circle
Nouns
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(n) ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
- he calculated the circumference of the circle
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(n) an unofficial association of people or groups
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
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(n) something approximating the shape of a circle
- the chairs were arranged in a circle
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(n) movement once around a course
- he drove an extra lap just for insurance
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(n) a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
- the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
- (n) street names for flunitrazepan forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roofy, rophy, rope, roach,
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(n) a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra
- they had excellent seats in the dress circle
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(n) any circular or rotating mechanism
- the machine punched out metal circles
Verbs
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(v) travel around something
- circle the globe
- (v) move in circles circulate,
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(v) form a circle around
- encircle the errors