1 round
Pronounced:
/ˈraʊnd/
Function:
adjectiveInflected forms:
round·er; round·estMeaning:
[also more round; most round] 1 : shaped like a circle or ball ▪ The Earth is round. ▪ little round meatballs ▪ a round table ▪ The baby has a round face. ▪ the owl's big, round eyes
2 : shaped like a cylinder ▪ a round peg
3 : having curves rather than angles ▪ He has round shoulders. ▪ a shirt with a round collar ▪ The corners are round. ▪ the plant's round leaves
4 : slightly fat : plump ▪ a large, round man ▪ his big, round belly
5 always used before a noun a ◊A round number is a whole number that often ends in 0 or 5 and that is used instead of a more exact number. ▪ The total actually came to $33.02, but the cashier made it a round $33. ▪ In round numbers/figures, the cost of the project adds up to two million dollars. ▪ “How much do you want for it?” “How about 50 dollars? That's a nice round number.” b : exact or complete ▪ a round dozen/million
2 : shaped like a cylinder ▪ a round peg
3 : having curves rather than angles ▪ He has round shoulders. ▪ a shirt with a round collar ▪ The corners are round. ▪ the plant's round leaves
4 : slightly fat : plump ▪ a large, round man ▪ his big, round belly
5 always used before a noun a ◊A round number is a whole number that often ends in 0 or 5 and that is used instead of a more exact number. ▪ The total actually came to $33.02, but the cashier made it a round $33. ▪ In round numbers/figures, the cost of the project adds up to two million dollars. ▪ “How much do you want for it?” “How about 50 dollars? That's a nice round number.” b : exact or complete ▪ a round dozen/million
—round·ness /ˈraʊndnəs/ noun [noncount] ▪ the perfect roundness of the stone
/ˈraʊndnəs/ noun [noncount] ▪ the perfect roundness of the stone