circle

Noun

• any circular or rotating mechanism
  • the machine punched out metal circles
    

• 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
    

• street names for flunitrazepan

• a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
  • the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
    

• movement once around a course
  • he drove an extra lap just for insurance
    

• something approximating the shape of a circle
  • the chairs were arranged in a circle
    

• an unofficial association of people or groups
  • the smart set goes there
    
  • they were an angry lot
    

• 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
    

Verb

• form a circle around
  • encircle the errors
    

• move in circles

• travel around something
  • circle the globe
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  round , dress circle , R-2 , Mexican valium , rophy , rope , roofy , roach , forget me drug , traffic circle , rotary , roundabout , lap , circuit , set , band , lot , encircle , circulate