circle
1. 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 (Freq. 15)
- he calculated the circumference of the circle
• Derivationally related forms:
circular
• Hypernyms:
ellipse, oval
• Hyponyms:
circle of curvature, osculating circle, circlet, equator, epicycle
• Part Meronyms:
arc
2. an unofficial association of people or groups (Freq. 10)
- the smart set goes there
- they were an angry lot
• Syn:
set, band, lot
• Hypernyms:
social group
• Hyponyms:
car pool, clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle,
pack, camp, cohort, conspiracy, confederacy, Four Hundred,
horsy set, horsey set, jet set, party, company
3. something approximating the shape of a circle (Freq. 4)
- the chairs were arranged in a circle
• Hypernyms:
shape, form
4. movement once around a course (Freq. 2)
- he drove an extra lap just for insurance
• Syn:
lap, circuit
• Derivationally related forms:
circular, circulate
• Hypernyms:
locomotion, travel
• Hyponyms:
pace lap, victory lap, lap of honour
5. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
- the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
• Syn:
traffic circle, rotary, roundabout
• Hypernyms:
junction
• Part Holonyms:
road, route
6. street names for flunitrazepan
• Syn:
R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy,
roach, forget me drug
• Hypernyms:
flunitrazepan, Rohypnol
7. a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house;
usually the first tier above the orchestra
- they had excellent seats in the dress circle
• Syn:
dress circle
• Hypernyms:
seating, seats, seating room, seating area
• Part Holonyms:
theater, theatre, house
8. any circular or rotating mechanism
- the machine punched out metal circles
• Syn:
round
• Derivationally related forms:
round (for: round), circular, circulate
• Hypernyms:
rotating mechanism
• Hyponyms:
disk, disc
1. travel around something (Freq. 6)
- circle the globe
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
circumambulate, walk around, circumnavigate, compass, revolve around,
circle around, circle round
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. move in circles (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
circulate
• Derivationally related forms:
circle (for: circulate)
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Hyponyms:
orb, orbit, revolve, troll, loop
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. form a circle around
- encircle the errors
• Syn:
encircle
• Derivationally related forms:
encirclement (for: encircle)
• Hypernyms:
shape, form
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
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