round

modif.

1. Having the shape of a globe

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

2. Having the shape of a disk

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

3. Curved

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

4. Approximate

   rough, in tens, in hundreds; see approximate.

5. Large

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

6. Complete

   rounded, done, accomplished; see finished 1.

7. Around

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

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

round

n.

1. A round object

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

2. A period of action

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

3. A unit of ammunition

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

4. A rung

   crosspiece, step, stair, tread; see rung.

go the rounds

round

v.

1. To turn

   whirl, wheel, spin; see turn 1.

2. To make round

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

   Antonyms straighten*, flatten*, level.