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1. Having the shape or form of a circle
   - circular
    
2. (of sounds) full and rich
   "round tones";
   - orotund, rotund, pear-shaped
    
3. (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
   "in round numbers"

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

1. Wind around; move along a circular course
   "round the bend"
    
2. Make round
   "round the edges";
   - round out, round off
    
3. Pronounce with rounded lips
   - labialize, labialise [Brit]
    
4. Aggressively challenge in speech or writing
   "The editors of the left-leaning paper rounded the new House Speaker";
   - attack, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
    
5. Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
   "round your social manners";
   - polish, round off, polish up, brush up
    
6. Express as a round number
   "round off the amount"; "round down the amount";
   - round off, round down, round out
    
7. Become round, plump, or shapely
   "The young woman is rounding";
   - flesh out, fill out

1. From beginning to end; throughout
   "It rains all year round on Skye";
   - around

1. On all sides; so as to encircle
   - around
    
2. In the whole extent of; everywhere
   "climate change will be a problem round the world";
   - throughout, over, all over, all around, across, around

Derived forms: rounding, rounds, roundest, rounded, rounder

See also: apple-shaped, ball-shaped, barrel-shaped, bulblike, bulbous, bulb-shaped, capitate, coccoid, cumuliform, disclike, discoid, discoidal, disc-shaped, disklike, disk-shaped, full, global, globate, globe-shaped, globoid, globose, globular, goblet-shaped, inexact, moonlike, moon-round, nutlike, orbicular, pancake-like, pear-shaped, pinwheel-shaped, ringlike, rounded, roundish, spheric, spherical, wheel-like

Type of: alter, ammo, ammunition, applause, articulate, call, change, clapping, course, criticise [Brit], criticize, crosspiece, cut of beef, damn [informal], division, enounce, enunciate, form, gain, go, golf, golf game, habitude, hand clapping, helping, hone, interval, itinerary, knock [informal], locomote, modify, move, part, partsong, path, perfect, pick apart, portion, pronounce, put on, rotating mechanism, route, say, section, serving, shape, sound out, time interval, track, travel

Antonym: square

Part of: feeding chair, folding chair, highchair, period of play, play, playing period, rocker, rocking chair, side chair, straight chair

Encyclopedia: Round, John