adjective
I prefer a round table to a square one. She made a round motion to demonstrate the shape
The track is oval, not round
You will never convince me that the earth is round - I know what I see
The round chisel is used to cut these grooves
That makes a round hundred times you have asked me the same question
In round numbers, that makes 40 per cent For and 60 per cent Against
Couldn't you listen forever to those beautiful round tones sung by Fischer-Dieskau?
They delivered what they had to say in round, assertive statements
We made the round trip to Bristol in less than three hours
noun
The moulding has a repeated pattern of a round alternating with three vertical grooves
The current round of talks on the economy is expected to last for three days. There was the usual round of parties on New Year's Eve
The milkman still makes his daily rounds in England
After each round in the tournament, the losers are eliminated, reducing the competitors by half
Each new acrobat who added to the human pyramid got a round of applause
Each man was given only ten rounds of ammunition
verb
The car rounded the corner on two wheels
He rounded the earth in the fastest recorded time
Tim suggested we round off the evening with a rubber of bridge
The police are rounding up witnesses who might have seen the shooting. More than 10,000 head of cattle have been rounded up for the drive
preposition
The fence round the site ought to keep out the curious. The new bypass round town ought to reduce local traffic
Dad used to smoke and kept dozens of ash trays round the house
Whenever I want to see you alone, there are always people round you. Just look round you if you don't believe me
adverb
Gather round and I'll tell you a story. Pass the hat round for Harry's farewell party
He now lives in France the year round
The indoor track is exactly one fifth of a mile round
There isn't a soul for miles round
This road goes round to the other side of the lake
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