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Defenition of the word circle

    • Defenition of the word circle

      • A two-dimensional, geometric shape that is made up of every point on a plane which is equidistant from the centre. May be drawn with a pair of compasses.
      • Group of persons who have common ideas, interests or occupations.
      • To move in circles.
      • a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point; "he calculated the circumference of the circle"
      • something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle"
      • travel around something; "circle the globe"
      • move in 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"
      • any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"
      • form a circle around; "encircle the errors"
      • movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
      • an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
      • be around
      • a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island; "the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary"
      • street names for flunitrazepan
      • 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"
      • be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
      • movement once around a course
      • any circular or rotating mechanism
      • a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra
      • a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
      • an unofficial association of people or groups
      • 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
      • something approximating the shape of a circle
      • form a circle around
      • travel around something

    Synonyms for the word circle

      • ball
      • band
      • circuit
      • circulate
      • circumnavigate
      • clique
      • crowd
      • disk
      • dress circle
      • encircle
      • enclose
      • environ
      • fly around
      • fly in a circle
      • gang
      • go around
      • group
      • lap
      • loop
      • lot
      • orbit
      • revolve
      • ring
      • rotary
      • round
      • roundabout
      • set
      • sphere
      • surround
      • traffic circle
      • turn

    Similar words in the circle

      • circle
      • circle's
      • circled
      • circlet
      • circlet's
      • circlets

    Meronymys for the word circle

      • arc
      • chord
      • house
      • people
      • point
      • road
      • route
      • sector
      • segment
      • theater
      • theatre

    Holonimys for the word circle

      • plane

    Hyponyms for the word circle

      • begird
      • camp
      • car pool
      • circle around
      • circle of curvature
      • circle round
      • circlet
      • circumambulate
      • circumnavigate
      • clique
      • cloister
      • cohort
      • company
      • compass
      • confederacy
      • conspiracy
      • coterie
      • disc
      • disk
      • epicycle
      • equator
      • Four Hundred
      • gird
      • girt
      • girth
      • horsey set
      • horsy set
      • ingroup
      • inner circle
      • jet set
      • lap of honour
      • loop
      • orb
      • orbit
      • osculating circle
      • pace lap
      • pack
      • party
      • revolve
      • revolve around
      • troll
      • twine
      • victory lap
      • walk around
      • wreath
      • wreathe

    Hypernyms for the word circle

      • bear
      • carry
      • community
      • conic
      • conic section
      • contain
      • ellipse
      • figure
      • flunitrazepan
      • form
      • go
      • group
      • hold
      • junction
      • line
      • locomote
      • locomotion
      • move
      • oval
      • Rohypnol
      • rotating mechanism
      • seating
      • seating area
      • seating room
      • seats
      • shape
      • social group
      • travel

    Idioms for the word circle

      • vicious circle

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