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WIKTIONARY
rounding
Adjective
  • ∙ Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.
Noun
  • ∙ The act of rounding a mathematical value.
  • ∙ The numerical value obtained by this process.
  • ∙ The act of making anything round, as the lips in pronouncing some vowels.
  • ∙ A rounded surface; a curve.
Verb
  • ∙ present participle of round
round
Adjective
  • ∙ Shape. physical
    • ∙ Circular or cylindrical; having a circular cross-section in one direction.
    • ∙ Spherical; shaped like a ball; having a circular cross-section in more than one direction.
    • ∙ Lacking sharp angles; having gentle curves.
    • ∙ Plump.
  • ∙ Complete, whole, not lacking.
  • ∙ Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero. of a number
  • ∙ Pronounced with the lips drawn together. linguistics
  • ∙ Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; not mincing.
  • ∙ Finished; polished; not defective or abrupt; said of authors or their writing style.
  • ∙ Consistent; fair; just; applied to conduct.
Noun
  • ∙ A circular or spherical object or part of an object.
  • ∙ A circular or repetitious route.
  • ∙ A general outburst from a group of people at an event.
  • ∙ A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.
  • ∙ A serving of something; a portion of something to each person in a group.
  • ∙ A single individual portion or dose of medicine.
  • ∙ One sandwich (two full slices of bread with filling).
  • ∙ A long-bristled, circular-headed paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting. art
  • ∙ A firearm cartridge, bullet, or any individual ammunition projectile. Originally referring to the spherical projectile ball of a smoothbore firearm. Compare round shot and solid shot.
  • ∙ One of the specified pre-determined segments of the total time of a sport event, such as a boxing or wrestling match, during which contestants compete before being signaled to stop. sports
  • ∙ A stage in a competition. sports
  • ∙ In some sports, e.g. golf or showjumping: one complete way around the course. sports
  • ∙ A rounded relief or cut at an edge, especially an outside edge, added for a finished appearance and to soften sharp edges. engineering, drafting, CAD
  • ∙ A strip of material with a circular face that covers an edge, gap, or crevice for decorative, sanitary, or security purposes.
  • ∙ The hindquarters of a bovine. butchery
  • ∙ A rung, as of a ladder. dated
  • ∙ A crosspiece that joins and braces the legs of a chair.
  • ∙ A series of changes or events ending where it began; a series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a periodical revolution.
  • ∙ A course of action or conduct performed by a number of persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a circle.
  • ∙ A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in turn, and then repeated.
  • ∙ A circular dance.
  • ∙ Rotation, as in office; succession.
  • ∙ A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops in which each soldier fires once.
  • ∙ An assembly; a group; a circle.
  • ∙ A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded, the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
  • ∙ A vessel filled, as for drinking. archaic
  • ∙ A round-top. nautical
  • ∙ A round of beef.
Preposition
  • ∙ Alternative form of around. rare in US
Adverb
  • ∙ Alternative form of around
Verb
  • ∙ To shape something into a curve. transitive
  • ∙ To become shaped into a curve. intransitive
  • ∙ To finish; to complete; to fill out. with "out"
  • ∙ To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number. intransitive
  • ∙ To turn past a boundary. transitive
  • ∙ To turn and attack someone or something (used with on). intransitive
  • ∙ To advance to home plate. transitive, baseball
  • ∙ To go round, pass, go past. transitive
  • ∙ To encircle; to encompass.
  • ∙ To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness, completeness, or perfection.
  • ∙ To go round, as a guard; to make the rounds. obsolete, intransitive
  • ∙ To go or turn round; to wheel about. obsolete, intransitive
Verb
  • ∙ To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel. intransitive, archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland
  • ∙ To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper. transitive, archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland
Noun
  • ∙ A whisper; whispering. archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland
  • ∙ Discourse; song. archaic or dialectal, Northern England, Scotland