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round

adjective as in complete

adjective as in full-bodied, ample in size

adjective as in resonant, rich in sound

adjective as in honest, direct

adverb as in approximate

noun as in globe, ball; circular area

noun as in unit of ammunition

Strongest match

verb as in turn; encircle

verb as in make curved; remove angles

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Example Sentences

France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.

Wrapees was the term marines used for the Japanese because they had wrapping round their legs.

After a bunch of tough talk, this round of the hacker-on-hacker fight nevered materialized.

Divide the dough in half and very gently pat each half into a round 1-inch-thick disk.

But others say a still-unidentified man likely fired the round that caused a lethal head wound.

Of course, considerations of weight have to be taken into account, but the more mould round the roots the better.

In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).

There were at least a dozen ladies seated round the big table at the Parsonage.

Mr. Jones swung round a large iron key he held in his hand, and light dawned upon him.

Sol got up, slowly; took a backward step into the yard; filled his lungs, opened his mouth, made his eyes round.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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