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    round
    [round]
    adjective
    round (adjective) · rounder (comparative adjective) · roundest (superlative adjective)
    1. shaped like or approximately like a circle or cylinder:
      "she was seated at a small, round table"
      • having a curved shape like part of the circumference of a circle:
        "round arches"
    2. shaped like or approximately like a sphere:
      "a round glass ball" · "the grapes are small and round"
      • (of a person's body) plump:
        "he could move quickly despite his round physique"
      • having a curved surface with no sharp or jagged projections:
        "the boulders look round and smooth"
    3. (of a voice) rich and mellow; not harsh:
      "his rich, round voice went down well with the listeners"
    4. (of a number) altered for convenience of expression or calculation, for example to the nearest whole number or multiple of ten or five:
      "the size of the fleet is given in round numbers"
      • used to show that a figure has been completely and exactly reached:
        "a round dozen"
      • archaic
        (of a sum of money) considerable:
        "his business is worth a round sum to me"
    5. (of a person or their manner of speaking) not omitting or disguising anything; frank and truthful:
      "she berated him in good round terms"
    noun
    round (noun) · rounds (plural noun)
    1. a circular piece of a particular substance:
      "cut the pastry into rounds"
      • a thick disk of beef cut from the haunch as a joint.
    2. an act of visiting each of a number of people or places:
      "she did the rounds of her family to say goodbye" · "he made the rounds of the city's churches"
      • a tour of inspection, typically repeated regularly, in which the safety or well-being of those visited is checked:
        "the doctor is just making his rounds in the wards"
    3. one of a sequence of sessions or groups of related actions or events, typically such that development or progress can be seen between one group and another:
      "the two sides held three rounds of talks"
      • a division of a contest such as a boxing or wrestling match.
      • one of a succession of stages in a sporting contest or other competition, in each of which more candidates are eliminated:
        "the playoffs in the second round"
      • an act of playing all the holes in a golf course once:
        "Eileen enjoys the occasional round of golf"
    4. a regularly recurring sequence of activities or functions:
      "their lives were a daily round of housework and laundry"
      • a set of drinks bought for all the members of a group, typically as part of a sequence in which each member in turn buys such a set:
        "it's my round"
    5. music
      a song for three or more unaccompanied voices or parts, each singing the same theme but starting one after another, at the same pitch or in octaves; a simple canon.
    6. the amount of ammunition needed to fire one shot:
      "the gun can fire 30 rounds a second"
      • archery
        a fixed number of arrows shot from a fixed distance.
    adverb
    BRITISH ENGLISH
    round (adverb)
    1. variant of around
    preposition
    BRITISH ENGLISH
    1. variant of around
    verb
    round (verb) · rounds (third person present) · rounded (past tense) · rounded (past participle) · rounding (present participle)
    1. pass and go around (something) so as to move on in a changed direction:
      "the ship rounded the cape and sailed north"
    2. alter (a number) to one less exact but more convenient for calculations:
      "we'll round the weight up to the nearest pound" · "the committee rounded down the figure" · "let's just round it off to an even ten dollars"
    3. give a round shape to:
      "a lathe that rounded chair legs"
      • become circular in shape:
        "her eyes rounded in dismay"
      • phonetics
        pronounce (a vowel) with the lips narrowed and protruded:
        "the actor's uneven attempt to round the vowels of his midwestern twang"
    Origin
    Middle English: from the Old French stem round-, from a variant of Latin rotundus ‘rotund’.
    a·round
    [əˈround]
    adverb
    round (adverb)
    1. located or situated on every side:
      "the mountains towering all around" · "a building visible for miles around"
      • so as to surround someone or something:
        "everyone crowded around" · "a pool with banks all the way around"
      • so as to give support and companionship:
        "sometimes you wonder how many friends will rally around you when your life hits rock-bottom"
      • with circular motion:
        "the boats were spun around by waterspouts"
      • so as to cover or take in the whole area surrounding a particular center:
        "she paused to glance around admiringly at the decor"
      • so as to reach everyone in a particular group or area:
        "he passed a newspaper clipping around"
    2. so as to rotate and face in the opposite direction:
      "Jack seized her by the shoulders and turned her around" · "having him in my corner has turned my career around"
      • so as to lead in another direction:
        "it was the last house before the road curved around"
      • used in describing the position of something, typically with regard to the direction in which it is facing or its relation to other items:
        "the picture shows the pieces the wrong way around"
      • used to describe a situation in terms of the relation between people, actions, or events:
        "it was he who was attacking her, not the other way around"
    3. in or to many places throughout a locality:
      "word got around that he was on the verge of retirement" · "his only ambition is to drive around in a sports car"
      • so as to reach a new place or position, typically by moving from one side of something to the other:
        "he made his way around to the back of the building" · "they went the long way around by the main road"
      • used to convey an ability to navigate or orient oneself:
        "I like pupils to find their own way around"
      • informal
        used to convey the idea of visiting someone else:
        "why don't you come around to my office?"
    4. randomly or unsystematically; here and there:
      "one of them was glancing nervously around" · "John tried to focus on her but she kept moving around"
    5. in existence, in the vicinity, or in active use:
      "there was no one around" · "barley has been around for a long time" · "by being around I threaten her happiness"
      • near at hand:
        "he would want to have her around as much as possible"
    6. approximately; about:
      "software costs would be around $1,500" · "I returned to my hotel around 3 a.m."
    Origin
    Middle English: from a- ‘in, on’ + round.
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    Similar and Opposite Words
    adjective
    1. shaped like or approximately like a circle or cylinder:
      circular
      disk-shaped
      disk-like
      ring-shaped
      annular
      spherical
      globular
      ball-shaped
      globe-shaped
      cylindrical
      bulbous
      balloon-like
      convex
      curved
      curvilinear
      rounded
      rotund
      cycloidal
      discoid
      discoidal
      spheroid
      spheroidal
      globose
      orbicular
      hoop-shaped
      hooplike
      orb-shaped
      orblike
      bulb-shaped
      globate
      orbiculate
      • (of a voice) rich and mellow; not harsh:
        sonorous
        resonant
        rich
        full
        full-toned
        full-bodied
        mellow
        mellifluous
        rounded
        reverberant
        orotund
        pear-shaped
        canorous
        Opposite:
        harsh
        thin
        reedy
      • (of a person or their manner of speaking) not omitting or disguising anything; frank and truthful:
        candid
        frank
        direct
        honest
        truthful
        straightforward
        plain
        plain-spoken
        blunt
        outspoken
        forthright
        downright
        unvarnished
        bald
        explicit
        unequivocal
        upfront
        free-spoken
        straight from the shoulder
        not pulling any punches
        not beating around the bush
        Opposite:
        evasive
      noun
      1. a circular piece of a particular substance:
        circle
        disk
        circlet
        ring
        hoop
        band
        ball
        sphere
        globe
        orb
        bead
        annulus
        • one of a sequence of sessions or groups of related actions or events, typically such that development or progress can be seen between one group and another:
          spell
          period
          time
          stretch
          stint
          turn
          run
          session
          cycle
          fit
          burst
          flurry
          spurt
          streak
          spot
          sesh
        • a regularly recurring sequence of activities or functions:
          succession
          sequence
          series
          cycle
          • the amount of ammunition needed to fire one shot:
            bullet
            cartridge
            shell
            shot
            verb
            1. pass and go around (something) so as to move on in a changed direction:
              go round
              circumnavigate
              orbit
              skirt
              move round
              travel round
              sail round
            adverb
            1. located or situated on every side:
              throughout
              all over
              all over the place
              everywhere
              about
              here and there
              on every side
              on all sides
              in all directions
              • so as to rotate and face in the opposite direction:
                backwards
                in the opposite direction
                in the reverse direction
                to face the other way
                to the rear
                • randomly or unsystematically; here and there:
                  about
                  to and fro
                  hither and thither
                  back and forth
                  from pillar to post
                  from place to place
                  in all directions
                • in existence, in the vicinity, or in active use:
                  nearby
                  near
                  about
                  close by
                  close
                  at hand
                  hard by
                  accessible
                  handy
                  convenient
                  close at hand
                  in the vicinity
                  in the neighborhood
                  on the doorstep
                  (just) around the corner
                  within (easy) reach
                  at close range
                  • approximately; about:
                    approximately
                    about
                    round about
                    roughly
                    in the region of
                    in the neighborhood of
                    of the order of
                    or so
                    there or thereabouts
                    more or less
                    nearly
                    close to
                    approaching
                    plus-minus
                    circa
                    something like
                    in the area of
                    or thereabouts
                    give or take a few
                    plus or minus a few
                    as near as dammit
                    not far off
                    getting on for
                    in the ballpark of
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