round
1. round, unit of ammunition, one shot -- (a charge of ammunition for a single shot)
2. cycle, rhythm, round -- (an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons")
3. beat, round -- (a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name")
4. round -- ((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. round of golf, round -- (the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours")
6. round, daily round -- (the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds")
7. turn, bout, round -- ((sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive)
8. round -- (the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington")
9. round, round of drinks -- (a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round")
10. round -- (a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg)
11. round, troll -- (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")
12. round -- (an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause")
13. rung, round, stave -- (a crosspiece between the legs of a chair)
14. circle, round -- (any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles")
1. round -- (wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend")
2. round, round out, round off -- (make round; "round the edges")
3. round, labialize, labialise -- (pronounce with rounded lips)
4. attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault -- (attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker")
5. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up -- (bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners")
6. round off, round down, round out, round -- (express as a round number; "round off the amount")
7. round, flesh out, fill out -- (become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out")
1. round, circular -- (having a circular shape)
2. orotund, rotund, round, pear-shaped -- ((of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels")
3. round -- ((mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers")
The adv round has 1 sense
1. round, around -- (from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around")
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