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Round   /raʊnd/   Listen
Round

adverb
1.
From beginning to end; throughout.  Synonym: around.  "Frigid weather the year around"
noun
1.
A charge of ammunition for a single shot.  Synonyms: one shot, unit of ammunition.
2.
An interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs.  Synonyms: cycle, rhythm.
3.
A regular route for a sentry or policeman.  Synonym: beat.
4.
(often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order).  "The postman's rounds" , "We enjoyed our round of the local bars"
5.
The activity of playing 18 holes of golf.  Synonym: round of golf.
6.
The usual activities in your day.  Synonym: daily round.
7.
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive.  Synonyms: bout, turn.
8.
The course along which communications spread.
9.
A serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic).  Synonym: 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.  Synonym: troll.
12.
An outburst of applause.
13.
A crosspiece between the legs of a chair.  Synonyms: rung, stave.
14.
Any circular or rotating mechanism.  Synonym: circle.
adjective
1.
Having a circular shape.  Synonym: circular.
2.
(of sounds) full and rich.  Synonyms: orotund, pear-shaped, rotund.  "The rotund and reverberating phrase" , "Pear-shaped vowels"
3.
(mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand.
verb
(past & past part. rounded; pres. part. rounding)
1.
Wind around; move along a circular course.
2.
Make round.  Synonyms: round off, round out.
3.
Pronounce with rounded lips.  Synonyms: labialise, labialize.
4.
Attack in speech or writing.  Synonyms: assail, assault, attack, lash out, snipe.
5.
Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state.  Synonyms: brush up, polish, polish up, round off.
6.
Express as a round number.  Synonyms: round down, round off, round out.
7.
Become round, plump, or shapely.  Synonyms: fill out, flesh out.



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"Round" Quotes from Famous Books



... a foul wind for him in getting from Torres Straits to Batavia, and his provisions were running short. Besides this, there was the grave doubt whether Australia and New Guinea were really separated. If this turned out to be false, there was a long round to make, back to the eastern extremity of the latter, and the voyage to Batavia would have been infinitely extended. Considering these circumstances, Cook's exploration of the coast was wonderful, and the charts attached to this book attest the skill and unwearied ...
— Captain Cook's Journal During the First Voyage Round the World • James Cook
... jetty—an old-fashioned, weird place, where the green water rushes swiftly and washes round the green wood, where there is always a beautiful sound of the rising and falling of the sea; where you may sit on one of the old-fashioned seats, seeing nothing but water and sky around you, until you can fancy yourself out in the wide ocean; until you ...
— The Tragedy of the Chain Pier - Everyday Life Library No. 3 • Charlotte M. Braeme
... round by a score of 75 against 76 for Kirkaldy, and honours were even on holes. It was a match to make one's blood tingle; a clean, honest contest between two clear-headed ...
— John Henry Smith - A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life • Frederick Upham Adams
... know just what the teaching is and leave it to the test of time. I do not greatly object to having it described as "new." The fundamental principle of the New Theology is as old as religion, but I am quite willing to admit that in its all-round application to the conditions of modern life it is new. I do not see why a man should be ashamed of confessing that he does his own thinking instead of letting other ...
— The New Theology • R. J. Campbell
... upon the threshold. It was all so familiar to her!—everything as she had known it before! Over the mantelpiece hung the picture of the scornful Spanish lady; a heavy bookcase stood in one corner; comfortable chairs and couches were scattered round the room; beautiful landscapes against the wall seemed like windows cut into foreign scenery. There was an air of ease in the room, an old-fashioned sort of ease, such as the ...
— Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 4, February, 1858 • Various


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