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(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

adj. circular, annular, spherical, globular, cylindrical; approximate. See circularity, rotundity, numeration. — n. revolution, cycle; circuit, ambit, course, itinerary, beat; series, catch, rondeau; routine, rut. See continuity, rotation, business.

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(Roget's IV) modif.

1. [Having the shape of a globe]

Syn. spherical, globular, spheroid, orbed, orbicular, orbiculate, globe-shaped, globose, ball-shaped, domical, rotund.

2. [Having the shape of a disk]

Syn. circular, cylindrical, ringed, annular, oval, disk-shaped.

3. [Curved]

Syn. arched, arced, rounded, bowed, looped, whorled, recurved, incurved, coiled, curled.

4. [Approximate]

Syn. rough, in tens, in hundreds; see approximate .

5. [Large]

Syn. liberal, generous, expansive, extensive; see large 1 .

6. [Complete]

Syn. rounded, done, accomplished; see finished 1 .

7. [Around]

Syn. about, near, in the neighborhood of, close to; see approximately .

Syn.- round , the most inclusive of these words, applies to anything shaped like a circle, sphere, or cylinder, or like a part of any of these; spherical applies to a round body or mass having the surface equally distant from the center at all points; globular is used of things that are ball-shaped but not necessarily perfect spheres; circular is applied to round lines, or round flat surfaces, in the shape of a ring or disk, and may or may not imply correspondence in form with a perfect circle; annular applies to ringlike forms or structures, as the markings in a cross section of a tree n.

1. [A round object]

Syn. circle, ring, orb, globe; see circle 1 .

2. [A period of action]

Syn. bout, course, whirl, cycle, circuit, routine, performance, tour, beat; see also sequence 1 , series .

3. [A unit of ammunition]

Syn. cartridge, charge, load; see ammunition , bullet , load 3 , shot 2 .

4. [A rung]

Syn. crosspiece, step, stair, tread; see rung .

• go the rounds,

Syn. circulate, make the rounds, spread, be passed on; see circulate 1 .

v.

1. [To turn]

Syn. whirl, wheel, spin; see turn 1 .

2. [To make round]

Syn. curve, convolute, bow, arch, bend, loop, whorl, shape, form, recurve, coil, fill out, curl, mold.

Ant. straighten*, flatten, level.

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

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n.

1. bout or cycle course, series, circuit, sequence, turn, cycle, tour.

2. gunfire load, burst, salvo, barrage, enfilade, volley, fusillade.

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v.

circle, encircle, go around, circumnavigate, make a circuit, gird, flank, encompass.

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a.

1. circular spherical, cylindrical, globular, hooplike, ringlike, ball-like, oval, ovoid, elliptical.

2. rotund roly-poly, spherical, fat, plump, *chubby, stout, obese.

3. resonant full, sonorous, rich.

4. complete full, whole, unbroken, entire.

ANT.: 1. square, straight. 2. angular, thin, slender. 3. thin. 4. incomplete, broken

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(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Having the shape of a curve everywhere equidistant from a fixed point: annular, circular, globoid, globular, spheric, spherical. See GEOMETRY. 2. Well-rounded and full in form: chubby, plump1, plumpish, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, tubby, zaftig. See FAT. 3. Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound: mellow, orotund, plangent, resonant, resounding, ringing, rotund, sonorous, vibrant. See SOUNDS. 4. Not more or less: complete, entire, full, good, perfect, whole. See PART, PRECISE. II noun 1. Something bent: bend, bow2, crook, curvature, curve, turn. See STRAIGHT. 2. A course, process, or journey that ends where it began or repeats itself: circle, circuit, cycle, orbit, tour, turn. See REPETITION. 3. A number of things placed or occurring one after the other: chain, consecution, course, order, procession, progression, run, sequence, series, string, succession, suite, train. Informal: streak. See ORDER. 4. A course of action to be followed regularly. Often used in plural: routine, track. See USUAL. 5. An area regularly covered, as by a policeman or reporter: beat, circuit, route. See TERRITORY. III verb 1. To swerve from a straight line: angle2, arc, arch, bend, bow2, crook, curve, turn. See STRAIGHT. 2. To supply what is lacking. Also used with off on out: complement, complete, fill in (or out), supplement. See AGREE, PART. IV adverb 1. In or toward a former location or condition: about, around, back, backward, backwards, rearward. See APPROACH. 2. From one end to the other: around, over, through, throughout. See PART.