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circle
movement once around a course
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noun
movement once around a course
“he drove an extra lap just for insurance”
noun
any circular or rotating mechanism
“the machine punched out metal circles”
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”
noun
street names for flunitrazepam
noun
a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
“the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary”
noun
an unofficial association of people or groups
“the smart set goes there”
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 or draw a circle around
“encircle the errors”
verb
travel around something
“circle the globe”
verb
move in a circular path above (someone or something)
“the plane circled, looking for a landing spot”
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Example Sentences
he drove an extra lap just for insurance
the machine punched out metal circles
they had excellent seats in the dress circle
the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
the smart set goes there
they were an angry lot
he calculated the circumference of the circle
the chairs were arranged in a circle
encircle the errors
circle the globe
the plane circled, looking for a landing spot
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