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Synonyms for (noun) circle

Synonyms: circle, circuit, lap Definition: movement once around a course Usage: he drove an extra lap just for insurance

Hypernyms: locomotion, travel Definition: self-propelled movement

Synonyms: circle, round Definition: any circular or rotating mechanism Usage: the machine punched out metal circles

Hypernyms: rotating mechanism Definition: a mechanism that rotates

Synonyms: circle, dress circle Definition: a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra Usage: they had excellent seats in the dress circle

Hypernyms: seating, seating area, seating room, seats Definition: an area that includes places where several people can sit Usage: there is seating for 40 students in this classroom

Synonyms: R-2, roach, circle, forget me drug, Mexican valium, roofy, rope, rophy Definition: street names for flunitrazepan

Hypernyms: flunitrazepan, Rohypnol Definition: a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia

Synonyms: traffic circle, circle, rotary, roundabout Definition: a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island Usage: the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary

Hypernyms: junction Definition: the place where two or more things come together

Synonyms: circle, band, lot, set Definition: an unofficial association of people or groups Usage: the smart set goes there; they were an angry lot

Hypernyms: social group Definition: people sharing some social relation

Synonyms: circle Definition: 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 Usage: he calculated the circumference of the circle

Hypernyms: ellipse, oval Definition: a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it Usage: the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant

Synonyms: circle Definition: something approximating the shape of a circle Usage: the chairs were arranged in a circle

Hypernyms: form, shape Definition: the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance Usage: geometry is the mathematical science of shape

Synonyms for (verb) circle

Synonyms: circle, encircle Definition: form a circle around Usage: encircle the errors

Hypernyms: shape, form Definition: give shape or form to Usage: shape the dough; form the young child's character

Synonyms: circle Definition: travel around something Usage: circle the globe

Hypernyms: go, locomote, travel, move Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast

Synonyms: circle, circulate Definition: move in circles

Hypernyms: go, locomote, travel, move Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast