Definitions for rounds

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Spelling: [round]

IPA: /raʊnd/

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

You can make 107 anagrams from letters in rounds (dnorsu).

Definitions for rounds

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 rounds

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 rounds

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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