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circle   (TTS Sound)

The noun circle has 8 senses

• 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")


• set, circle, band, lot -- (an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot")


• circle -- (something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle")


• lap, circle, circuit -- (movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance")


• 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")


• R-2, Mexican valium, rophy, rope, roofy, roach, forget me drug, circle -- (street names for flunitrazepan)


• 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")


• circle, round -- (any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles")

The verb circle has 3 senses

• circle -- (travel around something; "circle the globe")


• circle, circulate -- (move in circles)


• encircle, circle -- (form a circle around; "encircle the errors")