substantiv
the usual activities in your day"the doctor made his rounds"
substantiv
the activity of playing 18 holes of golf"a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
substantiv
(often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)"the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"
"the postman''s rounds"
"we enjoyed our round of the local bars"
"the postman''s rounds"
"we enjoyed our round of the local bars"
substantiv
any circular or rotating mechanism"the machine punched out metal circles"
substantiv
a charge of ammunition for a single shotsubstantiv
a crosspiece between the legs of a chairsubstantiv
an outburst of applause"there was a round of applause"
substantiv
a partsong in which voices follow each otherone voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time
"they enjoyed singing rounds"
substantiv
a cut of beef between the rump and the lower legsubstantiv
a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)"he ordered a second round"
substantiv
a regular route for a sentry or policeman"in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
substantiv
the course along which communications spread"the story is going the rounds in Washington"
substantiv
(sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensivesubstantiv
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs"the neverending cycle of the seasons"
verb
become round, plump, or shapely"The young woman is fleshing out"
verb
make round"round the edges"
verb
express as a round number"round off the amount"
verb
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state"polish your social manners"
verb
attack in speech or writing"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
verb
pronounce with rounded lipsverb
wind aroundmove along a circular course
"round the bend"
verb
be around"Developments surround the town"
"The river encircles the village"
"The river encircles the village"
adjectiv
(of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand"in round numbers"
adjectiv
(of sounds) full and rich"orotund tones"
"the rotund and reverberating phrase"
"pear-shaped vowels"
"the rotund and reverberating phrase"
"pear-shaped vowels"
adjectiv
having a circular shapeadverb
from beginning to endthroughout
"It rains all year round on Skye"
"frigid weather the year around"
"frigid weather the year around"
Antonime:
(adjectiv) square
Sinonime:
(adjectiv) circular
(substantiv) beat, bout, circle, cycle, rhythm, rung, stave, turn
(adverb) around
(adjectiv) orotund, rotund
(verb) assail, assault, attack, encircle, environ, labialize, polish, ring, snipe, surround