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Main Entry:	round [round] Show IPA/raʊnd/ Show Spelled
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	ball-shaped; semicircular area
Synonyms:	annular, arced, arched, arciform, bent, bowed, bulbous, circular, coiled, curled, curved, curvilinear, cylindrical, discoid, disk-shaped, domical, egg-shaped, elliptical, globose, globular, looped, orbed, orbicular, orbiculate, oval, ringed, rotund, rounded, spherical, spheroid, spiral

Main Entry:	round
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	full-bodied, ample in size
Synonyms:	chubby, expansive, fleshy, generous, large, plump, plumpish, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, rounded, tubby
Antonyms:	inadequate, small, tiny

Main Entry:	round
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	resonant, rich in sound
Synonyms:	consonant, full, mellifluous, orotund, plangent, resounding, ringing, rotund, sonorous, vibrant
Antonyms:	low, soft, weak

Example Sentences

The property has a round pool made out of a steel stock tank, and the beach is a five-minute walk away.

We're working on round two of our graduate student ethnography project.

The mobile-telephone business is being transformed by a fresh round of mergers.

The property has a round pool made out of a steel stock tank, and the beach is a five-minute walk away.

We're working on round two of our graduate student ethnography project.

The mobile-telephone business is being transformed by a fresh round of mergers.

They are generally round but stretch longer along one axis than along the other.

Surface tension pulls the beads into their distinctive round shape.

We are entering a round orbit phase, but extinctions implied by this study may not begin for tens of thousands of years.

Chartreuse or lime green flowers in dense, round to cylindrical clusters appear in late winter, early spring.

Conservation of angular momentum with a bullet hitting a merry go round.

Sails raised, colors gleaming, they round up prey.

The energy round trip wastes a lot of the efficiency, too.

It was, quite literally, the beep heard round the world.

Round clusters of small white flowers appear all along bare branches in early spring.

In other words, it would be the ultimate sniper round.

The round ones are in hydrostatic equilibrium, meaning they have enough self-gravity to have pulled themselves into a round shape.

Reaching a wall, she lies down on her belly and crawls on her elbows to get round it.

Round headed but with horizontally tiered branches in age.

He then let off a final round to knock the enemy weapon out of action.

Astronomers will need more detailed observations to determine if any of the newfound objects are truly round.

Round out your party table with a tomato and garbanzo bean salad flavored with onion, ginger, and cilantro.

Monopoly:Revolution edition will feature a round board and no money.

Cut the armrests to length and round their front corners with a jigsaw.

Last night's airing was the first of three, and it covered only the first round of the first game.

Open, eight of the nine players who scored a first-round upset of a top-eight seed lost in the second round to an unseeded.

But, the scores shift from round to round, so focus on the percentile.

The first round of the presidential election was notable for a dismal lack of candour about where the country is going or should.

Gers, collapsible round tents of felt and canvas on a wooden frame, provide portable.

It may seem round when viewed from space, but our planet is actually a bumpy spheroid.

Round out the party with fresh corn soup and a lavender-scented berry crisp.

January also brings the second round of postings for jobs being vacated by those who got the first round gigs.

In the second round, the protest voters of the first round will surely decide that he is the safer bet.

Once the polls close, the top three vote-getters will move to round two, where things get interesting.

Round clusters of amethyst to purple berries remain on bare stems after willowlike.

However, the journal didn't send out the article for a round of reviews.

Nowadays even moderately well-off students often take a break between school and university to go round the world.

Many slender green branches form a round shrublet with hundreds of tiny yellow flower heads in loose clusters.

Tunney regained his wits and control of the fight by the eighth round and went on to win the match by unanimous decision.

Young trees tend to be pyramidal, while older ones are more open or round topped.

Click on the head next to the best argument in each round.

No, there is no excuse for a demand for official records on the first round of application.

Instead of launching drift nets or putting out a rod and line, fishermen round up the tuna in a shallow pool.

Every year at this time, local cowboys round up the wild ponies that live on the southern end of the.

The new item is a spicy round cake that is expected to have a natural fall.

It could be a large impact crater that was originally round but later deformed by compressional forces.

One big factor is not working full time, year round.

After the game was over, the participants were asked which of the other players they would be willing to have another round with.

One could see round objects which were obviously plant cells.

Ripening in fall and keeping into winter, pears round out the season for deciduous fruit trees.

But it's unclear if anything will result from this latest round of regulatory review.

So people have long been looking for other ways round the problem.

People prefer big objects to small ones, round forms to sharp ones and complex designs to simpler renditions.

L ongtime favorites for colorful, round flowers, typically in summer and early fall.

We used to have a nice merry go round at our park, but it is now gone.

Agencies typically look for people with expertise in the field of activity that a given round of proposals will support.

Unique round structures offer all-season strength and cozy comfort.

Finalists sit on stage during the first championship elimination round.

Another round of tax cuts for the wealthy should prevent that.

All kinds have attractive year round foliage and clusters of small white, pink, or rose purple flowers in spring.

Both sets of ratings can be used to calculate a team's expected chance to reach a certain round of the tournament.

Redundancy and decentralization are our friends, and the enemies of tyrants and monopolies the world round.

Pyramidal when young, round topped in maturityGraybrown bark cracked into irregular plates.

Large round clusters of pink flowers bloom in spring.

The beer with more votes at the end of the evening will move on to the second round and challenge a beer from another brewery.

Round headed, with large dark green leaves, each divided into five.

We found one in archery, which takes the form of a small watermelon sitting on a cliff in the round pictured above.

Round out the menu with edamame and spinach and noodle salads.

Trim the edges to round them, then glue them around the wood stem or dowel.

Pebbles are too smooth and round to make a suitable paving if left free to roll around.

Main Entry:	round
Part of Speech:	adjective
Definition:	honest, direct
Synonyms:	blunt, candid, frank, free, outspoken, plain, straightforward, unmodified, vocal
Antonyms:	deceitful, dishonest, indirect

Main Entry:	round
Part of Speech:	adverb
Definition:	approximate
Synonyms:	about, all but, almost, around, as good as, close to, in the neighborhood of, just about, most, near, nearly, practically, roughly
Antonyms:	definite, exact, precise

Main Entry:	round
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	globe, ball; semicircular area
Synonyms:	arc, arch, band, bend, bow, circle, circlet, curvation, curvature, curve, disc, disk, equator, eye, gyre, hoop, loop, orb, orbit, ring, ringlet, sphere, wheel

Main Entry:	round
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	cycle, stage
Synonyms:	ambit, beat, bout, circuit, circulation, circumvolution, compass, course, division, gyration, lap, level, performance, period, revolution, rotation, round trip, routine, schedule, sequence, series, session, succession, tour, turn, wheel, whirl

Main Entry:	round
Part of Speech:	noun
Definition:	unit of ammunition
Synonyms:	bullet, cartridge, charge, discharge, load, shell, shot

Main Entry:	round
Part of Speech:	verb
Definition:	turn; encircle
Synonyms:	begird, bypass, circle, circulate, circumnavigate, compass, encompass, flank, gird, girdle, go around, gyrate, hem, pivot, revolve, ring, roll, rotate, skirt, spin, surround, wheel, whirl

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