ROUND
What does "ROUND" mean?
Shaped like or approximately like a circle or sphere.
Meanings
- Circular or spherical in shape. The full moon hung round and bright.
- A single stage, cycle, or session in a sequence. She advanced to the final round of the tournament.
- A serving of drinks bought for a group at once. It's my turn to buy the next round. informal
- On every side of; surrounding (chiefly British). They gathered round the fire.
- To make or become circular, or to pass around something. The ship rounded the cape at dawn.
Did you know?
- 'Round' traces back to Latin 'rotundus', built on 'rota' (wheel) - the same ancient root that gives us 'rotate', 'rotor', and 'rotund'.
Word origin
From Old French 'roont' (round), from Latin 'rotundus' (round), from 'rota' (wheel).
Remember it
ROUND contains a little O in the middle - the circle it describes is sitting right inside the word.
A little poem
The full moon, the coin,
the last drink bought for the room-
all things come back round.
haiku
Wordplay
- I bought a round for the geometry club. They appreciated that it had no corners to argue over.
What it teaches
What goes round comes round - both the kindness you offer and the corner you cut return to your own door.
Quick facts
What does ROUND mean?
Shaped like or approximately like a circle or sphere.
Is ROUND a valid word?
Yes — ROUND is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is ROUND?
ROUND has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does ROUND come from?
From Old French 'roont' (round), from Latin 'rotundus' (round), from 'rota' (wheel).
What can ROUND teach us?
What goes round comes round - both the kindness you offer and the corner you cut return to your own door.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.