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The synonyms of “Round” are: circular, orotund, pear-shaped, rotund, disc-shaped, plump, chubby, fat, stout, roly-poly, fattish, portly, dumpy, chunky, broad in the beam, overweight, heavy, paunchy, falstaffian, sonorous, resonant, rich, full, full-bodied, mellow, mellifluous, rounded, reverberant, complete, entire, whole, undivided, unbroken, candid, frank, direct, honest, truthful, straightforward, plain, blunt, outspoken, forthright, downright, unvarnished, bald, straight from the shoulder, explicit, unequivocal, beat, cycle, rhythm, round of golf, circle, daily round, troll, one shot, unit of ammunition, bout, turn, round of drinks, rung, stave, disc, circlet, circuit, course, route, way, journey, spell, period, time, stretch, stint, run, session, contest, match, heat, competition, tournament, event, meeting, meet, fixture, game, stage, level, succession, sequence, series, bullet, cartridge, shell, shot, assail, assault, attack, lash out, snipe, fill out, flesh out, brush up, polish, polish up, round off, labialise, labialize, round out, round down, go round, move round, travel round, sail round, circumnavigate, around
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “round” as a noun can have the following definitions:
beat | A member of the beat generation a nonconformist in dress and behavior. The conductor set the beat. |
bout | A wrestling or boxing match. A severe bout of flu. |
bullet | A pitch thrown with maximum velocity. You can apply your lipstick straight from the bullet but I like to use a brush. |
cartridge | An electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable. He loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck. |
circle | Something approximating the shape of a circle. They had excellent seats in the dress circle. |
circlet | A circular band, typically one made of precious metal, worn on the head as an ornament. |
circuit | Law a judicial division of a state or the United States so called because originally judges traveled and held court in different locations one of the twelve groups of states in the United States that is covered by a particular circuit court of appeals. The six circuits of England and Wales replaced the old system of assizes. |
competition | An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. Business competition can be fiendish at times. |
contest | An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. A contest between traditional and liberal views. |
course | A layer of masonry. Guests are offered a choice of main course. |
cycle | A bicycle or tricycle. Schubert s song cycles. |
daily round | A newspaper that is published every day. |
disc | An object or part resembling a disc in shape or appearance. A man s body with an identity disc around the neck. |
event | Each of several particular contests making up a sports competition. He acted very wise after the event. |
fixture | The quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment. The midfielder is set to become a permanent fixture in the England line up. |
game | A person s performance in a game a person s standard of play. A game of swans in a common river. |
heat | The amount of heat that is needed to cause a specific process or is evolved in such a process. The oppressive heat was making both men sweat. |
journey | A long and often difficult process of personal change and development. Her spiritual journey towards Roman Catholicism. |
level | A structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale. A high level of unemployment. |
match | The score needed to win a match. They were no match for the mercenaries. |
meet | A meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held. She fell from her horse during a weekend meet. |
meeting | A gathering of people, especially Quakers, for worship. His meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day. |
one shot | A single person or thing. |
period | A set of elements occupying a horizontal row in the periodic table. He interviewed the teachers when they had a free period. |
rhythm | The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music. In Art Nouveau the flow and rhythm of a design became pre eminent. |
round of drinks | A series of professional calls (usually in a set order. |
round of golf | A serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic. |
route | An open way (generally public) for travel or transportation. Proposals have been put forward for a new route around the south of the town. |
run | A running pace. His run for the Republican nomination. |
rung | A level in a hierarchical structure, especially a class or career structure. We must ensure that the low skilled do not get trapped on the bottom rung. |
sequence | An infinite ordered series of numerical quantities. A gruelling sequence of exercises. |
series | A set of elements with common properties or of compounds related in composition or structure. The series connection of the two coils. |
session | A period of recording music in a studio especially by a session musician. A filming session. |
shell | Something resembling or likened to a shell because of its shape or its function as an outer case. Pasta shells. |
shot | Sports equipment consisting of a heavy metal ball used in the shot put. He trained at putting the shot. |
spell | A period of indeterminate length (usually short) marked by some action or condition. He whispered a spell as he moved his hands. |
stage | A stagecoach. There is no need at this stage to give explicit details. |
stave | (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written. |
stint | Smallest American sandpiper. A collector with an eye for quality and the means to indulge it without stint. |
stretch | The capacity of a material or garment to stretch or be stretched elasticity. There were stretches of boredom. |
succession | A number of people or things of a similar kind following one after the other. The new king was already elderly at the time of his succession. |
time | A reading of a point in time as given by a clock. Things were getting better as time passed. |
tournament | A series of jousts between knights contesting for a prize. The Royal Tournament. |
troll | A fisherman s lure that is used in trolling. He used a spinner as his troll. |
turn | The act of turning away or in the opposite direction. He did me a good turn. |
unit of ammunition | A single undivided whole. |
way | A general category of things used in the expression in the way of. I hated their way of cooking potatoes. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “round” as a verb can have the following definitions:
assail | Make a concerted or violent attack on. Nightmares assailed him regularly. |
assault | Bombard with something undesirable or unpleasant. He pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer. |
attack | Attack in speech or writing. The Serbs attacked the village at night. |
brush up | Sweep across or over. |
circumnavigate | Sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world. He undertook to circumnavigate the globe in 80 days or less. |
fill out | Appoint someone to (a position or a job. |
flesh out | Remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture. |
go round | Follow a certain course. |
labialise | Pronounce with rounded lips. |
labialize | Pronounce (a consonant) with partial or complete closure of the lips, or (a vowel) with rounded lips. A non standard dialect that labializes the r and l sounds. |
lash out | Beat severely with a whip or rod. |
move round | Follow a procedure or take a course. |
polish | Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. He s got to polish up his French for his job. |
polish up | Make (a surface) shine. |
round down | Express as a round number. |
round off | Express as a round number. |
round out | Bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state. |
sail round | Move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions. |
snipe | Hunt or shoot snipe. The soldiers in the trench sniped at us. |
travel round | Change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “round” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
bald | (of a plant or an area of land) not covered by the usual leaves, bark, or vegetation. He was starting to go bald. |
blunt | Devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment. A blunt statement of fact. |
broad in the beam | Heavily and noticeably regional. |
candid | Truthful and straightforward; frank. A candid interview. |
chubby | Sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure. A pretty child with chubby cheeks. |
chunky | Bulky and thick. The dumplings were chunky pieces of uncooked dough. |
circular | Having a circular shape. A circular walk. |
complete | Perfect and complete in every respect having all necessary qualities. No woman s wardrobe is complete without this pretty top. |
direct | Direct in spatial dimensions proceeding without deviation or interruption straight and short. A direct response. |
disc-shaped | Having a flat circular shape. |
downright | (of something bad or unpleasant) utter; complete (used for emphasis. Her common sense and downright attitude to life surprised him. |
dumpy | (of a person) short and stout. The dress made her look dumpy. |
entire | Constituting the undiminished entirety lacking nothing essential especially not damaged. An entire horse. |
explicit | Of a person stating something in an explicit manner. Explicit sexual scenes. |
falstaffian | Of or resembling Falstaff. |
fat | Containing much fat. The driver was a fat wheezing man. |
fattish | Somewhat fat. |
forthright | Proceeding directly forwards. Forthright criticism. |
frank | Clearly manifest; evident. Tell me what you think and you may just as well be frank. |
full | Constituting the full quantity or extent complete. She had full lips. |
full-bodied | Marked by richness and fullness of flavor. |
heavy | Large and powerful especially designed for heavy loads or rough work. A heavy coat. |
honest | Worthy of being depended on. My honest opinion. |
mellifluous | Pleasing to the ear. Her low mellifluous voice. |
mellow | (of fruit) ripe, sweet, and juicy. Jean Claude was feeling mellow. |
orotund | Full and rich. Orotund tones. |
outspoken | Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion. He has been outspoken in his criticism. |
overweight | Usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it. She was a stone overweight. |
paunchy | Having a large belly. A slightly paunchy balding middle aged man. |
pear-shaped | Having a round shape tapered at one end. |
plain | Denoting or relating to a type of knitting stitch produced by putting the needle through the front of each stitch from left to right. The plain and unvarnished truth. |
plump | Sufficiently fat so as to have a pleasing fullness of figure. Pleasingly plump. |
portly | Having a stout body; somewhat fat (used especially of a man. He was a man of portly presence. |
resonant | Having the ability to evoke enduring images, memories, or emotions. The sound of these instruments played in a resonant room is unforgettable. |
reverberant | Having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected. The reverberant booms of cannon. |
rich | Marked by richness and fullness of flavor. Rich desserts. |
roly-poly | Short and plump. |
rotund | Full and rich. Her brother was slim where she was rotund. |
rounded | (of a vowel) pronounced with the lips narrowed and protruded. We should educate children to become rounded human beings. |
sonorous | Full and loud and deep. A herald chosen for his sonorous voice. |
stout | Having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships. Stout walking boots. |
straight from the shoulder | Following a correct or logical method. |
straightforward | (of a person) honest and frank. A straightforward set of instructions. |
truthful | Expressing or given to expressing the truth. A truthful person. |
unbroken | (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded. Unbroken colts. |
undivided | Not separated into parts or shares constituting an undivided unit. An undivided interest in the property. |
unequivocal | Leaving no doubt; unambiguous. An unequivocal success. |
unvarnished | Free from any effort to soften to disguise. The plain and unvarnished truth. |
whole | Acting together as a single undiversified whole. Owls usually swallow their prey whole. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “round” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
around | All around or on all sides. The mountains towering all around. |
arc | Form an arch or curve. The point where a tangential line touches the arc of a circle. |
bulbous | Curving outward. A bulbous nose. |
circle | Form a circle around. Draw a circle with a compass. |
circular | Having a circular shape. He mailed the circular to all subscribers. |
concave | Having an outline or surface that curves inwards like the interior of a circle or sphere. Concave lenses. |
concentric | Having a common center. Concentric rings. |
convex | Curving or bulging outward. A convex lens. |
convolute | Make (an argument, story, etc.) complex and difficult to follow. A convolute petal. |
convolve | Curl, wind, or twist together. |
curve | Curved segment of a road or river or railroad track etc. The parapet wall sweeps down in a bold curve. |
cylindrical | Having straight parallel sides and a circular or oval cross-section; in the shape or form of a cylinder. A cylindrical plastic container. |
elliptical | Characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements- H.O.Taylor. The explanation was concise even elliptical to the verge of obscurity. |
ellipticity | The degree of deviation from circularity (or sphericity). |
globose | Having the shape of a sphere or ball. The cells are generally globose. |
globular | Composed of globules. Plants with distinctive globular blooms. |
homocentric | Having a common center. |
parabolic | Of or like a parabola or part of one. Parabolic teaching. |
peristyle | A space such as a court or porch that is surrounded or edged by a peristyle. |
protuberant | Curving outward. His protuberant eyes fluttered open. |
proximity | The region close around a person or thing. Do not operate microphones in close proximity to television sets. |
radius | The length of the radius of a circle or sphere. The radiused edges feel sleek and unobtrusive in the hand. |
rotary | A rotary machine engine or device. A rotary mower. |
rotund | (of speech or literary style) sonorous; grandiloquent. The rotund and reverberating phrase. |
roundabout | Deviating from a straight course. A roundabout route avoided rush hour traffic. |
rounded | (of a vowel) pronounced with the lips narrowed and protruded. His large rounded stomach. |
salver | A tray, typically one made of silver and used in formal circumstances. |
semicircle | A set of objects arranged in a semicircle. Chairs were in a semicircle round the hearth. |
sinuous | Having many curves and turns. The sinuous grace of a cat. |
spherical | Formed inside or on the surface of a sphere. A spherical object. |
spin | Cause to spin. He was sick and tired of the Government s control freakery and spin. |
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