round

Plural: rounds

Noun

• a charge of ammunition for a single shot
• an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
• a regular route for a sentry or policeman
• (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"
• the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
  • "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
• the usual activities in your day
  • "the doctor made his rounds"
• (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
• the course along which communications spread
  • "the story is going the rounds in Washington"
• a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
  • "he ordered a second round"
• a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
• 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"
• an outburst of applause
  • "there was a round of applause"
• a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
• any circular or rotating mechanism
• A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
• A circular or repetitious route.
• A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
• A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
• A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
• A single individual portion or dose of medicine.
• One slice of bread.
• One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
• A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting.
• A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.
• One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop.
• A stage, level, set of events in a game
• A stage in a competition.
• A stage, level, set of events in a game
• In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course.
• A stage, level, set of events in a game
• A stage or level of a game.
• A stage, level, set of events in a game
• The play after each deal.
• A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges.
• A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.
• The hindquarters of a bovine; a round of beef.
• A rung, as of a ladder.
• A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
• A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.
• A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
• A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
• A circular dance.
• Rotation, as in office; succession.
• A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
• An assembly; a group; a circle.
• A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
• A vessel filled, as for drinking.
• A round-top.
• A whisper; whispering.
• Discourse; song.

Verb

Verb Forms: rounded, rounding, rounds

• To make or become circular or spherical; to complete or finish.
• wind around; move along a circular course
  • "round the bend"
• make round
  • "round the edges"
• pronounce with rounded lips
• attack in speech or writing
• bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
• express as a round number
  • "round off the amount"
• become round, plump, or shapely
• To shape something into a curve.
• To become shaped into a curve.
• To finish; to complete; to fill out; see also round out.
• To approximate (a number, especially a decimal number) by the closest whole number, or some other close number, especially a whole number of hundreds, thousands, etc.; see also round down, round up.
• To turn past a boundary.
• To turn and attack someone or something (used with on).
• To advance to home plate.
• To go round, pass, go past.
• To encircle; to encompass.
• To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
• To do ward rounds.
• To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds.
• To go or turn round; to wheel about.
• To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
• To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.

Adjective

• Circular or spherical in shape; plump or complete.
• having a circular shape

Adjective Satellite

• (of sounds) full and rich
• (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
  • "in round numbers"

Adverb

• from beginning to end; throughout
  • "It rains all year round on Skye"
  • "frigid weather the year around"

Adj

• Of shape:
• Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
• Of shape:
• Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.
• Of shape:
• Loosely or approximately circular.
• Of shape:
• Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.
• Of shape:
• Plump.
• Complete, whole, not lacking.
• Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.
• Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.
• Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing words.
• Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
• Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
• Large in magnitude.
• Well-written and well-characterized; complex and reminiscent of a real person.
• Vaulted.
• Returning to its starting point.

Prep

• Alternative form of around.
• Alternative form of around.

Adv

• Alternative form of around.

Examples

• 95.9 rounds to 96.
• a round answer; a round oath
• a round face, a round belly
• a round of politicians
• All furniture in the nursery had rounds on the edges and in the crevices.
• And the runners round the bases on the double by Jones.
• As a group of policemen went past him, one of them rounded on him, grabbing him by the arm.
• For breakfast I had two rounds of toast and a mug of tea.
• He needed to ROUND out his score with a good play on his last turn.
• He was tall and thin but his wife was short and round.
• Helen watched him until he rounded the corner.
• His perfect ROUND score left no room for doubt about the winner.
• hospital rounds
• I look round the room quickly to make sure it's neat.
• One hundred is a nice round number.
• Our child's bed has round corners for safety.
• qualifying rounds of the championship
• round trip, round journey, round walk
• She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.
• The ancient Egyptian demonstrated that the Earth is round, not flat.
• The baker sold us a round dozen.
• The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two.
• The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.
• The exact amount was $101.65, but we rounded it to $100.
• The farmer fed his cow hay all the year round.
• The prison guards have started their nightly rounds.
• the round of the seasons    a round of pleasures
• They brought us a round of drinks about every thirty minutes.
• We sat at a round table to make conversation easier.

Synonyms

around, assail, assault, attack, beat, bout, brush up, circle, circular, cycle, daily round, fill out, flesh out, labialise, labialize, lash out, one shot, orotund, pear-shaped, polish, polish up, rhythm, rotund, round down, round of drinks, round of golf, round off, round out, rung, snipe, stave, troll, turn, unit of ammunition, canon, complete, cylindrical, discoid, entire, plump, rounded, routine, rump, spherical, surround, whole

Antonyms

square, fillet, flat

Related Words

'round, Acton Round

Anagrams of round