round


round - 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 activity of playing 18 holes of golf
  • the usual activities in your day
  • (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
  • the course along which communications spread
  • a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
  • 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
  • an outburst of applause
  • a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
  • any circular or rotating mechanism

  • round - verb

    • wind around; move along a circular course
    • make round
    • pronounce with rounded lips
    • attack in speech or writing
    • bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
    • express as a round number
    • become round, plump, or shapely

    round - adjective

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