round

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs; "the never-ending cycle of the seasons"

a regular route for a sentry or policeman; "in the old days a policeman walked a beat and knew all his people by name"

(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"

the activity of playing 18 holes of golf; "a round of golf takes about 4 hours"

the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington"

a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round"

a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg

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"

an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"

a crosspiece between the legs of a chair

any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"

wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend"

make round; "round the edges"

pronounce with rounded lips

attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state; "polish your social manners"

express as a round number; "round off the amount"

become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"

having a circular shape

(of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"

(mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers"

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