What does round mean?

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[n] a charge of ammunition for a single shot[v] wind around; move along a circular course(round the bend)[a] having a circular shape[r] from beginning to end; throughout(It rains all year round on Skye frigid weather the year around)[n] an interval during which a recurring sequence of even

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[n] a charge of ammunition for a single shot

[v] wind around; move along a circular course
(round the bend)

[a] having a circular shape

[r] from beginning to end; throughout
(It rains all year round on Skye frigid weather the year around)

[n] an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
(the never-ending cycle of the seasons)

[v] make round
(round the edges)

[a] (of sounds) full and rich
(orotund tones the rotund and reverberating phrase pear-shaped vowels)

[n] a regular route for a sentry or policeman
(in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name)

[v] pronounce with rounded lips

[a] (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
(in round numbers)

[n] (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)
(the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning the postman's rounds we enjoyed our round of the local bars)

[v] attack in speech or writing
(The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker)

[n] the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
(a round of golf takes about 4 hours)

[v] bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
(polish your social manners)

[n] the usual activities in your day
(the doctor made his rounds)

[v] express as a round number
(round off the amount)

[n] (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

[v] become round, plump, or shapely
(The young woman is fleshing out)

[n] the course along which communications spread
(the story is going the rounds in Washington)

[n] a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
(he ordered a second round)

[n] a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg

[n] 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)

[n] an outburst of applause
(there was a round of applause)

[n] a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

[n] any circular or rotating mechanism
(the machine punched out metal circles)

Other vocabulary

r, r and b, r-2, r. b. cattell, r. buckminster fuller, r. j. mitchell, r.c., r.v., ra, rabat, rabato, rabbet, rabbet joint, rabbet plane, rabbi, rabbi moses ben maimon, rabbinate, rabbinic, rabbinical, rabbit, rabbit bandicoot, rabbit brush, rabbit burrow, rabbit bush, rabbit ears, rabbit fever, rabbit food, rabbit hole, rabbit hutch, rabbit on, o, o level, o ring, o'brien, o'casey, o'clock, o'connor, o'er, o'flaherty, o'hara, o'keeffe, o'neill, o'toole, o. henry, o.d., o.e.d., o.k., oaf, oafish, oahu, oahu island, oak, oak apple, oak blight, oak chestnut, oak fern, oak leaf cluster, oak tree, oak-leaved goosefoot, oaken

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