Selected Word: ROUND

ROUND is 5 letters long. It starts with the letter R and ends with the letter D


Dictionary definitions:

ROUND:
Type: adjective
Definition: shaped like a circle or cylinder.
Example: she was seated at a small, round table
Type: adjective
Definition: (of a number) expressed in convenient units rather than exactly, for example to the nearest whole number or multiple of ten.
Example: the size of the fleet is given in round numbers
Type: adjective
Definition: not omitting or disguising anything; frank.
Example: she berated him in good round terms
Type: noun
Definition: a circular piece of something.
Example: cut the pastry into rounds
Type: noun
Definition: an act of visiting a number of people or places in turn.
Example: she did the rounds of her family to say goodbye
Type: noun
Definition: each of a sequence of sessions in a process, typically characterized by development between one session and another.
Example: the two sides held three rounds of talks
Type: noun
Definition: a regularly recurring sequence of activities.
Example: their lives were a daily round of housework and laundry
Type: noun
Definition: the amount of ammunition needed to fire one shot.
Example: the gun can fire 30 rounds a second
Type: adverb
Definition: so as to rotate or cause rotation; with circular motion.
Example: a plane circled round overhead
Type: adverb
Definition: so as to rotate and face in the opposite direction.
Example: he swung round to face her
Type: adverb
Definition: so as to surround someone or something.
Example: everyone crowded round
Type: adverb
Definition: so as to reach a new place or position, typically by moving to the other side of something.
Example: he made his way round to the back of the building
Type: adverb
Definition: used to suggest idle and purposeless motion or activity.
Example: he was driving round aimlessly
Type: adverb
Definition: so as to give support and companionship.
Example: if one girl is distraught the others will rally round
Type: preposition
Definition: on every side of (a focal point).
Example: the area round the school
Type: preposition
Definition: so as to encircle (someone or something).
Example: he wrapped the blanket round him
Type: preposition
Definition: following an approximately circular route past (a corner or obstacle).
Example: a bus appeared round the corner
Type: preposition
Definition: so as to cover or take in the whole area of (a place).
Example: she went round the house and saw that all the windows were barred
Type: verb
Definition: pass and go round (something) so as to move on in a changed direction.
Example: the ship rounded the cape and sailed north
Type: verb
Definition: alter (a number) to one less exact but more convenient for calculations.
Example: we'll round the weight up to the nearest kilo
Type: verb
Definition: give a round shape to.
Example: a lathe that rounded chair legs
Type: adjective
Definition: shaped like a sphere.
Example: a round glass ball
Type: adjective
Definition: (of a voice) rich and mellow; not harsh.
Example: his rich, round voice went down well with the listeners