CIRCLE

(noun) movement once around a course
"he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
synonyms : circuit , lap
(noun) any circular or rotating mechanism
"the machine punched out metal circles"
synonyms : round
(noun) 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"
synonyms : dress circle
(noun) street names for flunitrazepan
synonyms : forget me drug , mexican valium , r-2 , roach , roofy , rope , rophy
(noun) a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
"the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
synonyms : rotary , roundabout , traffic circle
(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups
"the smart set goes there", "they were an angry lot"
synonyms : band , lot , set
(noun) 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"
(noun) something approximating the shape of a circle
"the chairs were arranged in a circle"
(verb) form a circle around
"encircle the errors"
synonyms : encircle
All students encircled the school captain. -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) travel around something
"circle the globe"
(verb) move in circles
synonyms : circulate

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