round

nouns

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

one shot, round, unit of ammunition

an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs

"the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

cycle, rhythm, round

a regular route for a sentry or policeman

"in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"

beat, round

(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"

round

domain usage

the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

plural, plural form

is a type of (narrower)

a visit in an official or professional capacity

"the pastor's calls on his parishioners"; "the salesman's call on a customer"

call

the activity of playing 18 holes of golf

"a round of golf takes about 4 hours"

round, round of golf

the usual activities in your day

"the doctor made his rounds"

daily round, round

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

bout, round, turn

the course along which communications spread

"the story is going the rounds in Washington"

round

is a type of (narrower)

a line or route along which something travels or moves

"the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"

course, path, track

a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)

"he ordered a second round"

round, round of drinks

a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg

round

is a type of (narrower)

cut of meat from beef cattle

cut of beef

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"

round, troll

an outburst of applause

"there was a round of applause"

round

is a type of (narrower)

a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together

applause, clapping, hand clapping

a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

round, rung, stave

any circular or rotating mechanism

"the machine punched out metal circles"

circle, round

verbs

wind around; move along a circular course

"round the bend"

round

is a type of (narrower)

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

"How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"

go, locomote, move, travel

make round

"round the edges"

round, round off, round out

is derived from

rounder

pronounce with rounded lips

labialise, labialize, round

attack in speech or writing

"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

assail, assault, attack, lash out, round, snipe

bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state