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- pronunciation:
- suhr
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a closed curve along which every point is the same distance from a fixed center point.
It's hard to draw a perfect circle without a compass.
- synonyms:
- ring, roundel
- similar words:
- aureole, ball, cincture, circlet, circuit, corona, disk, globe, halo, hoop, round, wheel, wreath
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| definition 2: |
any arrangement in the shape of a ring or circle.
The children sat in a circle at story time.- synonyms:
- annulus, ring, round
- similar words:
- ball, circlet, halo, wheel, wreath
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| definition 3: |
a group of people united by kinship or by common interests or goals.
the family circlea sewing circle- synonyms:
- clan, crowd, group, society
- similar words:
- association, bunch, clique, club, company, coterie, fellowship, fraternity, gang, knot, ring, school
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| definition 4: |
the people and activities of a defined social or professional context.
literary circles- synonyms:
- domain, field, province, sphere
- similar words:
- arena, bailiwick, circuit, orbit, realm
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| definition 5: |
a process or series of events that ends where it started, esp. such a process or series that repeats itself; cycle.
the annual circle of the seasons- synonyms:
- cycle
- similar words:
- course, revolution, rotation, round, sequence, series
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| related words: |
camp, home, loop, party, union |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
circles, circling, circled |
| definition 1: |
to enclose within a circle.
The shark circled its prey before attacking.- synonyms:
- encircle, ring, surround
- similar words:
- belt, circumscribe, enclose, encompass, envelop, environ, gird, girdle, loop, rim
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| definition 2: |
to move in a circle within the area of.
The dancers circled the stage.We circled Chicago for a long time before our plane could land.- synonyms:
- circuit, circumnavigate
- similar words:
- loop, round
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| related words: |
besiege, circumvent, girth, margin, rotate, wrap |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to move around in a circle or circles.
The hawk circled.- synonyms:
- reel
- similar words:
- circuit, loop, pirouette, pivot, revolve, ring, rotate, round, turn, wheel, whirl, wind
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| related words: |
orbit, wrap |
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