English noun: circle | |||
1. | circle (shape) 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 | ||
Samples | He calculated the circumference of the circle. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | ellipse, oval | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | circle of curvature, circlet, epicycle, equator, osculating circle | ||
Part holonym | arc | ||
2. | circle (group) an unofficial association of people or groups | ||
Samples | The smart set goes there. They were an angry lot. | ||
Synonyms | band, lot, set | ||
Broader (hypernym) | social group | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | camp, car pool, clique, cohort, company, confederacy, conspiracy, coterie, Four Hundred, horsey set, horsy set, ingroup, inner circle, jet set, pack, party | ||
3. | circle (shape) something approximating the shape of a circle | ||
Samples | The chairs were arranged in a circle. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||
4. | circle (act) movement once around a course | ||
Samples | He drove an extra lap just for insurance. | ||
Synonyms | circuit, lap | ||
Broader (hypernym) | locomotion, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | lap of honour, pace lap, victory lap | ||
5. | circle (artifact) a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island | ||
Samples | The accident blocked all traffic at the rotary. | ||
Synonyms | rotary, roundabout, traffic circle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | junction | ||
Part meronym | road, route | ||
6. | circle (artifact) street names for flunitrazepan | ||
Synonyms | forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roach, roofy, rope, rophy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | flunitrazepan, Rohypnol | ||
7. | circle (artifact) a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra | ||
Samples | They had excellent seats in the dress circle. | ||
Synonyms | dress circle | ||
Broader (hypernym) | seating, seating area, seating room, seats | ||
Part meronym | house, theater, theatre | ||
8. | circle (artifact) any circular or rotating mechanism | ||
Samples | The machine punched out metal circles. | ||
Synonyms | round | ||
Broader (hypernym) | rotating mechanism | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | disc, disk | ||
English verb: circle | |||
1. | circle (motion) travel around something | ||
Samples | Circle the globe. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | circle around, circle round, circumambulate, circumnavigate, compass, revolve around, walk around | ||
2. | circle (motion) move in circles | ||
Synonyms | circulate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | loop, loop, orb, orbit, revolve, troll | ||
3. | circle (contact) form a circle around | ||
Samples | Encircle the errors. | ||
Synonyms | encircle | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | form, shape | ||