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circle [n]
 
1)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"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: ellipse  circle_of_curvature  circlet  equator  arc  epicycle 
 
2)an unofficial association of people or groups; "the smart set goes there"; "they were an angry lot"
    Synonyms :band lot set 
    See Also: social_group  car_pool  camp  cohort  confederacy  four_hundred  horsey_set  jet_set  company 
 
3)something approximating the shape of a circle; "the chairs were arranged in a circle"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: form 
 
4)movement once around a course; "he drove an extra lap just for insurance"
    Synonyms :circuit lap 
    See Also: locomotion  pace_lap  lap_of_honour 
 
5)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 
    See Also: junction  road 
 
6)street names for flunitrazepan
    Synonyms :forget_me_drug mexican_valium r-2 roach roofy rope rophy 
    See Also: flunitrazepan 
 
7)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 
    See Also: seating  house 
 
8)any circular or rotating mechanism; "the machine punched out metal circles"
    Synonyms :round 
    See Also: rotating_mechanism  round  disc 
 
circle [v]
 
1)travel around something; "circle the globe"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: go  circumambulate  circumnavigate  circle_around 
 
2)move in circles
    Synonyms :circulate 
    See Also: go  orbit  troll  loop  loop 
 
3)be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"
    Synonyms :encircle environ ring round surround 
    See Also: bear  anchor_ring  environment  environment  twine  wreath  begird  cloister 
 
4)form a circle around; "encircle the errors"
    Synonyms :encircle 
    See Also: form  blockade 
 



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