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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

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