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Having a circular or cylindrical shape
“It is a town with an impressive heritage, consisting of an ancient church, a round tower, and a large enclosed medieval castle.”
Having a surfeit of body fat
“Richard Greene, a short, rather round man with thinning dirty-blonde hair, chuckled.”
Characterized by fullness, clarity, strength, and smoothness of sound
“The amalgamation of the round tones of one set of strings, with the crisp metallic tones of the other, produces an effect of a peculiarly pleasing character.”
Not omitting or disguising anything
“Since your imperial majesty and your princely graces desire a round answer, I will give one that cannot easily be misunderstood.”
An exact, complete or whole number or figure
“A round dozen issues of sporting papers littered the chairs and the floors.”
Having an edge that is not sharp
“The old blade was now round and blunted with age.”
Rotating or moving in a circular or helical manner
Having a harmonious sound
Shaped like a bead (small and round)
Having an outline or surface that curves inwards like the interior of a circle or sphere
In the form of a dome
In the vicinity of
“Her lipstick has bled into the soft skin round her mouth.”
Everywhere throughout a given area or region
“Certainly, as British imperial influence spread round the world in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, so too did British aesthetics.”
In, or towards, the opposite direction
“We decided to turn round as it was apparent that we were headed in the wrong direction.”
Almost or approximately in amount, degree or extent
“It costs round about three fifty and I wanted a fiver for the driver.”
In close proximity to
In a complete or total degree or manner
A circular or rounded piece of something
“Take a toasted slice of bread and cut it into a big round equal to the size of the eggplant slice.”
A session of activity or work, typically involving movement
“A postman hid hundreds of parcels at home because stone-throwing yobs were making his daily round a nightmare.”
A regularly recurring sequence of activities
“For well-to-do expatriates, life seems to be just an endless round of parties.”
Each of a succession of stages, especially in a competition
“I didn't get past the second round, so my last song was never performed.”
An amount of ammunition, or the ammunition itself
“The directional pad is used for zooming in on targets, and the trigger button can be used to fire a round of ammunition.”
A shape produced by a curve that bends around and crosses itself, or something in this shape
The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center
A short period of intense activity of a specified kind
Rounded part of thing, usually body part
A sequence of events or actions that repeat in a circular or circuitous manner
A trip or a set amount of traveling
A crosspiece forming a step of a ladder or part of a piece of furniture
A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification
A thin, long and broad piece of something cut from a larger portion
The range, scope or extent of something
The act of keeping watch over an area by traveling around it
A distribution of playing cards during a game
A red, round fruit
An important route in a system of roads, rivers, or railway lines
The act of, or sound created by, the firing of a gun or cannon
An obtuse-angled relief or cut at an edge added for a finished appearance and to break sharp edges
A violent confrontation or struggle
A musical composition
The shooting of projectiles from weapons, such as bullets from guns
A habit or pattern of behaviour that has become dull and unproductive but is hard to change
The hindquarters of a four-legged mammal
The last and deciding game in a sports tournament or other competition
To pass and go round (something)
“Another group of policemen round a corner to find a car alarm blaring and a window smashed, with the cause of the mayhem nowhere to be found.”
To turn or bend away from a straight line or course
“By 1963, this road would round slightly toward the river and lead to a bridge.”
To form or shape into a ball
“Dogs don't care if you round your socks up and leave them under the couch.”
To make smooth or glossy by applying surface pressure
To wrap (something) round on itself to form into a spherical or cylindrical shape
(of a vehicle) To go round a bend or corner
Throughout the extent of (an area or space) within the given boundaries of
“Then I lit the candle and held the stick of sealing-wax in the flame, letting the red drops fall round the bottle cap until it was tightly sealed.”
On all or most sides or areas of
“His music has earned recognition all round the world.”
To deal with
“Don't just immediately give up, but think about ways round the problem.”
In the vicinity of
During a given period of time
At, near, or adjacent to
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