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round [a]

1)	having a circular shape

Synonyms :

circular

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ball-shaped bulblike capitate coccoid cumuliform discoid moon-round nutlike pear-shaped ringlike roundish rounded square orbicular

2)	(of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"

Synonyms :

orotund pear-shaped rotund

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full

3)	(of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers"

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inexact

round [r]

1)	from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"

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around

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round [n]

1)	a charge of ammunition for a single shot

Synonyms :

one_shot unit_of_ammunition

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ammo

2)	an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons"

Synonyms :

cycle rhythm

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interval cycle cycle cycle phase

3)	a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"

Synonyms :

beat

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itinerary

4)	(often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); "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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call plural

5)	the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"

Synonyms :

round_of_golf

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golf

6)	the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"

Synonyms :

daily_round

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habitude

7)	(sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive

Synonyms :

bout turn

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period_of_play athletics top bottom

8)	the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington"

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course

9)	a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round"

Synonyms :

round_of_drinks

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helping

10)

a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg

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cut_of_beef round_steak

11)

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"

Synonyms :

troll

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partsong troll

12)

an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"

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applause

13)

a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

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