–adjective

1.	having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.

2.	ring-shaped, as a hoop.

3.	curved like part of a circle, as an outline.

4.	having a circular cross section, as a cylinder; cylindrical.

5.	spherical or globular, as a ball.

6.	shaped more or less like a part of a sphere; hemispherical.

7.	free from angularity; consisting of full, curved lines or shapes, as handwriting or parts of the body.

8.	executed with or involving circular motion.

9.	full, complete, or entire: a round dozen.

10.	noting, formed, or expressed by an integer or whole number with no fraction.

11.	expressed, given, or exact to the nearest multiple or power of ten; in tens, hundreds, thousands, or the like: in round numbers.

12.	roughly correct; approximate: a round guess.

13.	considerable in amount; ample: a round sum of money.

14.	brought to completeness or perfection.

15.	full and sonorous, as sound.

16.	vigorous or brisk: a round trot.

17.	straightforward, plain, or candid; outspoken: a round scolding.

18.	positive or unqualified: a round assertion.

–noun

19.	any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.

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20.	a circular, ring-shaped, curved, or spherical object; a rounded form.

21.	something circular in cross section, as a rung of a ladder or chair.

22.	Sometimes, rounds. a completed course of time, series of events or operations, etc., ending at a point corresponding to that at the beginning: We waited through the round of many years.

23.	any complete course, series, or succession: The strike was settled after a long round of talks; a round of parties.

24.	Often, rounds. a going around from plac e53 e to place, as in a habitual or definite circuit: a doctor's rounds.

25.	a completed course or spell of activity, commonly one of a series, in some play or sport: the second round of a tournament.

26.	a recurring period of time, succession of events, duties, etc.: the daily round.

27.	an entire range: the round of human capabilities.

28.	a single outburst, as of applause or cheers.

29.	a single discharge of shot by each of a number of guns, rifles, etc.

30.	a single discharge by one firearm.

31.	a charge of ammunition for a single shot.

32.	a single serving, esp. of drink, made more or less simultaneously to everyone present, as at table or at a bar: The next round is on me.

33.	round dance.

34.	movement in a circle or around an axis.

35.	Cookery. a. Also, round of beef. the portion of the thigh of beef below the rump and above the leg. b. Informal. round steak.

36.	a slice, as of bread.

37.	Archery. a specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance from the target in accordance with the rules.

38.	one of a series of three-minute periods making up a boxing match: a 15-round bout.

39.	Music. a. a short, rhythmical canon at the unison, in which the several voices enter at equally s c70 paced intervals of time. b. rounds, the order followed in ringing a peal of bells in diatonic sequence from the highest to the lowest.

40.	Golf. a playing of the complete course.

41.	Cards. a division of play in a game, consisting of a turn each for every player to bid, bet, play a card, deal the cards, or be dealt cards.

–adverb

42.	throughout or from the beginning to the end of a recurring period of time: all year round.

43.	Also,'round. around: The music goes round and round.

–preposition

44.	throughout (a period of time): a resort visited all round the year.

45.	around: It happened round noon.

–verb (used with object)

46.	to make round.

47.	to free from angularity; fill out symmetrically; make plump.

48.	to bring to completeness or perfection; finish.

49.	Jewelry. to form (a gem) roughly (sometimes fol. by up); girdle.

50.	to end (a sentence, paragraph, etc.) with something specified: He rounded his speech with a particularly apt quotation.

51.	to encircle or surround.

52.	to make a complete circuit of; pass completely around.

53.	to make a turn or partial circuit around or to the other side of: to round a corn 475 er.

54.	to cause to move in a circle; turn around.

55.	Phonetics. a. to make the opening at (the lips) relatively round or pursed during an utterance. b. to pronounce (a speech sound, esp. a vowel) with rounded lips; labialize. c. to contract (the lips) laterally. Compare spread (def. 14), unround.

56.	Mathematics. to replace by the nearest multiple of 10, with 5 being increased to the next highest multiple: 15,837 can be rounded to 15,840; then to 15,800; then to 16,000.

–verb (used without object)

57.	to become round.

58.	to become free from angularity; become plump.

59.	to develop to completeness or perfection.

60.	to take a circular course; make a circuit, as a guard.

61.	to make a turn or partial circuit around something.

62.	to turn around as on an axis: to round on one's heels.

63.	to reduce successively the number of digits to the right of the decimal point of a mixed number by dropping the final digit and adding 1 to the next preceding digit if the dropped digit was 5 or greater, or leaving the preceding digit unchanged if the dropped digit was 4 or less.

—Verb phrases

64.	round off, a. to complete or perfect; finish. b. to express as a round number, usually to the nearest multiple of 10.

65.	round out, a. to complete or perfect: The new coin rounded out his collection. b. to fill out; become rounder: She rounded out so nicely that everyone soon forgot she had been so ill.

66.	round to, Nautical. to turn a sailing vessel in the direction from which the wind is blowing.

67.	round up, a. to drive or bring (cattle, sheep, etc.) together. b. to assemble; gather: to round up all the suspects in an investigation.

—Idioms

68.

in the round, a. (of a theater) having a stage completely surrounded by seats for the audience. b. in the style of theater-in-the-round: The play should be done in the round. c. in complete detail; from all aspects: a character as seen in the round. d. (of sculpture) not attached to a supporting background; freestanding.

69.	make the rounds, a. to go from one place to another, as in making deliveries, paying social visits, or seeking employment. b. Also, go the rounds. to be reported or told; circulate: another rumor making the rounds.

–definite article

1.	(used, esp. before a noun, with a specifying or particularizing effect, as opposed to the indefinite or generalizing force of the indefinite article a or an): the book you gave me; Come into the house.

2.	(used to mark a proper noun, natural phenomenon, ship, building, time, point of the compass, branch of endeavor, or field of study as something well-known or unique): the sun; the Alps; the Queen Elizabeth; the past; the West.

3.	(used with or as part of a title): the Duke of Wellington; the Reverend John Smith.

4.	(used to mark a noun as indicating the best-known, most approved, most important, most satisfying, etc.): the skiing center of the U.S.; If you're going to work hard, now is the time.

5.	(used to mark a noun as being used generically): The dog is a quadruped.

6.	(used i 1de n place of a possessive pronoun, to note a part of the body or a personal belonging): He won't be able to play football until the leg mends.

7.	(used before adjectives that are used substantively, to note an individual, a class or number of individuals, or an abstract idea): to visit the sick; from the sublime to the r be7 idiculous.

8.	(used before a modifying adjective to specify or limit its modifying effect): He took the wrong road and drove miles out of his way.

9.	(used to indicate one particular decade of a lifetime or of a century): the sixties; the gay nineties.

10.	(one of many of a class or type, as of a manufactured item, as opposed to an individual one): Did you listen to the radio last night?

11.	enough: He saved until he had the money for a new car. She didn't have the courage to leave.

12.	(used distributively, to note any one separately) for, to, or in each; a or an: at one dollar the pound.

–noun

1.	the earth or globe, considered as a planet.

2.	(often initial capital letter) a particular division of the earth: the Western world.

3.	the earth or a part of it, with its inhabitants, affairs, etc., during a particular period: the ancient world.

4.	humankind; the human race; humanity: The world must eliminate war and poverty.

5.	the public generally: The whole world knows it.

6.	the class of persons devoted to the affairs, interests, or pursuits of this life: The world worships success.

7.	a particular class of people, with common interests, aims, etc.: the fashionable world.

8.	any sphere, realm, or domain, with all pertaining to it: a child's world; the world of dreams; the insect world.

9.	everything that exists; the universe; the macrocosm.

10.	any complex whole conceived as resembling the universe: the world of the microcosm.

11.	one of the three general groupings of physical nature: animal world; mineral world; vegetable world.

12.	any period, state, or sphere of existence: this world; the world to come.

13.	Often, worlds. a great deal: That vacation was worlds of fun 3e8 .

14.	any indefinitely great expanse.

15.	any heavenly body: the starry worlds.

—Idioms

16.	bring into the world, a. to give birth to; bear: My grandmother brought nine children into the world. b. to deliver (a baby): the doctor brought many children into the world.

17.	come into the world, to be born: Her first child came into the world in June.

18.	for all the world, a. for any consideration, however great: She wouldn't come to visit us for all the world. b. in every respect; precisely: You look for all the world like my Aunt Mary.

19.	in the world, a. at all; ever: I never in the world would have believed such an obvious lie. b. from among all possibilities: Where in the world did you find that hat?

20.	on top of the world. top1 (def. 46).

21.	out of this or the world, exceptional; fine: The chef prepared a roast duck that was out of this world.

22.	set the world on fire, to achieve great fame and success: He didn't seem to be the type to set the world on fire.

23.	think the world of, to like or admire greatly: His coworkers think the world of him.

24.	world without end, for all eternity; for always.