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Type Words
Synonyms beat
Type of itinerary, route, path
Type Words
Synonyms cycle, rhythm
Type of interval, time interval
Type Words
Synonyms round of golf
Type of golf game, golf


a round of golf takes about 4 hours.
Type Words
Synonyms assail, assault, attack, lash out, snipe
Type of criticize, pick apart, knock, criticise
Has types shout, rubbish, rip, barrage, claw, whang, clapperclaw, whip, bombard, blister, blackguard, abuse, scald, vitriol
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Synonyms fill out, flesh out
Type of gain, put on
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Synonyms circular
Derivation roundness
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Synonyms circle
Type of rotating mechanism
Has types disc, disk
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Synonyms daily round
Type of habitude


the doctor made his rounds.
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Synonyms troll
Type of partsong


they enjoyed singing rounds.
Type Words
Synonyms brush up, polish, polish up, round off
Type of perfect, hone
Type Words
Synonyms one shot, unit of ammunition
Type of ammo, ammunition
Type Words
Synonyms labialise, labialize
Type of sound out, articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say
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Synonyms orotund, pear-shaped, rotund
Derivation roundness
Type Words
Synonyms around


It rains all year round on Skye.
frigid weather the year around.
Type Words
Synonyms bout, turn
Type of part, division, section
Has types top of the inning, bottom, bottom of the inning, top
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Synonyms round off, round out
Type of shape, form
Has types purse
Derivation rounder


round the edges.
Type Words
Synonyms round of drinks
Type of portion, helping, serving


he ordered a second round.
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Synonyms round down, round off, round out
Type of change, modify, alter


round off the amount.
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Synonyms rung, stave
Type of crosspiece
Type Words
Type of cut of beef
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Type of clapping, applause, hand clapping


there was a round of applause.
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Derivation roundness


in round numbers.
Type Words
Type of call


the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning.
the postman's rounds.
we enjoyed our round of the local bars.
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Type of path, course, track


the story is going the rounds in Washington.
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Type of locomote, move, travel, go


round the bend.

Examples of round

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The screens that are part of the first round of work have been there since 1992.
From the dailyherald.com
Fold the dough corners into the round edge, and pinch with your fingers to seal.
From the thenewstribune.com
Not a bad deal and we can even throw in a second round pick to sweeten the deal.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Meanwhile two second-round selections, Spikes and Cunningham, have come through.
From the bostonherald.com
The Steelers and Ravens meet again Saturday in the second round of the playoffs.
From the omaha.com
Wake Forest set a record last year with four players drafted in the first round.
From the usatoday.com
It means that it's time for nameberry's annual round-up of spring-related names.
From the sacbee.com
He mixed two birdies, two bogeys and a triple-bogey in a round of three-over 75.
From the sacbee.com
It all fell apart in shocking fashion in the second round against Northern Iowa.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • Having a circular shape
  • A charge of ammunition for a single shot
  • From beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
  • Wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend"
  • Make round; "round the edges"
  • Cycle: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
  • The significant digits (also called significant figures and abbreviated sig figs, sign.figs, sig digs or s.f.) of a number are those digits that carry meaning contributing to its precision. ...
  • A round is a musical composition in which two or more voices sing exactly the same melody (and may continue repeating it indefinitely), but with each voice beginning at different times so that different parts of the melody coincide in the different voices, but nevertheless fit harmoniously ...
  • A round in the esoteric cosmology of Theosophy, Anthroposophy and Rosicrucianism is a cosmic cycle or sequence by which an evolving reincarnating being passes through the various stages of existence as the Earth, the Solar System or the Cosmos comes into and passes out of manifestation.