round

So as to form a circle or trace a circular path, or approximation thereof.

"High above, vultures circled around."

So as to surround or be near.

"Everybody please gather around."

Nearly; approximately; about.

"An adult elephant weighs around five tons."

From place to place.

"Look around and see what you find."

Defining a circle or closed curve containing a thing.

"I planted a row of lilies around the statue."

(of abstract things) Centred upon; surrounding.

"There has been a lot of controversy around the handling of personal information."

Following the perimeter of a specified area and returning to the starting point.

"She went around the track fifty times."

Following a path which curves near an object, with the object on the inside of the curve.

"The road took a brief detour around the large rock formation, then went straight on."

A circular or spherical object or part of an object.

A circular or repetitious route.

"The guards have started their rounds; the prisoner should be caught soon."

A general outburst from a group of people at an event.

"The candidate got a round of applause after every sentence or two."

A song that is sung by groups of people with each subset of people starting at a different time.

To shape something into a curve.

"The carpenter rounded the edges of the table."

To become shaped into a curve.

(with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.

"She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class."

To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.

"Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred."

(physical) Shape.

Complete, whole, not lacking.

"The baker sold us a round dozen."

(of a number) Convenient for rounding other numbers to; for example, ending in a zero.

"One hundred is a nice round number."

Pronounced with the lips drawn together; rounded.

To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.

To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.

A whisper; whispering.

Discourse; song.