round
1. a charge of ammunition for a single shot (Freq. 6)
• Syn:
unit of ammunition, one shot
• Hypernyms:
ammunition, ammo
2. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs (Freq. 2)
- the never-ending cycle of the seasons
• Syn:
cycle, rhythm
• Derivationally related forms:
rhythmic (for: rhythm), cyclic (for: cycle), cycle (for: cycle)
• Hypernyms:
time interval, interval
• Part Meronyms:
phase, phase angle
3. a regular route for a sentry or policeman (Freq. 1)
- in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
• Syn:
beat
• Hypernyms:
path, route, itinerary
4. (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order) (Freq. 1)
- the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning
- the postman's rounds
- we enjoyed our round of the local bars
• Usage Domain:
plural, plural form
• Hypernyms:
call
5. the activity of playing 18 holes of golf (Freq. 1)
- a round of golf takes about 4 hours
• Syn:
round of golf
• Hypernyms:
golf, golf game
6. the usual activities in your day (Freq. 1)
- the doctor made his rounds
• Syn:
daily round
• Hypernyms:
habitude
7. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
• Syn:
turn, bout
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
part, section, division
• Hyponyms:
top, top of the inning, bottom, bottom of the inning
• Part Holonyms:
playing period, period of play, play
8. the course along which communications spread
- the story is going the rounds in Washington
• Hypernyms:
path, track, course
9. a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
- he ordered a second round
• Syn:
round of drinks
• Hypernyms:
helping, portion, serving
10. a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
• Hypernyms:
cut of beef
• Part Meronyms:
round steak
11. a partsong in which voices follow each other;
one 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
• Syn:
troll
• Derivationally related forms:
troll (for: troll)
• Hypernyms:
partsong
12. an outburst of applause
- there was a round of applause
• Hypernyms:
applause, hand clapping, clapping
13. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
• Syn:
rung, stave
• Derivationally related forms:
stave (for: stave)
• Hypernyms:
crosspiece
• Part Holonyms:
straight chair, side chair, rocking chair, rocker, highchair,
feeding chair, folding chair
14. any circular or rotating mechanism
- the machine punched out metal circles
• Syn:
circle
• Derivationally related forms:
circular (for: circle), circulate (for: circle)
• Hypernyms:
rotating mechanism
• Hyponyms:
disk, disc
1. wind around;
move along a circular course (Freq. 3)
- round the bend
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. make round (Freq. 1)
- round the edges
• Syn:
round out, round off
• Derivationally related forms:
rounder
• Hypernyms:
shape, form
• Hyponyms:
purse
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. become round, plump, or shapely
- The young woman is fleshing out
• Syn:
flesh out, fill out
• Hypernyms:
gain, put on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
- polish your social manners
• Syn:
polish, round off, polish up, brush up
• Derivationally related forms:
polish (for: polish)
• Hypernyms:
perfect, hone
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
5. attack in speech or writing
- The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
• Syn:
attack, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
• Derivationally related forms:
assaultive (for: assault), assaulter (for: assault), assailant (for: assail), attack (for: attack), attacker (for: attack)
• Hypernyms:
knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
• Hyponyms:
abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout, claw,
vitriol, rip, whang, bombard, barrage, blister,
scald, whip, rubbish
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP (for: snipe)
- Somebody ----s PP (for: lash out)
- Somebody ----s PP
6. pronounce with rounded lips
• Syn:
labialize, labialise
• Hypernyms:
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
7. express as a round number
- round off the amount
• Syn:
round off, round down, round out
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
1. having a circular shape (Freq. 12)
• Syn:
circular
• Ant:
square
• Similar to:
apple-shaped, ball-shaped, global, globose, globular,
orbicular, spheric, spherical, barrel-shaped, bulblike, bulbous,
bulb-shaped, capitate, coccoid, cumuliform, discoid, discoidal,
disklike, disclike, disk-shaped, disc-shaped, goblet-shaped, moonlike,
moon-round, nutlike, pancake-like, pear-shaped, pinwheel-shaped, ringlike,
roundish, wheel-like
• See Also:
rounded
• Derivationally related forms:
circularize (for: circular), circle (for: circular), circularity (for: circular), roundness
2. (of sounds) full and rich (Freq. 1)
- orotund tones
- the rotund and reverberating phrase
- pear-shaped vowels
• Syn:
orotund, rotund, pear-shaped
• Similar to:
full
• Derivationally related forms:
roundness
3. (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand (Freq. 1)
- in round numbers
• Similar to:
inexact
• Derivationally related forms:
roundness
• Topics:
mathematics, math, maths
from beginning to end;
throughout (Freq. 3)
- It rains all year round on Skye
- frigid weather the year around
• Syn:
around
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