Definitions for circle-in

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circle-in cir·cle-in

Spelling: [sur-kuh l-in]

IPA: /ˈsɜr kəlˌɪn/

Circle-In is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 125 anagrams from letters in circle-in (-cceiilnr).

Definitions for circle-in

noun

1. iris-in.
2. a closed plane curve consisting of all points at a given distance from a point within it called the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 = r 2 .
3. the portion of a plane bounded by such a curve.
4. any circular or ringlike object, formation, or arrangement:
5. a ring, circlet, or crown.
6. the ring of a circus.
7. a section of seats in a theater:
8. the area within which something acts, exerts influence, etc.; realm; sphere:
9. a series ending where it began, especially when perpetually repeated; cycle:
10. Logic. an argument ostensibly proving a conclusion but actually assuming the conclusion or its equivalent as a premise; vicious circle.
11. a complete series forming a connected whole; cycle:
12. a number of persons bound by a common tie; coterie:
13. Government. an administrative division, especially of a province.
14. Geography. a parallel of latitude.
15. Astronomy. (formerly) the orbit of a heavenly body. meridian circle.
16. Surveying. a glass or metal disk mounted concentrically with the spindle of a theodolite or level and graduated so that the angle at which the alidade is set may be read.
17. a sphere or orb:
18. a ring of light in the sky; halo.

Idioms

1. circle the wagons, (in the early U.S. West) to form the wagons of a covered-wagon train into a circle for defensive purposes, as against Indian attack. Slang. to prepare for an all-out, unaided defensive fight:

verb (used with object)

1. to enclose in a circle; surround; encircle:
2. to move in a circle or circuit around; rotate or revolve around:
3. to change course so as to pass by or avoid collision with; bypass; evade:

verb (used without object)

1. to move in a circle or circuit:
2. Movies, Television. to iris (usually followed by in or out).

Origin of circle-in

before 1000; Latin circulus, equivalent to circ(us) (see circus) + -ulus -ule; replacing Middle English cercle Old French Latin, as above; r