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roundabout |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, a. 1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as roundabout speech. We have taken a terrible roundabout road. --Burke. 2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. ``Large, sound, roundabout sense.'' --Locke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, n. 1. A horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round. --Smart. 2. A dance performed in a circle. --Goldsmith. 3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc 4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor and vicissitude. --Cowper. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: roundabout adj 1: marked by obliqueness or indirection in speech or conduct; "the explanation was circuitous and puzzling"; "a roundabout paragraph"; "hear in a roundabout way that her ex-husband was marrying her best friend" [syn: {circuitous}] 2: deviating from a straight course; "a scenic but devious route"; "a long and circuitous journey by train and boat"; "a roundabout route avoided rush-hour traffic" [syn: {devious}, {circuitous}] n 1: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary" [syn: {traffic circle}, {circle}, {rotary}] 2: large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on [syn: {carousel}, {merry-go-round}, {whirligig}]
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