For breakfast I had two rounds of toast and a mug of tea.
One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
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.
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.
A stage, level, set of events in a game A stage in a competition.
A stage, level, set of events in a game In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.
A stage, level, set of events in a game A stage or level of a game.
A stage, level, set of events in a game The play after each deal.
A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.
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.
The hindquarters of a bovine; a round of beef.
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.
the round of the seasons a round of pleasures
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.
A vessel filled, as for drinking.
A round-top.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund.
To shape something into a curve.
The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.
To become shaped into a curve.
To finish; to complete; to fill out; see also round out.
She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.
To approximate (a number, especially a decimal number) by the closest whole number, or some other close number, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.; see also round down, round up.
The exact amount was $101.65, but we rounded it to $100.
95.9 rounds to 96.
To turn past a boundary.
Helen watched him until he rounded the corner.
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.
To advance to home plate.
And the runners round the bases on the double by Jones.
To go round, pass, go past.
To encircle; to encompass.
To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
To do ward rounds.
To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.
To go or turn round; to wheel about.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund.
To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English rounen, from Old English rūnian (“to whisper, talk low, talk secrets, consipre, talk secretly”), from Proto-Germanic *rūnōną (“to talk secrets, whisper, decide”), *raunijaną (“to investigate, examine, prove”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)rewə-, *(e)rwō- (“to trace, find out, look out”). Cognate with Scots roun (“to converse with in whispers, speak privately”), Middle Low German rūnen (“to whisper”), Middle Dutch ruinen (“to whisper”), German raunen (“to whisper, murmur”), Old English rūn (“whisper, secret, mystery”), Swedish röna (“to meet with, experience”). More at rune.
A whisper; whispering.
Discourse; song.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English rounen, from Old English rūnian (“to whisper, talk low, talk secrets, consipre, talk secretly”), from Proto-Germanic *rūnōną (“to talk secrets, whisper, decide”), *raunijaną (“to investigate, examine, prove”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)rewə-, *(e)rwō- (“to trace, find out, look out”). Cognate with Scots roun (“to converse with in whispers, speak privately”), Middle Low German rūnen (“to whisper”), Middle Dutch ruinen (“to whisper”), German raunen (“to whisper, murmur”), Old English rūn (“whisper, secret, mystery”), Swedish röna (“to meet with, experience”). More at rune.
Alternative form of around.
I look round the room quickly to make sure it's neat.
Alternative form of around.
The farmer fed his cow hay all the year round.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund.
Alternative form of around.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English round, rounde, from Old Northern French roünt, rund, Old French ront, runt, reont ( > French rond), from both Late Latin retundus and the original Latin rotundus. The noun developed partly from the adjective and partly from the corresponding French noun rond. Doublet of rotund.
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