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circle definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb circle 3 of 4 senses of circle Sense 1 circle => circumambulate, walk around => circumnavigate, compass => revolve around circle around circle round Sense 2 circle, circulate => orbit, revolve => troll => loop => loop Sense 3 surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => twine => wreath, wreathe => girth, girt, begird, gird => cloister Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb circle 3 of 4 senses of circle Sense 1 circle => circumambulate, walk around => circumnavigate, compass => revolve around circle around circle round Sense 2 circle, circulate => orbit, revolve => retrograde => troll => loop => loop Sense 3 surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => twine => wreath, wreathe => girth, girt, begird, gird => cloister Entailment of verb circle Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb circle 4 senses of circle Sense 1 circle => travel, go move locomote Sense 2 circle, circulate => travel, go move locomote Sense 3 surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => hold bear, carry, contain Sense 4 encircle, circle => shape, form Familiarity of verb circle circle used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb circle Sense 1 circle => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 2 circle, circulate => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 3 surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring => hold bear, carry, contain -------------- Sense 4 encircle, circle => shape, form -------------- Grep of noun circle antarctic circle arctic circle back circle circle circle of curvature circle of willis circlet color circle dip circle dress circle equinoctial circle fairy circle family circle great circle hour circle inner circle osculating circle parhelic circle parquet circle polar circle quarter-circle semicircle traffic circle vertical circle vicious circle winner's circle Overview of noun circle The noun circle has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (15) circle -- (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") 2. (10) set circle, band, lot -- (an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot") 3. (4) circle -- (something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle") 4. (2) lap, circle, circuit -- (movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance") 5. traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout -- (a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary") 6. circle, dress circle -- (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") 7. circle, round -- (any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles") Overview of verb circle The verb circle has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (6) circle -- (travel around something "circle the globe") 2. (4) circle, circulate -- (move in circles) 3. (1) surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring -- (be around "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village") 4. encircle, circle -- (form a circle around "encircle the errors") Overview of noun circle The noun circle has 7 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (15) circle -- (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") 2. (10) set circle, band, lot -- (an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot") 3. (4) circle -- (something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle") 4. (2) lap, circle, circuit -- (movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance") 5. traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout -- (a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary") 6. circle, dress circle -- (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") 7. circle, round -- (any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles") Overview of verb circle The verb circle has 4 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (6) circle -- (travel around something "circle the globe") 2. (4) circle, circulate -- (move in circles) 3. (1) surround, environ, encircle, circle, round, ring -- (be around "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village") 4. encircle, circle -- (form a circle around "encircle the errors")
circle definition
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