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- English Word Round Definition Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with reference to their style.
- English Word Round Definition Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to conduct.
- English Word Round Definition Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. "The golden round" [the crown].
- English Word Round Definition A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution; as, the round of the seasons; a round of pleasures.
- English Word Round Definition A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
- English Word Round Definition A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
- English Word Round Definition A circular dance.
- English Word Round Definition That which goes round a whole circle or company; as, a round of applause.
- English Word Round Definition Rotation, as in office; succession.
- English Word Round Definition The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a crosspiece which joins and braces the legs of a chair.
- English Word Round Definition A course ending where it began; a circuit; a beat; especially, one freguently or regulary traversed; also, the act of traversing a circuit; as, a watchman's round; the rounds of the postman.
- English Word Round Definition A walk performed by a guard or an officer round the rampart of a garrison, or among sentinels, to see that the sentinels are faithful and all things safe; also, the guard or officer, with his attendants, who performs this duty; -- usually in the plural.
- English Word Round Definition A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
- English Word Round Definition Ammunition for discharging a piece or pieces once; as, twenty rounds of ammunition were given out.
- English Word Round Definition A short vocal piece, resembling a catch in which three or four voices follow each other round in a species of canon in the unison.
- English Word Round Definition The time during which prize fighters or boxers are in actual contest without an intermission, as prescribed by their rules; a bout.
- English Word Round Definition A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
- English Word Round Definition A vessel filled, as for drinking.
- English Word Round Definition An assembly; a group; a circle; as, a round of politicians.
- English Word Round Definition See Roundtop.