circle
/sˈɝkʌl/
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Definitions
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; "he calculated the circumference of the circle"
Noun
an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
Noun
something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle"
Noun
movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
Noun
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
Noun
street names for flunitrazepan
Noun
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"
Noun
any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"
Verb
travel around something; "circle the globe"
Verb
move in circles
Verb
form a circle around; "encircle the errors"
Synonyms
band
circuit
circulate
dress circle
encircle
forget me drug
lap
lot
Mexican valium
R-2
roach
roofy
rope
rophy
rotary
round
roundabout
set
traffic circle
More General Terms
ellipse
flunitrazepan
form
go
junction
locomote
locomotion
move
oval
Rohypnol
rotating mechanism
seating
seating area
seating room
seats
shape
social group
travel
More Specific Terms
camp
car pool
circle around
circle of curvature
circle round
circlet
circumambulate
circumnavigate
clique
cohort
company
compass
confederacy
conspiracy
coterie
disc
disk
epicycle
equator
Four Hundred
horsey set
horsy set
ingroup
inner circle
jet set
lap of honour
loop
orb
orbit
osculating circle
pace lap
pack
party
revolve
revolve around
troll
victory lap
walk around