round

¹round

adjective \rau̇nd\

Definition of ROUND

1

a (1) : having every part of the surface or circumference equidistant from the center (2) : cylindrical <a round peg>

b : approximately round <a round face>

2

: well filled out : plump, shapely

3

a : complete, full <a round dozen> <a round ton>

b : approximately correct; especially : exact only to a specific decimal or place <use the round number 1400 for the exact figure 1411>

c : substantial in amount : ample <a good round price — T. B. Costain>

4

: direct in utterance : outspoken <a round denunciation>

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>

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

— round·ness \ˈrau̇n(d)-nəs\ noun

Examples of ROUND

1. The baby has a round face.
2. the owl's big, round eyes
3. a shirt with a round collar

Origin of ROUND

Middle English, from Anglo-French rund, reund, from Latin rotundus — more at rotund

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ROUND

Synonyms

global, globular, spherical

Antonyms

nonspherical

Related Words

annular, circular, disciform, discoid, discoidal, disklike, hooplike, ringlike; curved, looped, spiral; balled, bulbous, rotund, rounded, roundish; cylindrical (also cylindric), elliptical (or elliptic), oblong, oval, ovate, ovoid (also ovoidal)

Near Antonyms

angular, bony (also boney), gaunt, lank, lanky, rawboned, sinewy; cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted; puny, scraggy, scrawny, slight; rangy, reedy, spindling, spindly, stringy, svelte, sylphlike, twiggy, waspish, weedy, willowy; ectomorphic; anorexic

Rhymes with ROUND

bound, crowned, found, ground, hound, mound, pound, sound, stound, swound, wound

²round

adverb

Definition of ROUND

: around

Examples of ROUND

1. <people working there all year round>
2. <gather round and listen to my story>

First Known Use of ROUND

14th century

Related to ROUND

Synonyms

around, over, through, throughout

Related Words

all over, everyplace, everywhere; abroad, afloat, hereabouts (or hereabout)

Near Antonyms

clockwise, deasil

³round

noun

Definition of ROUND

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>; 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>

8

: a sequence of recurring routine or repetitive actions or events <went about my round of chores> <the newest round of talks>

9

: a period of time that recurs in a fixed pattern <the daily round>

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>

14

: a rounded or curved part

— in the round

1

: in full sculptured form unattached to a background

2

: with an inclusive or comprehensive view or representation

3

: with a center stage surrounded by an audience <a play presented in the round>

Examples of ROUND

1. <a round of steel to reinforce the wooden beam>
2. <a busy round of parties during the holiday season>

First Known Use of ROUND

14th century

Related to ROUND

Synonyms

band, circle, eye, hoop, loop, ¹ring

Related Words

belt, cincture, collar, girdle; wreath; annulet, becket, coil, curl, furl, hank, spiral, spire, twirl, whorl

⁴round

verb

Definition of ROUND

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>

intransitive verb

1

a : to become round, plump, or shapely

b : to reach fullness or completion

2

: to follow a winding course : bend

— round on

: to turn against : assail

First Known Use of ROUND

14th century

⁵round

preposition

Definition of ROUND

1

: around

2

: all during : throughout <round the year>

Examples of ROUND

1. <talked to voters round the city>

First Known Use of ROUND

1602

Related to ROUND

Synonyms

about, across, over, around, through, throughout

Related Words

on

⁶round

transitive verb

Definition of ROUND

1

archaic : whisper

2

archaic : to speak to in a whisper

Origin of ROUND

alteration of Middle English rounen, from Old English rūnian; akin to Old English rūn mystery — more at rune

First Known Use: circa 1529

round

intransitive verb \ˈrau̇nd\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of ROUND

: to go on rounds