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US
/ˈɹaʊnd/
]
[ UK /ɹˈaʊnd/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈaʊnd/ ]
NOUN
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the usual activities in your day
the doctor made his rounds -
an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
the never-ending cycle of the seasons -
the course along which communications spread
the story is going the rounds in Washington -
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 - a charge of ammunition for a single shot
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an outburst of applause
there was a round of applause -
the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
a round of golf takes about 4 hours - a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
- (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
- a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
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a regular route for a sentry or policeman
in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name -
(often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)
we enjoyed our round of the local bars
the postman's rounds
the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning -
a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
he ordered a second round -
any circular or rotating mechanism
the machine punched out metal circles
VERB
- pronounce with rounded lips
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wind around; move along a circular course
round the bend -
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
polish your social manners -
become round, plump, or shapely
The young woman is fleshing out -
make round
round the edges -
attack in speech or writing
The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker -
express as a round number
round off the amount
ADJECTIVE
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(mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
in round numbers - having the shape or form of a circle
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(of sounds) full and rich
the rotund and reverberating phrase
pear-shaped vowels
orotund tones
ADVERB
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from beginning to end; throughout
It rains all year round on Skye
frigid weather the year around
How To Use round In A Sentence
- When the King heard this, he bade his son be slain; but on the next day the second Wazir came forward for intercession and kissed ground in prostration. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
- Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town. The funny thing about Pain..... (Let's talk trauma!)
- They were now surrounded on all sides by a ring of excited, curious faces.
- Demos they may be but these Hazlewood rarities are rounded, rustic country songs: lustrous and lustful, quirkily and dryly humorous, yet poignant stories from the other side of love.
- A specially designed speculum is used to help direct the injection into the G-spot, with effects lasting around four months. G Marks The Spot
- Before you know it, all the Sandy Clarks and Billy Starks doing the media rounds are back in business until the next time they are given their jotters for failing to meet fans' expectations.
- Background-position: background image in the canvas element in the targeted space, designated the upper left corner of the image relative to the level of canvas and vertical spacing interval .
- Such football titbits always float to the surface on third-round day which remains the best, most hectic, interesting and fun day of the season - and this one was even more frenetic than usual.
- There were a few cows dotted around in the field.
- He slapped away a few dryads, but they still surrounded him.
