round in WordNet English dictionary

1. from beginning to end; throughout
   "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
   round  around  round  around 
   

1. attack in speech or writing
   "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
   attack  round  assail  lash out  snipe  assault 
   
2. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
   "polish your social manners"
   polish  round  round off  polish up  brush up 
   
3. become round, plump, or shapely
   "The young woman is fleshing out"
   round  flesh out  fill out 
   
4. pronounce with rounded lips
   round  labialize  labialise 
   
5. make round
   "round the edges"
   round  round out  round off 
   
6. express as a round number
   "round off the amount"
   round off  round down  round out  round 
   
7. wind around; move along a circular course
   "round the bend"
   round 
   

1. a regular route for a sentry or policeman
   "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"
   beat  round 
   
2. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
   turn  bout  round 
   
3. any circular or rotating mechanism
   "the machine punched out metal circles"
   circle  round 
   
4. an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs
   "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"
   cycle  rhythm  round 
   
5. the usual activities in your day
   "the doctor made his rounds"
   round  daily round 
   
6. a charge of ammunition for a single shot
   round  unit of ammunition  one shot 
   
7. (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"
   round 
   
8. the activity of playing 18 holes of golf
   "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"
   round of golf  round 
   
9. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
   rung  round  stave 
   
10. 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"
    round  troll 
    
11. an outburst of applause
    "there was a round of applause"
    round 
    
12. a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
    round 
    
13. a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic)
    "he ordered a second round"
    round  round of drinks 
    
14. the course along which communications spread
    "the story is going the rounds in Washington"
    round 
    

1. having a circular shape
   round  circular 
   
2. (of sounds) full and rich
   "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
   orotund  rotund  round  pear-shaped 
   
3. (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand
   "in round numbers"
   round