Round definition

Round as a noun

1. a charge of ammunition for a single shot

   Same sense: one shot, unit of ammunition

2. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

   Same sense: cycle, rhythm

3. a regular route for a sentry or policeman

   Same sense: beat

4. (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)

   "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"

5. the activity of playing 18 holes of golf

   "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"

   Same sense: round of golf

6. the usual activities in your day

   "the doctor made his rounds"

   Same sense: daily round

7. (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive

   Same sense: turn, bout

8. the course along which communications spread

   "the story is going the rounds in Washington"

9. a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)

   "he ordered a second round"

   Same sense: round of drinks

10. a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg

11. a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time

    "they enjoyed singing rounds"

    Same sense: troll

12. an outburst of applause

    "there was a round of applause"

13. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

    Same sense: rung, stave

14. any circular or rotating mechanism

    Same sense: circle

Round as a verb

15. wind around; move along a circular course

    "round the bend"

16. make round

    "round the edges"

    Same sense: round out, round off

17. pronounce with rounded lips

    Same sense: labialise, labialize

18. attack in speech or writing

    Same sense: attack, assault, lash out, snipe, assail

19. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

    Same sense: round off, polish up, polish, brush up

20. express as a round number

    "round off the amount"

    Same sense: round out, round off, round down

21. become round, plump, or shapely

    Same sense: fill out, flesh out

Round as an adjective

22. having the shape or form of a circle

    Same sense: circular

23. (of sounds) full and rich

    Same sense: pear-shaped, rotund, orotund

24. (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand

    "in round numbers"

Round as an adverb

25. from beginning to end; throughout

    "It rains all year round on Skye"

    Same sense: around

Synonyms and antonyms

• one shot
• unit of ammunition
• cycle
• rhythm
• beat
• round of golf
• daily round
• turn definition
• bout
• round of drinks
• troll
• rung
• stave
• circle
• round out
• round off
• labialise
• labialize
• attack definition
• assault
• lash out
• snipe
• assail
• polish up

Opposite: square.

How to say round

Round has 1 syllable and rhymes with around. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with round

• around
• found
• ground
• sound
• background
• bound
• pound
• underground
• wound
• renowned
• profound
• playground

ROUND in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

8

Anagrams

0

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