| round 1 (round) adj. round·er, round·est 1. a. Being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center: a round ball. b. Moving in or forming a circle. c. Shaped like a cylinder; cylindrical. d. Rather rounded in shape: the child's round face. e. Full in physique; plump: a round figure. 2. a. Linguistics Formed or articulated with the lips in a rounded shape: a round vowel. b. Full in tone; sonorous. 3. Whole or complete; full: a round dozen. 4. a. Mathematics Expressed or designated as a whole number or integer; not fractional. b. Not exact; approximate: a round estimate. 5. Large; considerable: a round sum of money. 6. Brought to satisfactory conclusion or completion; finished. 7. a. Outspoken; blunt: a round scolding. b. Done with full force; unrestrained: gave me a round thrashing. n. 1. a. Something, such as a circle, disk, globe, or ring, that is round. b. A circle formed of various things. c. Movement around a circle or about an axis. 2. A rung or crossbar, as one on a ladder or chair. 3. A cut of beef from the part of the thigh between the rump and the shank. 4. An assembly of people; a group. 5. A round dance. 6. a. A complete course, succession, or series: a round of parties; a round of negotiations. b. A course of customary or prescribed actions, duties, or places. Often used in the plural: physicians' rounds. 7. A complete range or extent. 8. One drink for each person in a gathering or group: Let me buy the next round. 9. A single outburst, as of applause or cheering. 10. a. A single shot or volley. b. Ammunition for a single shot or volley. 11. A specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance to a target in archery. 12. Sports & Games A unit of play that occupies a specified time, constitutes a certain number of plays, or allows each player a turn, especially the 18-hole sequence played in golf or one of the periods in a boxing match. 13. Music A composition for two or more voices in which each voice enters at a different time with the same melody. v. round·ed, round·ing, rounds v.tr. 1. To make round. See Synonyms at bend1. 2. To encompass; surround. 3. To cause to proceed or move in a circular course. 4. Linguistics To pronounce with rounded lips; labialize. 5. To fill out; make plump. 6. To bring to completion or perfection; finish. 7. Mathematics To express as a round number: The number 1.64 can be rounded to 1.6 or to 2. 8. To make a complete circuit of; go or pass around. 9. To make a turn about or to the other side of: rounded a bend in the road. v.intr. 1. To become round. 2. To take a circular course; complete or partially complete a circuit: racecars rounding into the final lap. 3. To turn about, as on an axis; reverse. 4. To become curved, filled out, or plump. 5. To come to satisfactory completion or perfection. adv. 1. In a circular progression or movement; around. 2. With revolutions: wheels moving round. 3. To a specific place or person: called round for the pastor; sent round for the veterinarian. prep. Phrasal Verbs: 1. Around. 2. From the beginning to the end of; throughout: a plant that grows round the year. round on To turn on and assail. round up Idioms: 1. To seek out and bring together; gather. 2. To herd (cattle) together from various places. in the round 1. With the stage in the center of the audience. 2. Fully shaped so as to stand free of a background: a sculpture in the round. make/go the rounds 1. To go from place to place, as on business or for entertainment: a delivery truck making the rounds; students going the rounds in the entertainment district. 2. To be communicated or passed from person to person: The news quickly made the rounds. A piece of juicy gossip is going the rounds. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman rounde, variant of Old French rond, ultimately from Vulgar Latin *retundus, from Latin rotundus, from rota, wheel; see ret- in Indo-European roots.] round  ness n. |
| round 2 (round) tr.v. round·ed, round·ing, rounds Archaic To whisper. [Middle English rounden, from Old English r  nian, from rn, a secret.] |
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| Noun | 1. | roundness - the fullness of a tone of voice; "there is a musky roundness to his wordiness" tone, tone of voice - the quality of a person's voice; "he began in a conversational tone"; "he spoke in a nervous tone of voice" |
| 2. | roundness - the quality of being round numbers; "he gave us the results in round numbers, but their roundness didn't affect the point he was making" | |
| 3. | roundness - the property possessed by a line or surface that is curved and not angular shape, configuration, conformation, contour, form - any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes" globosity, globularness, rotundity, rotundness, sphericalness, sphericity - the roundness of a 3-dimensional object cylindricality, cylindricalness - the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder circularity, disk shape - the roundness of a 2-dimensional figure angularity - the property possessed by a shape that has angles | |
| 4. | roundness - the bodily property of being well rounded buxomness - the bodily property of being attractively plump and vigorous and (of women) full-bosomed |
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