English dictionary

circle

/'s/[@]/rk/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point

noun.shape

Examples
He calculated the circumference of the circle.

Source: WordNet 3.0
an unofficial association of people or groups

noun.group

Synonyms band lot set

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something approximating the shape of a circle

noun.shape

Examples
The chairs were arranged in a circle.

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movement once around a course

noun.act

Synonyms circuit lap

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a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island

noun.artifact

Synonyms rotary roundabout traffic circle

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street names for flunitrazepan

noun.artifact

Synonyms forget me drug mexican valium r-2 roach roofy rope rophy

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a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra

noun.artifact

Examples
They had excellent seats in the dress circle.

Synonyms dress circle

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any circular or rotating mechanism

noun.artifact

Examples
The machine punched out metal circles.

Synonyms round

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A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its <i>circumference</i>, every part of which is equally distant from a point within it, called the <i>center</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913