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(verb) become round, plump, or shapely |
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Synonyms: fill out |
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Related Words: gain, put on |
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(adverb) from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around" |
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Synonyms: around |
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(verb) make round |
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Synonyms: round off, round out |
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Related Words: form, purse, shape |
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(noun) the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds" |
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Synonyms: daily round |
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Related Words: habitude |
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(verb) pronounce with rounded lips |
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Synonyms: labialize |
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Related Words: articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say |
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(noun) (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" |
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Related Words: call |
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(satellite adjective) (of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers" |
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(verb) wind around; move along a circular course |
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Related Words: go, locomote, move, travel |
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(adjective) having a circular shape |
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Synonyms: circular |
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Antonyms: square |
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(noun) a charge of ammunition for a single shot |
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Synonyms: one shot, unit of ammunition |
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Related Words: ammo, ammunition |
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(noun) an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause" |
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Related Words: applause, clapping, hand clapping |
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(noun) 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" |
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Related Words: partsong |
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(noun) a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg |
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Related Words: cut of beef |
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(noun) a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round" |
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Synonyms: round of drinks |
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Related Words: helping, portion, serving |
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(noun) the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington" |
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Related Words: course, path, track |
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(noun) the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours" |
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Synonyms: round of golf |
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Related Words: golf, golf game |
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(verb) bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners" |
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Synonyms: brush up, polish, polish up, round off |
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Related Words: hone, perfect |
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(verb) attack verbally, in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
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Synonyms: assail, assault, attack, lash out, snipe |
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Related Words: abuse, barrage, blackguard, blister, clapperclaw, claw, criticise, criticize, pick apart, rubbish, shout, whang, whip |
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(noun) any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles" |
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Synonyms: circle |
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Related Words: disc, disk, rotating mechanism |
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(noun) a crosspiece between the legs of a chair |
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Synonyms: rung, stave |
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Related Words: crosspiece |
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(satellite adjective) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase" |
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Synonyms: orotund, rotund |
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(noun) a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name" |
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Synonyms: beat, circuit |
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Related Words: path, route |
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(noun) (in sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive |
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Synonyms: bout, turn |
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Related Words: bottom, bottom of the inning, period of play, play, playing period, top, top of the inning |
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(noun) an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons" |
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Synonyms: cycle, rhythm |
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Related Words: interval, time interval |
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(verb) express as a round number; "round off the amount" |
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Synonyms: round down, round off, round out |
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Related Words: alter, change |
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(verb) be around |
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Synonyms: circle, encircle, environ, ring, surround |
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Related Words: bear, begird, carry, cloister, contain, gird, girt, girth, hold, wreath, wreathe |
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