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round

English

  1. 🔊 (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
    “in round numbers”
  2. 🔊 having the shape or form of a circle
  3. 🔊 (of sounds) full and rich
    “orotund tones”
  4. 🔊 the usual activities in your day
    “the doctor made his rounds”
  5. 🔊 (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)
    “the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning”
  6. 🔊 a charge of ammunition for a single shot
  7. 🔊 an outburst of applause
    “there was a round of applause”
  8. 🔊 a partsong in which voices follow each other
    “they enjoyed singing rounds”
  9. 🔊 a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
  10. 🔊 a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
    “he ordered a second round”
  11. 🔊 the course along which communications spread
    “the story is going the rounds in Washington”
  12. 🔊 the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
    “a round of golf takes about 4 hours”
  13. 🔊 any circular or rotating mechanism
    “the machine punched out metal circles”
  14. 🔊 a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
  15. 🔊 a regular route for a sentry or policeman
    “in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name”
  16. 🔊 (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
  17. 🔊 an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
    “the never-ending cycle of the seasons”
  18. 🔊 from beginning to end
    “It rains all year round on Skye”
  19. 🔊 become round, plump, or shapely
    “The young woman is fleshing out”
  20. 🔊 make round
    “round the edges”
  21. 🔊 pronounce with rounded lips
  22. 🔊 wind around
    “round the bend”
  23. 🔊 bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
    “polish your social manners”
  24. 🔊 attack in speech or writing
    “The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker”
  25. 🔊 express as a round number
    “round off the amount”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 round round
  2. 🔊 ronda round, iteration (of drinks, golf, elections, cards, etc.)

Similar words

daily round round of golf circle unit of ammunition one shot rung stave troll round of drinks beat turn bout cycle rhythm flesh out fill out round out round off round off round down round out polish round off polish up