CIRCLE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • movement once around a course
   Synonym(s)
   • circuit (what does circuit mean?)
   • lap (what does lap mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he drove an extra lap just for insurance
   Hypernyms(s) circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • locomotion (what does locomotion mean?)
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • pace lap (what does pace lap mean?)
   • victory lap (what does victory lap mean?)
   • lap of honour (what does lap of honour mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • circulate (what does circulate mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • circulate (what does circulate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • any circular or rotating mechanism
   Synonym(s)
   • round (what does round mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the machine punched out metal circles
   Hypernyms(s) circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rotating mechanism (what does rotating mechanism mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • disk (what does disk mean?)
   • disc (what does disc mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • round (what does round mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • circulate (what does circulate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a curved section or tier of seats in a hall or theater or opera house
   • usually the first tier above the orchestra
   Synonym(s)
   • dress circle (what does dress circle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they had excellent seats in the dress circle
   Hypernyms(s) circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • seating (what does seating mean?)
   • seats (what does seats mean?)
   • seating room (what does seating room mean?)
   • seating area (what does seating area mean?)
4. Meaning
   • street names for flunitrazepan
   Synonym(s)
   • forget me drug (what does forget me drug mean?)
   • Mexican valium (what does Mexican valium mean?)
   • R-2 (what does R-2 mean?)
   • roach (what does roach mean?)
   • roofy (what does roofy mean?)
   • rope (what does rope mean?)
   • rophy (what does rophy mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • flunitrazepan (what does flunitrazepan mean?)
   • Rohypnol (what does Rohypnol mean?)
5. Meaning
   • a road junction at which traffic streams circularly around a central island
   Synonym(s)
   • rotary (what does rotary mean?)
   • roundabout (what does roundabout mean?)
   • traffic circle (what does traffic circle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the accident blocked all traffic at the rotary
   Hypernyms(s) circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • junction (what does junction mean?)
6. Meaning
   • an unofficial association of people or groups
   Synonym(s)
   • band (what does band mean?)
   • lot (what does lot mean?)
   • set (what does set mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the smart set goes there
   • they were an angry lot
   Hypernyms(s) circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • social group (what does social group mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • car pool (what does car pool mean?)
   • clique (what does clique mean?)
   • coterie (what does coterie mean?)
   • ingroup (what does ingroup mean?)
   • inner circle (what does inner circle mean?)
   • pack (what does pack mean?)
   • camp (what does camp mean?)
   • cohort (what does cohort mean?)
   • conspiracy (what does conspiracy mean?)
   • confederacy (what does confederacy mean?)
   • Four Hundred (what does Four Hundred mean?)
   • horsy set (what does horsy set mean?)
   • horsey set (what does horsey set mean?)
   • jet set (what does jet set mean?)
   • party (what does party mean?)
   • company (what does company mean?)
7. Meaning
   • 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
   Usage Example(s)
   • he calculated the circumference of the circle
   Hypernyms(s) circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • ellipse (what does ellipse mean?)
   • oval (what does oval mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • circle of curvature (what does circle of curvature mean?)
   • osculating circle (what does osculating circle mean?)
   • circlet (what does circlet mean?)
   • equator (what does equator mean?)
   • epicycle (what does epicycle mean?)
8. Meaning
   • something approximating the shape of a circle
   Usage Example(s)
   • the chairs were arranged in a circle
   Hypernyms(s) circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   • environ (what does environ mean?)
   • encircle (what does encircle mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • round (what does round mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • encircle (what does encircle mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)

CIRCLE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • form a circle around
   Synonym(s)
   • encircle (what does encircle mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • encircle the errors
   Hypernyms(s) circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • blockade (what does blockade mean?)
   • encirclement (what does encirclement mean?)
2. Meaning
   • travel around something
   Usage Example(s)
   • circle the globe
   Hypernyms(s) circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • circumambulate (what does circumambulate mean?)
   • walk around (what does walk around mean?)
   • circumnavigate (what does circumnavigate mean?)
   • compass (what does compass mean?)
   • revolve around (what does revolve around mean?)
   • circle around (what does circle around mean?)
   • circle round (what does circle round mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • lap (what does lap mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • circuit (what does circuit mean?)
3. Meaning
   • move in circles
   Synonym(s)
   • circulate (what does circulate mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • orbit (what does orbit mean?)
   • revolve (what does revolve mean?)
   • troll (what does troll mean?)
   • loop (what does loop mean?)
   • loop (what does loop mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • round (what does round mean?)
   • lap (what does lap mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • circuit (what does circuit mean?)
   • lap (what does lap mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • circuit (what does circuit mean?)
4. Meaning
   • be around
   Synonym(s)
   • encircle (what does encircle mean?)
   • environ (what does environ mean?)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • round (what does round mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Developments surround the town
   • The river encircles the village
   Hypernyms(s) circle is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • bear (what does bear mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
   • contain (what does contain mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • twine (what does twine mean?)
   • wreath (what does wreath mean?)
   • wreathe (what does wreathe mean?)
   • girth (what does girth mean?)
   • girt (what does girt mean?)
   • begird (what does begird mean?)
   • gird (what does gird mean?)
   • cloister (what does cloister mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • ring (what does ring mean?)
   • halo (what does halo mean?)
   • annulus (what does annulus mean?)
   • anulus (what does anulus mean?)
   • doughnut (what does doughnut mean?)
   • anchor ring (what does anchor ring mean?)
   • circle (what does circle mean?)
   • environment (what does environment mean?)
   • environment (what does environment mean?)
   • environs (what does environs mean?)
   • surroundings (what does surroundings mean?)
   • surround (what does surround mean?)