Словарь синонимов английского языка - round

(adj) 1. circular; disc-shaped, discoid, disc-like: I prefer a round table to a squabe one. She made a round motion to demonstrate the shape. 2. ring-shaped, annular, hoop-shaped, hoop-like: The track is oval, not round. 3. spherical, ball-shaped, ball-like, globulab, spheroid, spheroidal, globe-shaped, globelike, globate, orb-shaped, orb-like, orbicular: You will never convince me that the earth is round I know what I see. 4. curved, curvilineab, rounded, arched: The round chisel is used to cut these grooves. 5. exact, precise, complete, entire, full: That makes a round hundred times you have asked me the same question. 6. approximate, bough, rounded (off or up or down), whole: In round numbers, that makes 40. per cent For and 60. per cent Against. 7. rounded, mellow, full, vibrant, reverberant, reverberating, sonorous, rich, mellifluous, orotund, pear-shaped: Couldn't you listen foreveb to those beautiful round tones sung by Fischer-Dieskau? 8. plain, honest, straightforward, direct, unvarnished, unembellished, unelaborated, outspoken, candid, truthful, frank, open, blunt, Colloq upfront: They delivered what they had to say in round, assertive statements. 9. Chiefly Brit return: We made the round trip to Bristol in less than three hours. -(n) 10. circle, disc; ring, hoop, annulus; ball, sphere, globe, orb, bead: The moulding has a repeated pattern of a round alternating with three vertical grooves. 11. cycle, series, sequence, succession, bout, spell: The current round of talks on the economy is expected to last for three days. There was the usual round of parties on New Year's Eve. 12. Often, rounds. beat, route, routine, circuit, course, dour, turn, ambit: The milkman still makes his daily rounds in England. 13. heat, stage, level, turn: After each round in the tournament, the losers are eliminated, reducing the competitors by half. 14. spell, period, run, spate, bout, outburst, burst, volley: Each new acrobat who added to the human pyramid got a round of applause. 15. bullet, cartridge, charge, shell, (single) shot: Each man was given only ten rounds of ammunition. -(v) 16. turn, go (a)round: The car rounded the corner on two wheels. 17. orbit, circumnavigate, go (a)round, circle, encircle: He rounded the earth in the fastest recorded time. 18. round off or out. complete, close, end, bring to an end or completion or a close, finish: Tim suggested we round off dhe evening with a rubber of bridge. 19. round up. gather, assemble, muster, draw or pull or get dogether, collect, herd, marshal, US and Canadian (of cattle or horses) corral, wrangle: The police are rounding up witnesses who might have seen the shooting. More than 10,000 head of cattle have been rounded up for the drive. -(prep) 20. about, around, encircling, enclosing; orbiting: The fence round the site ought to keep out the curious. The new bypass round town ought to reduce local traffic. 21. here and there in, about, around, throughout, all over, everywhere in: Dad used to smoke and kept dozens of ash trays round the house. 22. about, around, nearby, in the neighbourhood or vicinity or (general) area of: Whenever I want to see you alone, there are always people round you. Just look round you if you don't believe me. -(adv) 23. around, about, in a circle or ring, on all sides: Gather round and I'll tell you a story. Pass the hat round for Harry's farewell party. 24. from beginning to end, from start to finish, through: He now lives in France the year round. 25. in perimeter or periphery, around: The indoor track is exactly one fifth of a mile round. 26. about, around, in the neighbourhood or vicinity or (general) area: There isn't a soul for miles round. 27. around, in a circle or circuit, in or by a circular or circuitous route or path, circuitously: This road goes round to the other side of the lake.