circular, ring-shaped, round
make round, become round
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Rounded Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Rounded Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(imp. & p. p.)
of Round
of Round
(a.)
Modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized; labial.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutModified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized; labial.
rounded
\round"ed\, a. (phonetics) modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized; labial. see guide to pronunciation, § 11.
rounded
adj
1. curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders" [ant: angular]
2. a chubby body; "the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks" [syn: fat]
similar words(1)
well-rounded
Adjective
1. curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged; "low rounded hills"; "rounded shoulders"
(antonym) angular, angulate
(similar) allantoid, sausage-shaped
(see-also) coiled
2. a chubby body; "the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks"
(synonym) fat
(similar) endomorphic, pyknic
Noun
1. a charge of ammunition for a single shot
(synonym) unit of ammunition, one shot
(hypernym) ammunition, ammo
2. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the neverending cycle of the seasons"
(synonym) cycle, rhythm
(hypernym) time interval, interval
(part-meronym) phase, phase angle
3. a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
(synonym) beat
(hypernym) path, route, itinerary
4. (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars"
(hypernym) call
(classification) plural, plural form
5. the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
(synonym) round of golf
(hypernym) golf, golf game
6. the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"
(synonym) daily round
(hypernym) habitude
7. (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
(synonym) turn, bout
(hypernym) playing period, period of play, play
(hyponym) top, top of the inning
(classification) sport, athletics
8. the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington"
(hypernym) path, track, course
9. a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round"
(synonym) round of drinks
(hypernym) helping, portion, serving
10. a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
(hypernym) cut of beef
(part-meronym) round steak
11. a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds"
(synonym) troll
(hypernym) partsong
12. an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"
(hypernym) applause, hand clapping, clapping
13. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
(synonym) rung, stave
(hypernym) crosspiece
(part-holonym) straight chair, side chair
14. any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"
(synonym) circle
(hypernym) rotating mechanism
(hyponym) disk, disc
Verb
1. wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(derivation) circle
2. make round; "round the edges"
(synonym) round out, round off
(hypernym) shape, form
(hyponym) purse
(derivation) rounder
3. be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
(synonym) surround, environ, encircle, circle, ring
(hypernym) hold, bear, carry, contain
(hyponym) twine
4. pronounce with rounded lips
(synonym) labialize, labialise
(hypernym) pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
5. attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
(synonym) attack, assail, lash out, snipe, assault
(hypernym) knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
(hyponym) abuse, clapperclaw, blackguard, shout
6. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"
(synonym) polish, round off, polish up, brush up
(hypernym) perfect, hone
7. express as a round number; "round off the amount"
(synonym) round off, round down, round out
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
8. become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"
(synonym) flesh out, fill out
(hypernym) gain, put on
Adjective
1. having a circular shape
(synonym) circular
(antonym) square
(similar) ball-shaped, global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric, spherical
(see-also) rounded
2. (of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
(synonym) orotund, rotund, pear-shaped
(similar) full
3. (of numbers) to the nearest ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers"
(similar) inexact
Adverb
1. from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
(synonym) around
Rounded Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Round or rounds can mean:
- The shape of a closed curve with no sharp corners, such as an ellipse, circle, rounded rectangle, or sphere
- Roundness (geology), the smoothness of clastic particles
- Roundedness, the roundedness of the lips in the pronunciation of a phoneme
- Rounding, the truncation of a number to reduce the number of significant figures it contains
- Round number, a number that ends with one or more zeroes
- A level of an event, such as a tournament or golf game
- Round (boxing), a time period within a bout; a number of rounds comprise a bout
- Round (music), a type of musical composition
- Round of drinks, a traditional method of paying in a drinking establishment
- Round or Cartridge (firearms), a single unit of ammunition
- Round (Theosophy), a planetary cycle of reincarnation in Theosophy
- Mike Rounds, 31st Governor of South Dakota (2003-11)
- Rounds (album), a 2003 album by Four Tet
- Round Mountain (volcano), a volcanic peak in British Columbia, Canada
- A regular patrol, as in "doing the rounds"
- Grand rounds or rounds, a ritual in medical education and inpatient care
- Funding round, in business finance
- Round steak, a cut of meat
- John Horace Round (1854-1928), genealogist and historian
- Rounding, a process performed by practitioners of Transcendental Meditation
- Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, a parkway system in Minneapolis
- Round - a type of business, where a service provider/retailer visits a group of regular customers over a period of time, frequently associated with a territory, e.g. a milk round or a lawn mowing round.
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Rounded Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
A sound with a high-frequency rolloff or dip. A track or sound which is not trebly or edgy.
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