round
adj.
circular, ring-shaped, rounded
Rounder
Rounder is an
adjective, meaning "more curved or circular". As a
noun, the word has developed numerous meanings, several of them related to a rowdy
lifestyle:a person who lives a disreputable
honky tonk life; "One who makes the rounds of prisons, workhouses, drinking saloons, etc; a habitual criminal, loafer, or drunkard", according to the Shorter Oxford Dictionary. Many
folk songs start with the line, "Come all you rounders".a
card shark who makes a living playing cards, particularly
pokera type of
bet offered by UK
bookmakersRounders (film), a 1998 film about poker players, featuring Matt Damon and Edward Norton
The Rounders, a short 1914 comedy film starring
Charlie Chaplin and
Fatty ArbuckleThe Rounders (1965 film), a western comedy with Glenn Ford and Henry Fondaa railroad man who worked at a
roundhouse, a building used to store and service steam locomotivesa
circuit rider (religious), a Methodist preacher traveling a circuit to serve a geographically scattered congregationthe game of
roundersa point scored in the game of rounders
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rounder
Noun
1. a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
(synonym) libertine, debauchee
(hypernym) bad person
(hyponym) adulterer, fornicator
2. a tool for rounding corners or edges
(hypernym) tool
(derivation) round, round out, round off
round
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
Rounder
(n.)
One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or regularly.
(n.)
An English game somewhat resembling baseball; also, another English game resembling the game of fives, but played with a football.
(n.)
A tool for making an edge or surface round.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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rounder
An expert player who travels a round to seek out high-stakes games