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round
I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French rund, reund, from Latin rotundus — more at rotund Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center (2) cylindrical <
a round peg
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b. approximately round <
a round face
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2. well filled out ; plump, shapely 3. a. complete, full <
a round dozen
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<
a round ton
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b. approximately correct; especially exact only to a specific decimal or place <
use the round number 1400 for the exact figure 1411
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c. substantial in amount ; ample <
a good round price — T. B. Costain
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4. direct in utterance ; outspoken <
a round denunciation
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5. moving in or forming a circle 6. a. brought to completion or perfection ; finished b. presented with lifelike fullness or vividness 7. delivered with a swing of the arm <
a round blow
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8. a. having full or unimpeded resonance or tone ; sonorous b. pronounced with rounded lips ; labialized 9. of or relating to handwriting predominantly curved rather than angular • roundness noun II. adverb Date: 14th century around III. noun Date: 14th century 1. a. something (as a circle, globe, or ring) that is round b. (1) a knot of people (2) a circle of things 2. round dance 1 3. a musical canon in which each part begins on the same note and is continuously repeated 4. a. a rung of a ladder or a chair b. a rounded molding 5. a. a circling or circuitous path or course b. motion in a circle or a curving path 6. a. a route or circuit habitually covered (as by a security guard or police officer) b. a series of similar or customary calls or stops <
making the rounds of his friends — Current Biography
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; especially a series of regularly scheduled professional calls on hospital patients made by a doctor or nurse — usually used in plural 7. a drink of liquor apiece served at one time to each person in a group <
I'll buy the next round
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8. a sequence of recurring routine or repetitive actions or events <
went about my round of chores
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<
the newest round of talks
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9. a period of time that recurs in a fixed pattern <
the daily round
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10. a. one shot fired by a weapon or by each man in a military unit b. a unit of ammunition consisting of the parts necessary to fire one shot 11. a. a unit of action in a contest or game which comprises a stated period, covers a prescribed distance, includes a specified number of plays, or gives each player one turn b. a division of a tournament in which each contestant plays an opponent 12. a prolonged burst (as of applause) 13. a. a cut of meat (as beef) especially between the rump and the lower leg — see beef illustration b. a slice of food <
a round of bread
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14. a rounded or curved part IV. verb Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. to make round b. (1) to make (the lips) round and protruded (as in the pronunciation of \ü\) (2) to pronounce with lip rounding ; labialize 2. a. go around b. to pass part of the way around 3. encircle, encompass 4. to bring to completion or perfection — often used with off or out 5. to express as a round number — often used with off <
11.3572 rounded off to two decimal places becomes 11.36
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intransitive verb 1. a. to become round, plump, or shapely b. to reach fullness or completion 2. to follow a winding course ; bend V. preposition Date: 1602 1. around 2. all during ; throughout <
round the year
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VI. transitive verb Etymology: alteration of Middle English rounen, from Old English rūnian; akin to Old English rūn mystery — more at rune Date: circa 1529 1. archaic whisper 2. archaic to speak to in a whisper

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  • Round — Round, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L. rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund}, {roundel}, {Rundlet}.] 1. Having every portion of the surface or of the circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • round — round1 [round] adj. [ME < OFr roont < L rotundus: see ROTUND] 1. shaped like a ball; spherical; globular 2. a) shaped like a circle, ring, or disk; circular b) shaped like a cylinder (in having a circular cross section); cylindrical 3 …   English World dictionary

  • Round — (round), n. 1. Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. The golden round [the crown]. Shak. [1913 Webster] In labyrinth of many a round self rolled. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • round — ► ADJECTIVE 1) shaped like a circle or cylinder. 2) shaped like a sphere. 3) having a curved surface with no sharp projections. 4) (of a person s shoulders) bent forward. 5) (of a voice or musical tone) rich and mellow. 6) (of a number) expressed …   English terms dictionary

  • round — [ raund; rund ] n. m. • 1850; mot angl. « cercle, cycle, tour » ♦ Reprise (d un combat de boxe). Combat en dix rounds. « Au coup de gong annonçant le commencement du premier round » (Hémon). ♢ Fig. Épisode d une négociation difficile, d un combat …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • Round — Round, adv. 1. On all sides; around. [1913 Webster] Round he throws his baleful eyes. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or reversing one s position; as, to turn one s head round; a wheel turns round …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Round — Round, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rounding}.] 1. To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to round the edges of anything. [1913 Webster] Worms with many… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Round — Round, prep. On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around; about; as, the people atood round him; to go round the city; to wind a cable round a windlass. [1913 Webster] The serpent Error twines round human hearts. Cowper. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Round — or rounds can mean:* The shape of a circle or sphere * Rounding (sediment), the smoothness of a sediment particle * Roundedness, the roundedness of the lips in the pronunciation of a phoneme * Rounding, the truncation of a number to reduce the… …   Wikipedia

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