circle
English Thesaurus
1. movement once around a course (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | pace lap, |
| definition | : | the first lap of a car race that prepares the cars for a fast start (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | lap of honour, victory lap, |
| definition | : | a lap by the winning person or team run to celebrate the victory (noun.act) |
2. any circular or rotating mechanism (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | disc, disk, |
| definition | : | a flat circular plate (noun.artifact) |
3. a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house; usually the first tier above the orchestra (noun.artifact)
| part meronym | : | house, theater, theatre, |
| definition | : | a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented (noun.artifact) |
4. street names for flunitrazepan (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | flunitrazepan, rohypnol, |
| definition | : | a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia (noun.artifact) |
5. a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | junction, |
| definition | : | the place where two or more things come together (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | road, route, |
| definition | : | an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation (noun.artifact) |
6. an unofficial association of people or groups (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | social group, |
| definition | : | people sharing some social relation (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | car pool, |
| definition | : | a small group of car drivers who arrange to take turns driving while the others are passengers (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | cohort, |
| definition | : | a band of warriors (originally a unit of a Roman Legion) (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | confederacy, conspiracy, |
| definition | : | a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | four hundred, |
| definition | : | the exclusive social set of a city (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | horsey set, horsy set, |
| definition | : | a set of people sharing a devotion to horses and horseback riding and horse racing (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | jet set, |
| definition | : | a set of rich and fashionable people who travel widely for pleasure (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | company, party, |
| definition | : | a band of people associated temporarily in some activity (noun.group) |
7. 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 (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | ellipse, oval, |
| definition | : | a closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | circlet, |
| definition | : | a small circle (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | equator, |
| definition | : | a circle dividing a sphere or other surface into two usually equal and symmetrical parts (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | epicycle, |
| definition | : | a circle that rolls around (inside or outside) another circle; generates an epicycloid or hypocycloid (noun.shape) |
| part holonym | : | arc, |
| definition | : | a continuous portion of a circle (noun.shape) |
8. something approximating the shape of a circle (noun.shape)
| hypernym | : | form, shape, |
| definition | : | the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance (noun.tops) |
9. form a circle around (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | form, shape, |
| definition | : | give shape or form to (verb.change) |
10. travel around something (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
11. move in circles (verb.motion)
| hypernym | : | go, locomote, move, travel, |
| definition | : | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | troll, |
| definition | : | circulate, move around (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | loop, |
| definition | : | fly loops, perform a loop (verb.motion) |
| hyponym | : | loop, |
| definition | : | move in loops (verb.motion) |
12. movement once around a course (noun.act)
| derivation | : | circle, |
| definition | : | travel around something (verb.motion) |
13. any circular or rotating mechanism (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | round, |
| definition | : | wind around; move along a circular course (verb.motion) |
14. 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 (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | circular, round, |
| definition | : | having a circular shape (adj.all) |
15. something approximating the shape of a circle (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | circle, encircle, |
| definition | : | form a circle around (verb.contact) |
16. form a circle around (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | blockade, encirclement, |
| definition | : | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | circle, |
| definition | : | something approximating the shape of a circle (noun.shape) |
17. travel around something (verb.motion)
18. move in circles (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | circle, round, |
| definition | : | any circular or rotating mechanism (noun.artifact) |
19. movement once around a course (noun.act)
| derivation | : | circle, |
| definition | : | travel around something (verb.motion) |
20. any circular or rotating mechanism (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | round, |
| definition | : | wind around; move along a circular course (verb.motion) |
21. 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 (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | circular, round, |
| definition | : | having a circular shape (adj.all) |
22. something approximating the shape of a circle (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | circle, encircle, |
| definition | : | form a circle around (verb.contact) |
23. form a circle around (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | blockade, encirclement, |
| definition | : | a war measure that isolates some area of importance to the enemy (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | circle, |
| definition | : | something approximating the shape of a circle (noun.shape) |
24. travel around something (verb.motion)
25. move in circles (verb.motion)
| derivation | : | circle, round, |
| definition | : | any circular or rotating mechanism (noun.artifact) |
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