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cir·cle  (sûrkl) n. 1. A plane curve everywhere equidistant from a given fixed point, the center. 2. A planar region bounded by a circle. 3. Something, such as a ring, shaped like such a plane curve. 4. A circular course, circuit, or orbit: a satellite's circle around the earth. 5. A traffic circle. 6. A curved section or tier of seats in a theater. 7. A series or process that finishes at its starting point or continuously repeats itself; a cycle. 8. A group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement: well-known in artistic circles. 9. A territorial or administrative division, especially of a province, in some European countries. 10. A sphere of influence or interest; domain. 11. Logic A vicious circle. v. cir·cled, cir·cling, cir·cles v.tr. 1. To make or form a circle around; enclose. See Synonyms at surround. 2. To move in a circle around. v.intr. To move in a circle. See Synonyms at turn. Idiom: circle the wagons To take a defensive position; become defensive. [Middle English cercle, from Old French, from Latin circulus, diminutive of circus, circle, from Greek kirkos, krikos; see sker-2 in Indo-European roots.] circler (-klr) n.

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circle

Noun

1. a curved line surrounding a central point, every point of the line being the same distance from the centre

2. the figure enclosed by such a curve

3. something formed or arranged in the shape of a circle: they ran round in little circles

4. a group of people sharing an interest, activity, or upbringing: his judgment is well respected in diplomatic circles

5. Theatre the section of seats above the main level of the auditorium

6. a process or chain of events or parts that forms a connected whole; cycle

7. come full circle to arrive back at one's starting point

Verb

[-cling, -cled]

1. to move in a circle (around)

2. to enclose in a circle [Latin circus]

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circle  (sûrkl) A closed curve whose points are all on the same plane and at the same distance from a fixed point (the center).

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Circle Examples: circle of action, 1752; of admirers, 1793; of acquaintances, 1752; of doctrine, 1531; of fallacy, 1646; of foliages, 1713; of glory, 1595; literary circle; circle of onlookers, 1875; of pleasures, 1759; of passion, 1768; of possibilities, 1644; of probability, 1851; of sciences, 1854; of stars, 1611.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	circle - ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the circle" circle of curvature, osculating circle - the circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature circlet - a small circle equator - a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts arc - a continuous portion of a circle ellipse, oval - a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant" epicycle - a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid
	2.	circle - an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot" band, lot, set social group - people sharing some social relation car pool - a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp, pack - an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose cohort - a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion) confederacy, conspiracy - a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose Four Hundred - the exclusive social set of a city horsey set, horsy set - a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing jet set - a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure party, company - a band of people associated temporarily in some activity; "they organized a party to search for food"; "the company of cooks walked into the kitchen"
	3.	circle - something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle" shape, form - the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
	4.	circle - movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance" lap, circuit locomotion, travel - self-propelled movement pace lap - the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start lap of honour, victory lap - a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory
	5.	circle - a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" rotary, roundabout, traffic circle junction - the place where two or more things come together road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
	6.	circle - street names for flunitrazepan forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roofy, rophy, rope, roach flunitrazepan, Rohypnol - a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia
	7.	circle - a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra; "they had excellent seats in the dress circle" dress circle seating, seating area, seating room, seats - an area that includes places where several people can sit; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" theater, theatre, house - a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented; "the house was full"
	8.	circle - any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles" round disk, disc - a flat circular plate rotating mechanism - a mechanism that rotates
Verb	1.	circle - travel around something; "circle the globe" go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" circumambulate, walk around - walk around something circumnavigate, compass - travel around, either by plane or ship; "We compassed the earth" circle around, circle round, revolve around - move around in a circular motion; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"
	2.	circle - move in circles circulate go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" orb, orbit, revolve - move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus" troll - circulate, move around loop - fly loops, perform a loop; "the stunt pilot looped his plane" loop - move in loops; "The bicycle looped around the tree"
	3.	circle - form a circle around; "encircle the errors" encircle shape, form - give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"

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circle

noun 1. ring, round, band, disc, loop, hoop, cordon, perimeter, halo

noun 2. group, company, set, school, club, order, class, society, crowd, assembly, fellowship, fraternity, clique, coterie

noun 3. sphere, world, area, range, field, scene, orbit, realm, milieu

verb 4. go round, ring, surround, belt, curve, enclose, encompass, compass, envelop, encircle, circumscribe, hem in, gird, circumnavigate, enwreath

verb 5. wheel, spiral, revolve, rotate, whirl, pivot

Translations

circle [ˈsəːkl] n → círculo;

(in theatre) → anfiteatro

vi → dar vueltas

vt (= surround) → rodear, cercar (= move round); dar la vuelta a

circle [ˈsəːkl] n → cercle m;

(in cinema) → balcon m

vi → faire or décrire des cercles

vt (= surround) → entourer, encercler (= move round); faire le tour de, tourner autour de

circle [ˈsəːkl] n → Kreis m;

(in cinema, theatre) → Rang m

vi → kreisen

vt → kreisen um;

(surround) → umgeben

circle [ˈsəːkl] n → cerchio; [of friends etc] → circolo;

(in cinema) → galleria

vi → girare in circolo

vt (= surround) → circondare (= move round); girare intorno a

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n circle [ˈsəːkl]

1 a figure (O) bounded by one line, every point on which is equally distant from the centre. sirkelدائِرَهокръжностkruh, kružnicecirkelder Kreisκύκλοςcírculoringjoonدایرهympyräcercleעִגוּל @@@עִיגוּל$$$वृत्त, परिधिkrugkörlingkaranhringurcerchio円원apskritimas, skritulysaplis; riņķisbulatancirkelsirkel, ringkołocírculocercкругkruh, kružnicakrogkrugcirkelวงกลมçember, daire, halka圓кругدائرہhình tròn圆

2 something in the form of a circle She was surrounded by a circle of admirers.kringشَكْلٌ دائِريкръгkruhkredsder Kreisκύκλοςcírculoringحلقهpiiricercleמַעֲגָלमण्डलीkrug, kružnica, kolutkörlingkunganhópurcircolo円形のもの원형의 것rataslokskelilingkringkrets, sirkel, ringkrągcírculocercкруг; кольцоkruhkrogkrugkrets, ringทรงกลมhalka環狀物колоگھیرا ، حلقہvòng tròn环状物

3 a group of people a circle of close friends; wealthy circles.kringحَلَقَةٌ مِنَ الأصْدِقاءгрупа хораkroužek, skupinakredsder Kreisκύκλος (ανθρώπων)círculoringجرگه؛ دستهpiiricercle, milieuחוִגमण्डलीkrug(társasági stb.) körkelompokklíka, hópurcerchia仲間집단, ...계(界)būrelisaprindas; pulciņškumpulankring(omgangs)kretskrągcírculocerc, mediuкругkrúžokkrog, slojkrugkretsกลุ่มคนçevre, grup(興趣相同的人形成的)圈子колоلوگوں کا گروہnhóm người（兴趣相同的人形成的）圈子

4 a balcony in a theatre etc We sat in the circle at the opera.balkonشُرْفَةُ المَسْرَح الدّائِرِيَّهтеатр. балконbalkon (v hledišti)balkonder Rangεξώστηςanfiteatrorõduردیف صندلی های بالکنparvibalconיָצִיעसिनेमा हाल इत्यादि में बाल्कनीbalkonerkély (színházban)balkonsvalirgalleriaさじき席(극장의) 원형 관람석balkonasbalkonsberanda bulatbalcongalleri, balkongbalkonbalcãobalconярусbalkónbalkon v gledališčubalkongalleriระเบียงในโรงมหรสพbalkon(劇場的)樓廳ярусتھئیٹر کی بالکونیban công（剧场的）楼厅

v

1 to move in a circle round something The chickens circled round the farmer who was bringing their food.omringيَدورобикалямkroužit (kolem), obklopovatkredseumkreisenγύρω από σχηματίζω κύκλοrodeartiirlemaدور چیزی گشتنkiertäätourner autour deלְהַקִיףसमूह में चक्कर मारनाkružitikörbejármengelilingimynda hringgirare in circolo回る선회하다suktisriņķot; aptvertmembuat bulatanrondcirkelenkretse (om), gå i ringotoczyć kołemcercara se învârti în jurul (...)окружатьkrúžiť; obiehaťkrožitikružitigå (springa, cirkla, kretsa) runtเคลื่อนเป็นวงกลมdönmek, daire çizmek環繞оточуватиدائرے میں گھماناbao quanh环绕

2 to draw a circle round Please circle the word you think is wrong.omkringيَرْسُمُ دائِرَةًзаграждамzakroužkovattegne en cirkel; lave en cirkelumkreisenβάζω σε κύκλοtrazar un círculoringi ümber tõmbamaدور چیزی خط کشیدنrengastaaencerclerלְהַקִיףघेरनाokružitibekarikázmelingkariteikna/gera hringcerchiare丸をつける동그라미를 치다apibrėžti (rateliu)apvilkt aplimelukis bulatanomcirkelentegne en sirkel rundtzakreślaćdesenhar um círculoa încercuiобводить кружкомzakrúžkovaťobkrožitizaokružitigöra (rita) en ring (cirkel) runtวาดเป็นวงกลมdaire içine almak畫圈взяти в колоکسی چیز کے گرد دائرہ کھینچناkhoanh tròn画圈