merry-go-round
merry-go-round
Definition
merry-go-round (mer′ē gō ro̵und′)
noun
- a circular, revolving platform with forms of animals as seats on it, used at carnivals, amusement parks, etc.: it is turned by machinery, usually to music; carousel
- a whirl or busy round, as of work or pleasure
merry-go-round
Synonyms
merry-go-round
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- life: In the merry-go-round of life we live in - where has all the romance gone?
Converse of object
- spin: Tottenham Hotspur became the first premier league club to ' spin the managerial merry-go-round ' when they sacked Glenn Hoddle on Sunday afternoon.
- ride: Have fun riding the merry-go-round in Noddy's car, Noddy's plane, the fire engine or the Toyland Express.
- have: It had merry-go-rounds, slides, what have you.
- leave: Think the whole Billie leaving, no, staying, no, leaving again merry-go-round is distracting them!
Adjective modifier
- managerial: Tottenham Hotspur became the first premier league club to ' spin the managerial merry-go-round ' when they sacked Glenn Hoddle on Sunday afternoon.
- usual: Bored with the usual merry-go-round of local 10Ks and half-marathons?
- annual: Home Buyers Guide First Steps to a move This year around 1.5 million British homes will change hands in the annual property merry-go-round.
- whole: I don't want to deal with that whole merry-go-round anymore.
- perpetual: What is dubious is for pre-payments, loans and expenditure to keep turning one into the other in a sort of perpetual merry-go-round.
- bizarre: Or was once, until I got caught up in the bizarre merry-go-round of childrenâs literature.
Modifies a noun
- column: On the death of Drew Pearson in 1969, Anderson took over his Merry-Go-Round column.
- horse: The wide eyes of the merry-go-round horses, no longer suggestive of energy, suggest terror instead.
- pump: In the initial phase, 30 merry-go-round pumps will be installed in primary schools in Maputo, Gaza and Inhambane.
Noun used with modifier
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- meroplankton
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- merrymaking
- merrythought
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- merthiolate
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