round

Boxing match segment

Round is used as a preposition in British English in nearly all cases where American English uses around.

The meaning is the same.

shape

sphere

Perfectly round solid

  • diskFlat circular object
  • circleCurved closed shape
  • wheelRotating circular frame

orb · hoop · ring · ball · globe · coin · bead · button · cylinder · oval

cycle

repetition

Act of redoing

sequence · series · succession · renewal · replay · rerun · reprise · circuit · lap · heat

rotation

spinning

Revolving around an axis

orbit · gyration · swirl · pirouette · carousel · turntable · centrifuge · vortex · cyclone · tornado

drinks

pub

Licensed drinking establishment

  • barDrinking establishment
  • tavernPublic drinking establishment
  • saloonDrinking establishment, often frontier

shout · toast · pitcher · pint · draught · refill · bartender · taproom · alehouse · cantina

ammunition

bullet

Fired metal projectile

chamber · magazine · clip · reload · firearm · gunfire · discharge · misfire · blank

plump

chubby

Slightly plump, endearingly

  • pudgySlightly fat, softly round
  • portlyHeavyset, especially around waist
  • stoutHeavy, dark brewed beverage

plump · fleshy · full-figured · curvy · corpulent · roly-poly · tubby · cherubic · voluptuous

smooth

curved

Smoothly bent, not angular

flowing · contoured · streamlined · blunted · worn · beveled · filed · sanded · finished

song

canon

Accepted authoritative works

chorus · harmony · campfire · part-singing · fugue · refrain

Categories
Opposites
numerical precision

roundexact

Perfectly correct, no deviation

precise · specific · definite · accurate · detailed

completeness

roundincomplete

Lacking necessary parts

unfinished · partial · lacking · inadequate · fragmentary

body type/fullness

roundthin

Small in diameter

skinny · gaunt · angular · lean · bony

Phrases
Family

around, surround, background, rounded, underground, playground, roundabout, surrounded, rounds

Familiarity
Top 2,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G