Definitions for round

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IPA: /raʊnd/

Round is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 53 anagrams from letters in round (dnoru).

Definitions for round

noun

1. any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
2. a circular, ring-shaped, curved, or spherical object; a rounded form.
3. something circular in cross section, as a rung of a ladder or chair.
4. Sometimes, rounds. a completed course of time, series of events or operations, etc., ending at a point corresponding to that at the beginning:
5. any complete course, series, or succession:
6. Often, rounds. a going around from place to place, as in a habitual or definite circuit:
7. a completed course or spell of activity, commonly one of a series, in some play or sport:
8. a recurring period of time, succession of events, duties, etc.:
9. an entire range:
10. a single outburst, as of applause or cheers.
11. a single discharge of shot by each of a number of guns, rifles, etc.
12. a single discharge by one firearm.
13. a charge of ammunition for a single shot.
14. a single serving, especially of drink, made more or less simultaneously to everyone present, as at table or at a bar:
15. round dance.
16. movement in a circle or around an axis.
17. Cookery. Also, round of beef. the portion of the thigh of beef below the rump and above the leg. Informal. round steak.
18. a slice, as of bread.
19. Archery. a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance from the target in accordance with the rules.
20. one of a series of three-minute periods making up a boxing match:
21. Music. a short, rhythmical canon at the unison, in which the several voices enter at equally spaced intervals of time. rounds, the order followed in ringing a peal of bells in diatonic sequence from the highest to the lowest.
22. Golf. a playing of the complete course.
23. Cards. a division of play in a game, consisting of a turn each for every player to bid, bet, play a card, deal the cards, or be dealt cards.

Idioms

1. in the round, (of a theater) having a stage completely surrounded by seats for the audience. in the style of theater-in-the-round: in complete detail; from all aspects: (of sculpture) not attached to a supporting background; freestanding.
2. make the rounds, to go from one place to another, as in making deliveries, paying social visits, or seeking employment. Also, go the rounds. to be reported or told; circulate:

adverb

1. throughout or from the beginning to the end of a recurring period of time:
2. Also, 'round. around:

adjective

1. having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
2. ring-shaped, as a hoop.
3. curved like part of a circle, as an outline.
4. having a circular cross section, as a cylinder; cylindrical.
5. spherical or globular, as a ball.
6. shaped more or less like a part of a sphere; hemispherical.
7. free from angularity; consisting of full, curved lines or shapes, as handwriting or parts of the body.
8. executed with or involving circular motion.
9. full, complete, or entire:
10. noting, formed, or expressed by an integer or whole number with no fraction.
11. expressed, given, or exact to the nearest multiple or power of ten; in tens, hundreds, thousands, or the like:
12. roughly correct; approximate:
13. considerable in amount; ample:
14. brought to completeness or perfection.
15. full and sonorous, as sound.
16. vigorous or brisk:
17. straightforward, plain, or candid; outspoken:
18. positive or unqualified:

preposition

1. throughout (a period of time):
2. around:

Verb phrases

1. round off, to complete or perfect; finish. to express as a round number, usually to the nearest multiple of 10.
2. round out, to complete or perfect: to fill out; become rounder:
3. round to, Nautical. to turn a sailing vessel in the direction from which the wind is blowing.
4. round up, to drive or bring (cattle, sheep, etc.) together. to assemble; gather:

verb (used with object)

1. to make round.
2. to free from angularity; fill out symmetrically; make plump.
3. to bring to completeness or perfection; finish.
4. Jewelry. to form (a gem) roughly (sometimes followed by up); girdle.
5. to end (a sentence, paragraph, etc.) with something specified:
6. to encircle or surround.
7. to make a complete circuit of; pass completely around.
8. to make a turn or partial circuit around or to the other side of:
9. to cause to move in a circle; turn around.
10. Phonetics. to make the opening at (the lips) relatively round or pursed during an utterance. to pronounce (a speech sound, especially a vowel) with rounded lips; labialize. to contract (the lips) laterally. Compare spread (def 14b), unround.
11. Mathematics. to replace by the nearest multiple of 10, with 5 being increased to the next highest multiple: 15,837 can be rounded to 15,840; then to 15,800; then to 16,000.

verb (used without object)

1. to become round.
2. to become free from angularity; become plump.
3. to develop to completeness or perfection.
4. to take a circular course; make a circuit, as a guard.
5. to make a turn or partial circuit around something.
6. to turn around as on an axis:
7. to reduce successively the number of digits to the right of the decimal point of a mixed number by dropping the final digit and adding 1 to the next preceding digit if the dropped digit was 5 or greater, or leaving the preceding digit unchanged if the dropped digit was 4 or less.

verb (used with or without object)

1. to whisper.

Origin of round

1250-1300; (adj.) Middle English rond, round Old French, stem of ront, earlier reont Latin rotundus round, circular (see rotund); (noun) Middle English, partly deri

Examples for round

Divide the dough in half and very gently pat each half into a round 1-inch-thick disk.

round this a piece of leather is stretched and dressed with emery.

This afternoon went with Jemmy to the summit of Yeadie, and took a round of angles.

She stormed off next door, where the business owner tried to chase Wislon off before the bandit squeezed off a round.

But others say a still-unidentified man likely fired the round that caused a lethal head wound.

After a bunch of tough talk, this round of the hacker-on-hacker fight nevered materialized.

There were about twenty round us; they appeared very frightened.

Depending on the producer, Champagne can also be highly cloyingly sweet, buttery, or round, or mineral.

So the old man and the young man made the round of the Bines properties.

This afternoon I took a round of angles and bearings from a pile of stones on the hill.