单词 | round-arms |
释义 | round1 /rownd/adjective
ORIGIN: OFr rund (Fr rond), from L rotundus, from rota a wheel roundˈed adjective
roundˈedness noun roundˈer noun
roundˈers singular noun A bat-and-ball game in which players run from station to station roundˈing noun (computing) The process of raising (up) or lowering (down) a number to an approximation which has fewer decimal places roundˈish adjective roundˈly adverb
roundˈness noun roundˈabout adjective
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intransitive verb To go round and round roundaboutāˈtion or roundaboutilˈity noun (facetious). roundaboutˈedly or roundˈaboutly adverb roundˈaboutness noun round angle same as perigon roundˈarch or roundˈarched adjective Having semicircular arches roundˈ-arm adjective and adverb With nearly horizontal swing of the arm noun A throw made in this way roundˈ-backed adjective round dance noun
roundˈ-down noun An instance of rounding down (see rounding above) roundˈ-eared adjective roundˈ-eyed adjective roundˈ-faced adjective round fish noun
round game noun A game, esp a card game, in which each plays for his or her own hand roundˈhand noun A style of penmanship in which the letters are well-rounded and free Roundˈhead noun A supporter of Parliament during the English Civil War, a Puritan (from the close-cut hair) roundˈ-headed adjective
roundˈhouse noun
roundhouse kick noun (in martial arts) a kick delivered with a semicircular turn of the body rounding error noun (computing) An error in a computation caused by repeated rounding roundˈ-leaved adjective round mouth noun A cyclostome roundˈ-mouthed adjective roundˈ-nosed adjective Having a rounded nose or tip round robin or round Robin noun
roundˈ-shouldered adjective With shoulders bending forward from the back roundsˈman noun
round table noun
roundˈ-table adjective Meeting on equal terms, like the inner circle of King Arthur's knights, who sat at a round table round-the-clockˈ adjective Lasting through the day and night, twenty-four-hour (also adverb, without hyphens) round top noun A mast-head platform round tower noun A tall tapering tower of circular section, of early Christian origin, common in Ireland round trip noun
round-tripˈ adjective (esp N American) Return roundtrippˈing noun (informal) The financial practice of a company re-lending money at a rate higher than that at which they themselves have borrowed it roundˈ-up noun
round window noun (in vertebrates) the lower of the two membrane-covered openings between the middle ear and the inner ear roundˈ-winged adjective roundˈwood noun Small pieces of timber taken from near the tops of trees and used for furniture roundˈworm noun A threadworm or nematode, a member of the Nematoda, unsegmented animals with long rounded bodies, mostly parasitic bring round see under bring come round see under come get round to To have the time or inclination to do (something) after delay go or make the rounds
in round numbers or figures
in the round
round about
round down To lower (a number) to the nearest convenient figure, usu ten, a hundred, etc round off To finish off neatly round on To turn on, attack verbally round out To fill out to roundness round the bend see under bend1 round the clock see round-the-clock above. round the twist see under twist round to To turn the head of a ship to the wind round up
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