round

  • (r) from beginning to end; throughout
    • It rains all year round on Skye
    • frigid weather the year around
    around,
  • (a) having a circular shape circular,
  • (s) (of sounds) full and rich
    • orotund tones
    • the rotund and reverberating phrase
    • pear-shaped vowels
    orotund, pear-shaped, rotund,
  • (s) (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
    • in round numbers

Nouns

  • (n) a charge of ammunition for a single shot one shot, unit of ammunition,
  • (n) an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
    • the never-ending cycle of the seasons
    cycle, rhythm,
  • (n) a regular route for a sentry or policeman
    • in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
    beat,
  • (n) (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
  • (n) the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
    • a round of golf takes about 4 hours
    round of golf,
  • (n) the usual activities in your day
    • the doctor made his rounds
    daily round,
  • (n) (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive bout, turn,
  • (n) the course along which communications spread
    • the story is going the rounds in Washington
  • (n) a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
    • he ordered a second round
    round of drinks,
  • (n) a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
  • (n) 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
    troll,
  • (n) an outburst of applause
    • there was a round of applause
  • (n) a crosspiece between the legs of a chair rung, stave,
  • (n) any circular or rotating mechanism
    • the machine punched out metal circles
    circle,

Verbs

Synonyms

one shot unit of ammunition around circular orotund pear-shaped rotund round off round out cycle rhythm beat labialise labialize lash out attack assail assault snipe polish up brush up polish round of golf round down daily round flesh out fill out bout turn round of drinks troll rung stave circle

Antonyms

square

See also

rounded

Words of close approximity

roue Rous rout roux
rouge rough rouse route
roundabout roundabout way round angle round arch round-arm round-backed round bone round-bottom round-bottomed round-bottom flask round clam round dance round dancing round down rounded roundedness roundel roundelay rounder rounders round-eyed round-faced round file round-fruited round hand Roundhead roundheaded round-headed leek roundhouse rounding rounding error roundish round kumquat round-leaved rein orchid round ligament of the uterus roundly roundness round of drinks round off round of golf round out round robin round scad round shape round shot round-shouldered roundsman round-spored gyromitra round steak roundtable Round Table round-table conference round-tailed muskrat round the bend round the clock round-the-clock round-the-clock patrol round top round trip round-trip light time round-trip ticket roundup round up round whitefish round window roundworm