circles
Compass-drawn closed curves
Circles serves as both noun and verb forms of circle.
A circle is a round shape where every point on its edge is equidistant from the center—or anything roughly ring-shaped: standing in circles, dark circles under his eyes.
Circles also means groups united by shared interests: academic circles, she moves in fashionable circles.
The verb means to move around something: Vultures circled overhead.
To run circles around someone is to vastly outperform them.
Enclose on every side
- orbitCurved celestial path
- circumnavigateTravel entirely around something
- lapOne complete circuit
- patrolRegular surveillance route
pace · loop · round · go-around · spiral · racetrack · velodrome
Center-to-perimeter distance
- diameterDistance across through center
- piCircle's fundamental ratio
- arcCurved line segment
- tangentLine touching curve once
secant · chord · concentric · equidistant · compass · protractor · area · perimeter
Act of redoing
- seasonsYear's four divisions
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
- stagesDistinct periods or platforms
- progressionSequential forward movement
recurrence · renewal · life-cycle · pattern · sequence · return · rhythm · rotation
Exclusive social group
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- groupAssembled collection of things
- networkInterconnected system
- clubOrganization with membership
gathering · in-crowd · coterie · cabal · ring · faction · fellowship · tribe
Rapid rotation around axis
twirl · swivel · pivot · carousel · merry-go-round · turntable · roundabout · pirouette
State of fitting in
- inclusionBeing made part
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- solidarityUnity among allies
- togethernessState of close connection
round
Curved like circle
wheel · orb · sphere · loop · oval · ellipse · arc · curve · diameter · radius
surround
Enclose on every side
- orbitCurved celestial path
- circumnavigateTravel entirely around something
- lapOne complete circuit
patrol · pace · loop · round · go-around · spiral · racetrack · velodrome
radius
Center-to-perimeter distance
tangent · secant · chord · concentric · equidistant · compass · protractor · area · perimeter · inscribed
repetition
Act of redoing
progression · recurrence · renewal · life-cycle · pattern · sequence · return · rhythm · rotation · revolution
clique
Exclusive social group
club · gathering · in-crowd · coterie · cabal · ring · faction · fellowship · tribe · crew
spin
Rapid rotation around axis
whirl · twirl · swivel · pivot · carousel · merry-go-round · turntable · roundabout · pirouette · centrifuge
belonging
State of fitting in
- inclusionBeing made part
- unityWholeness through cohesion
- solidarityUnity among allies
- geometryangles, angle, shapes, lines, volume
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- mathaddition, subtraction, multiplication, division, algebra
- kids' artcrayons, stick figures, finger painting, scribbles, chalk
- graphicsvector, shapes, 3D graphics, raster, symbols
- drawing basicspencil sketching, basic shapes, line drawing, shading, shading techniques
circlessquares
Four-sided equal figures
triangles · polygons · rectangles · angles · straight lines
circlesstraight lines
Unbent one-dimensional figures
beelines · as the crow flies · lines · vectors · straightaways
- full circleReturn to origin
- going in circlesFutile repetitive motion
- inner circleExclusive group of confidants
- go in circlesMove without advancing
- come full circleReturn to origin
- run in circlesMove without advancing
circle, encircle, circling, semicircle, circled, circle of fifths, encircled, circlet, encircling