Synonyms: round, daily round
Definition: the usual activities in your day
Usage: the doctor made his rounds
Similar words: habitude
Definition: habitual mode of behavior
Synonyms: round, round of golf
Definition: the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
Usage: a round of golf takes about 4 hours
Similar words: golf, golf game
Definition: a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes
Synonyms: round
Definition: (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order)
Usage: the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning; the postman's rounds; we enjoyed our round of the local bars
Similar words: call
Definition: a visit in an official or professional capacity
Usage: the pastor's calls on his parishioners; the salesman's call on a customer
Definition: any circular or rotating mechanism
Usage: the machine punched out metal circles
Similar words: rotating mechanism
Definition: a mechanism that rotates
Synonyms: unit of ammunition, one shot, round
Definition: a charge of ammunition for a single shot
Similar words: ammo, ammunition
Definition: projectiles to be fired from a gun
Definition: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
Similar words: crosspiece
Definition: a transverse brace
Synonyms: round
Definition: an outburst of applause
Usage: there was a round of applause
Similar words: applause, hand clapping, clapping
Definition: a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
Definition: 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
Usage: they enjoyed singing rounds
Similar words: partsong
Definition: a song with two or more voice parts
Synonyms: round
Definition: a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
Similar words: cut of beef
Definition: cut of meat from beef cattle
Synonyms: round, round of drinks
Definition: a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
Usage: he ordered a second round
Similar words: serving, helping, portion
Definition: an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
Usage: the helpings were all small; his portion was larger than hers; there's enough for two servings each
Definition: a regular route for a sentry or policeman
Usage: in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name
Synonyms: round
Definition: the course along which communications spread
Usage: the story is going the rounds in Washington
Similar words: path, track, course
Definition: a line or route along which something travels or moves
Usage: the hurricane demolished houses in its path; the track of an animal; the course of the river
Definition: (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
Similar words: part, section, division
Definition: one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
Usage: the written part of the exam; the finance section of the company; the BBC's engineering division
Synonyms: rhythm, cycle, round
Definition: an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
Usage: the never-ending cycle of the seasons
Similar words: time interval, interval
Definition: a definite length of time marked off by two instants
Synonyms: fill out, flesh out, round
Definition: become round, plump, or shapely
Usage: The young woman is fleshing out
Definition: increase (one's body weight)
Usage: She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising
Synonyms: round, round off, round out
Definition: make round
Usage: round the edges
Definition: give shape or form to
Usage: shape the dough; form the young child's character
Synonyms: round, round down, round off, round out
Definition: express as a round number
Usage: round off the amount
Similar words: alter, change, modify
Definition: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Usage: The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city; The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue
Synonyms: polish, polish up, round, round off, brush up
Definition: bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
Usage: polish your social manners
Definition: make perfect or complete
Usage: perfect your French in Paris!
Synonyms: snipe, round, assail, assault, attack, lash out
Definition: attack in speech or writing
Usage: The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker
Similar words: criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock
Definition: find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
Usage: The paper criticized the new movie; Don't knock the food--it's free
Synonyms: labialise, labialize, round
Definition: pronounce with rounded lips
Similar words: pronounce, say, sound out, enounce, enunciate, articulate
Definition: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Usage: She pronounces French words in a funny way; I cannot say `zip wire'; Can the child sound out this complicated word?
Synonyms: round
Definition: wind around; move along a circular course
Usage: round the bend
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: 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
Synonyms: round
Definition: (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
Usage: in round numbers
Similar words: inexact
Definition: not exact
Synonyms: pear-shaped, orotund, rotund, round
Definition: (of sounds) full and rich
Usage: orotund tones; the rotund and reverberating phrase; pear-shaped vowels
Similar words: full
Definition: (of sound) having marked deepness and body
Usage: full tones; a full voice
Definition: having a circular shape
Similar words: apple-shaped
Definition: having the general shape of an apple
Similar words: ball-shaped, spheric, spherical, orbicular, global, globose, globular
Definition: having the shape of a sphere or ball
Usage: a spherical object; nearly orbicular in shape; little globular houses like mud-wasp nests- Zane Grey
Similar words: barrel-shaped
Definition: having the general shape of a barrel
Similar words: bulb-shaped, bulblike, bulbous
Definition: shaped like a bulb
Similar words: capitate
Definition: being abruptly enlarged and globose at the tip
Similar words: coccoid
Definition: spherical; like a coccus
Usage: a coccoid microorganism
Similar words: cumuliform
Definition: shaped like a cumulus cloud
Similar words: disc-shaped, disclike, discoid, discoidal, disk-shaped, disklike
Definition: having a flat circular shape
Similar words: goblet-shaped
Definition: resembling the shape of a goblet
Similar words: moon-round, moonlike
Definition: resembling the moon in shape
Similar words: nutlike
Definition: resembling a nut in shape and size
Similar words: pancake-like
Definition: resembling a pancake in shape
Similar words: pear-shaped
Definition: having a round shape tapered at one end
Similar words: pinwheel-shaped
Definition: having the round shape of a pinwheel
Similar words: ringlike
Definition: having the shape of a ring
Similar words: roundish
Definition: somewhat round in appearance or form
Similar words: wheel-like
Definition: round like a wheel