round /ræʊnd/
1. a charge of ammunition for a single shot
synset: round, unit_of_ammunition, one_shot
2. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
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"
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"
synset: round
5. the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
synset: round_of_golf, round
6. the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"
synset: round, daily_round
7. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
8. the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington"
synset: round
9. a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round"
synset: round, round_of_drinks
10. a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
synset: round
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"
12. an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"
synset: round
13. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
14. any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"
1. wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend"
synset: round
2. make round; "round the edges"
synset: round, round_out, round_off
3. pronounce with rounded lips
synset: round, labialize, labialise
4. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
synset: attack, round, assail, lash_out, snipe, assault
5. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
synset: polish, round, round_off, polish_up, brush_up
6. express as a round number; "round off the amount"
synset: round_off, round_down, round_out, round
7. become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"
synset: round, flesh_out, fill_out
1. having the shape or form of a circle
2. (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
synset: orotund, rotund, round, pear-shaped
3. (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers"
synset: round
1. from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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